Afreximbank was established in Abuja, Nigeria in October, 1993
by African Governments, African private and institutional investors as well as
non-African financial institutions and private investors for the purpose of
financing, promoting and expanding intra-African and extra-African trade.
The
Bank, headquartered in Cairo, the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt,
commenced operations on 30 September, 1994, following the signature of a
Headquarters Agreement with the host Government in August, 1994. It has branch
offices in Harare, Abuja and Abidjan and will open an East Africa branch office
shortly.
CA
Global Headhunters has been retained by the Afreximbank based in Cairo, Egypt
to recruit for the position below:
Job Title: Head of Technology and Operations
(PAPSS)
Reference Number: LEEBLR12
Location: Cairo,
Egypt
Working time: Full-time
Pan African Payment and Settlement System
(PAPSS)
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The Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) is the
first centralized payment market infrastructure for processing, clearing and
settling of intra-African trade and commerce payments. PAPSS is an arm of the
African Export- Import Bank (Afreximbank), which is a pan-African multilateral
financial institution, established in 1993 for the purpose of financing and
promoting intra and extra African trade. Afreximbank operates and manages
PAPSS.
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PAPSS is now ready to start operations and is looking for experienced
individuals, who are innovative, entrepreneurial and imbued with the passion
and commitment to transform Africa through trade.
Responsibilities
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Responsible for every aspect of PAPSS operations and technology
management.
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Oversee the development and implementation of information
technology strategy, standards, process, frameworks, methodologies and KPI’s in
support of the PAPSS Initiative’s objectives including automation and
continuous process improvements.
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Oversee payment system operations including clearing and
settlement operations.
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Develop, maintain and deliver reports on technology and
operations team delivery, including KPIs on delivery and on-going efficiency.
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Provide global strategic and technical direction for a highly
services oriented PAPSS IT and operations.
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Establish and maintain technology team delivery tracking,
communicating information, and challenging team delivery
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Ensure consistent best practices, processes, and procedures for
technology operations
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Engage with technical partners and stakeholders to navigate
challenges and identify risks and opportunities for technology Operations.
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Develop, maintain and implement the IT Security strategy for the
organisation.
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Manage the technology and vendor selection processes supporting
build-buy-partner decisions
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Define and manage the technology landscape and blueprint for
entire solution stack
Requirements
Qualification and Skill:
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Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or
related technical field from a well-recognized university and post graduate
degree is a must. Professional certifications will be an added advantage.
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Minimum 12 years of experience in Telecommunications, Banking,
Fintech, Consulting and related field.
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8+ years of demonstrable experience in managing large-scale
technology operations for large scale digital products within a high growth,
global, matrixed environment.
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3+ years in developing solution architecture and leading Technology
operations teams for digital payment product development and complex system
integration projects.
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Experience managing digital payment switching (clearing)
operations or demonstrate evidence of exceptional understanding of clearing
operations and payment system clearing and settlement.
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Previous experience managing large scale Card processing
technology and switching operations for any of the global brands is a great
advantage.
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Proven ability to set technical vision and build the technical
product roadmap from launch to scale; Drive continuous product improvement;
Effectively align resources to achieve key business priorities, including
appropriate scope, high quality and timely product releases.
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Experience in establishing product sustainability (e.g. disaster
recovery, business continuity plan etc.)
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Experience with building and managing scalable and reusable
service-based architectures including APIs, serverless, and microservices
frameworks.
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Experience with managing data streaming, ETL and messaging/integration
platforms & frameworks like Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Redshift etc.
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Experience with backend/platform engineering, scaling
performance engineering, security, Disaster Recovery, etc.
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Experience building complex API integrations with multiple SaaS,
BaaS and Legacy Enterprise service bus integrations.
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Experience with payment standards and SWIFT infrastructure.
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Strong understanding of information security and regulatory
compliance.
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Strong knowledge of DevOps and cloud infrastructure services
(AWS, Google and Azure preferred).
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
Knowledge of any of French, Portuguese and Arabic is an advantage.
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Analytical skills.
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A proven background in IT delivery or planning roles, with an
interest in technology and Fintech.
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Excellent relationship management skills that enable you to work
with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
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The ability to effectively drive change in a dynamic environment
across multi-functional teams.
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A creative thinker with a broad understanding of the needs of
technologists and senior leadership.
Benefits and Contractual information
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Permanent
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USD tax exempt salary
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Willing and able to relocate to Cairo, Egypt
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Suitably qualified candidates from all African nationalities are
encouraged to apply
Application Closing Date
31st December, 2020.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to “Lise Kotze”
via: lkotze@caglobalint.com using
the Job Title as subject of the email.
Note: CA Global will respond to
short-listed candidates only. If you have not had any response in two weeks,
please consider your application unsuccessful however your CV will be kept on
our database for any other suitable positions.
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