Group Head, Technology at Zedcrest Capital Limited

Will Report to: Managing Director/ Board of Directors

Overall purpose of the job:   Management role to oversee all Technology initiatives of the group.

Job description:
Main job activities shall include (but not limited to):

• Forecasting the needs, requirements and future direction for technology, planning across the group business.
• Systematically planning for the development and implementation of new, efficient and effective technology solutions for the business (including Financial Technology Solutions).
• Leading and interfacing with the technology team, and technology partners to resolve technical problems, ensuring stability and operational standards are at par.
• Managing operations of critical systems and technology platforms.
• Taking Responsibility for functionality of security firewall, enterprise solutions, site networks, Ethernet, and an integrated system wide enterprise-class wireless infrastructure.
• Taking responsibility for the management of all technology projects as regards the growth and advancement of the business in a 21st century environment.
•  Other technology and related tasks that may be assigned to you as the need arises.

Job specification:
The candidate

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master's Degree (or highly relevant and recognized certification) in  Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or an field appropriate for this position
• Must have a minimum of 7 years experience working in technological departments in the finance sector.
• Must have previous work experience overseeing technology projects in finance sectors.
• Should have massive software development and project management capacity.
• Should have Affinity for Financial Technology.