Manager, Strategy & Product Development (Organizational Architecture) at African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)

Reference: M-STPD-OA-2025

Job Summary

• The Manager, Strategy & Product Development (Organizational Architecture) will play a key role in shaping Afreximbank’s long-term strategic direction through the design and implementation of effective business and target operating models. 
• This role will lead initiatives around business capability mapping, process excellence, enterprise design, and organizational transformation, ensuring that strategy is translated into actionable architecture and operational efficiency.
• The successful candidate will bridge the gap between business and IT, enabling cross-functional alignment and fostering institutional agility and optimization.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Business Architecture:

• Contribute to the development of Afreximbank’s long-term strategy and annual business plan for submission to Senior Management and the Board.
• Design and implement business architecture strategies and frameworks aligned with Afreximbank’s strategic goals.
• Continuously assess and improve business architecture processes to drive organizational effectiveness and innovation.

Enterprise Architecture & Capability Development

• Lead the design of Enterprise Business Capabilities, Process Excellence, and Target Operating Models (TOM).
• Build and maintain the Bank-wide Capability Model (HCM) to drive simplification and optimization.
• Develop components of the business architecture framework, including:
  • Value streams
  • Business capability roadmaps
  • Customer journeys
  • Business services catalogue
  • Global processes

Organizational Design & Operating Model Development:

• Design and document Target Business Models (TBM) including goals, products, and customer segments.
• Develop and assess TOMs by analyzing existing structures, identifying gaps, and supporting transitions to the desired future state.
• Lead efforts in organizational sizing and capacity planning in collaboration with HR.
• Facilitate change impact assessments and portfolio optimization to align programs with target models.

Collaboration & Governance:

• Work with data and technology teams to embed business architecture principles across systems.
• Support governance processes for architectural decisions and guide alignment of projects with the strategic vision.
• Drive adoption of business architecture tools to support capability mapping and value stream management.

Transformation Support & Innovation:

• Support business transformation initiatives and design thinking methodologies.
• Apply business architecture to operationalize outcomes using agile value stream methodologies, and support initiative identification and roadmap development.
• Lead initiatives that challenge legacy structures in favor of scalable, modular, and demand-driven models.

Other Duties:

• Undertake any other duties assigned by Senior Management.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience
Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Management, Finance, or Statistics.

Experience:

• Minimum of 12 years in business architecture, process management, or a related field.
• Experience in financial services or consulting, especially with global/Pan-African banks or top-tier firms.
• Strong grasp of:
  • Business capability modeling and enterprise design
  • Lean Six Sigma, Design Thinking, and Systems Thinking
  • Change management and transformation program delivery
• Proficient with business architecture tools and modeling techniques (TOMs, blueprinting, value stream mapping, etc.).
• Understanding of banking products and services.
• Experience with digital transformation initiatives and operational strategy is an advantage.