Job Vacancies at a Leading Consulting Firm

Description:
Our client is one of Africa’s leading Business Accelerators and Incubator for start-ups focused on solving some of the continent's biggest problems through innovative technology based solutions.

Job Summary: In this role, The Chief Digital Officer will be responsible for end-to-end strategy, design and implementation of the enterprise digital roadmap. He/She will act not only as a digital expert, but also as a seasoned general manager. In addition, help drive growth by overseeing operations in the rapidly changing digital sectors like mobile applications, social media and related applications, virtual products/services, as well as web-based information management and marketing.

Job Responsibilities:

• Drives, shapes, and directs incubator technologies to provide an integrated go-to-market approach aimed at accelerated growth of the technology business.
• Builds and implements product and service strategies for emerging products.
• Drives and enables high quality delivery and rapid expansion of technical capabilities.
• Executes sales growth plan and manages sales process lifecycle.
• Provides staff direction with an understanding of established company policies and procedures.
• Promotes use of new technology and industry leading trends.
• Shapes and drives product lifecycle for incubator technology, including development of market awareness, product development, quality, and market penetration.
• Oversees budget for incubator technologies and drives profitability of the product/service.
• Directs the design, quality, testing, marketing, and distribution of incubator products/services.
• Establishes and communicates goals and objectives; defines methodologies, tasks, and activities; and clearly describes roles and responsibilities for performing personnel.
• Builds and maintains relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
• Influences decision making and builds partnerships with customers and across the organization.
• Monitors and identifies new developments, processes, and markets globally in the appropriate incubator technology field.
• Oversees analysis/design, stakeholder needs assessments, and cost/benefit analysis to identify and recommend new and/or improved customer business strategies, new business, and product direction.
• Creates standards for technology products and service capabilities which will drive rapid growth and product demand, while ensuring high quality and profitability.
• Connecting digital investments to enterprise KPIs in order to achieve positive digital transformation.
• In charge of digital consumer experience across the entire enterprise and operations.

Requirements:

• Master's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10+ years in technology, business management, or related experience
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a supervisory or management capacity
• Experience working with cutting-edge technologies, business development, product lifecycle planning and delivery
• Demonstrated ability to envision web-based services that meet consumer needs or solve business problems.
• Experience managing web application development preferably with start-ups
• Expertise in Digital technologies and marketing
• Proven leadership ability.
• Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed
• Compensation: Highly Competitive