Job Summary
Our client in the banking industry is looking for a Product Head: Core Systems.
Purpose Statement
- Having ownership and accountability for the Business Bank Core Banking Systems
- These systems include TCS Bancs Core, Branch Channel and Digital as well as OnBase
- The incumbent will be responsible for
- translating strategic direction into a ‘best in world’ Core Bank environment,
- leadership of a dedicated team through the entire product and systems development life cycle,
- broad stakeholder relationships across the bank.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree (Minimum)
- Honours Degree (Preferred)
Knowledge and Experience
Minimum:
Experience
- 10+ yrs experience in business management at a senior level in an innovative high performing environment, ideally banking or FinTech.
- 5+ years’ experience managing products.
- Business and product vision; has had ownership responsibility for a product previously.
- Product management where there are multiple initiatives with competing priorities and so experience in influencing multiple diverse stakeholders, both business and technology.
- Working at strategic, tactical and technical levels.
- Career experience to include some time in one or more technical roles.
- Communicating with technical and non-technical senior stakeholders across multiple business units.
- Using data and metrics to test theories, confirm assumptions, and measure success
- Earning trust across different levels and multiple groups of a large organization
- Usability studies and/or customer research principles and methods.
- Client development and product validation through customer feedback.
- Using influence and relationships to drive and achieve objectives.
- Leading and guiding multi-functional teams with a single product operating model
- Leading and having oversight of remote / hybrid teams.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strategic and commercial thinking; able to think about problems from a business perspective using people, technology and product input.
- Business acumen and systems thinking; able to take a ‘big picture’ view, assess, make a logical, sound decision and influence others to achieve objectives.
- Financial acumen - sufficient to effectively operate own cost centre
- People leadership and management practices to empower, create focus and delivery.
- Organising, planning and prioritising work.
- Data-driven approach; analytical and quantitative skills.
- Technologically literate and able to adapt to new technologies.
- Able to dive deep in understanding the product, the business, and the competitive landscape.
- Able to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.
Skills
- Commercial Thinking Skills
- Decision making skills
- Interpersonal & Relationship management Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Strategic Thinking Skills
Competencies
- Adapting and Responding to Change
- Creating and Innovating
- Deciding and Initiating Action
- Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
- Formulating Strategies and Concepts
- Leading and Supervising
- Persuading and Influencing
- Planning and Organising
Additional Information
- Clear criminal and credit record
General:
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us after 30 days you may consider your application unsuccessful
- In keeping with our client’s employment equity requirements, only South African citizens will be considered.
- Please include your current salary and salary expectations.