Executive Cloud Operations

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Specialist

REQ 141486 - Keabetswe Modise
Closing Date: 03 November 2025

Job Family

Career Stream

IT Operations

Leadership Pipeline

Job Purpose

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure alignment and achievement of strategy and create a completive advantage by translating the Nedbank and Business Unit strategy into a customised Divisional strategy.
• Develop and introduce a people strategy that will create a culture that drives the Cluster and Nedbanks vision and values.
• Build a high performance team.
• Ensure that the leadership agenda has been embraced by the division/function.
• Manage performance of reports and hold them accountable for managing the performance of their reports.
• Actively build a culture of improvement.
• Participate in the recruitment of senior staff.
• Optimise performance and motivation.
• Empower team to make decisions and recommend tailored solutions to Business Unit specific problems.
• Ensure alignment to governance and compliance requirements.
• Drive effective and efficient service or product delivery. Optimise productivity of the function by growing the maturity of processes and supporting technologies year on year.
• Realise improved business delivery.
• Foster and enable innovation increasing the value add of the function. Identify innovative trends that could enhance the value-add of the function.
• Ensure decisions are made in the best interest of the business.
• Ensure commercial soundness and relevance through end to end financial management of the functional unit. Leverage opportunities to create a competitive function and a commercially successful function.
• Establish and drive the business strategy of the function. Maximise exposure to new trends and build competitiveness in the market.
• Ensure projects results are delivered by ensuring client IT spend is optimised across the services portfolio and managed for added value.
• Ensure portfolio of services or projects are configured to drive priority delivery.
• Ensure the achievement of targets by monitoring implemented Divisional EE and Transformation Plan correcting any deviations.
• Analyse deviations from Divisional EE and Transformation Plan and ensure recommended corrective action is appropriate and implemented.
• Support Nedbank strategy by driving corporate citizenship.
• Develop implement and measure the effectiveness of a strategy to build a differentiated culture.
• Ensure services to client meet expectations.
• Support execution capability by ensuring Divisional and group strategy is translated into effective and clear business plans.
• Drive collaboration and integration across functional areas within the GT value chain and into the client environment.
• Deliver client value through alignment with strategic intent.
• Ensure optimal functional service delivery.
• Manage the ongoing commercial client relationship and service experience.
• Foster strong relationships by acting as champion of the Nedbank Strategy and IT strategy guiding client portfolios with a Nedbank first mind-set.
• Enable achievement of functional Business Unit objectives.
• Continue to build the value of IT Services.

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Develop and execute an infrastructure strategy that supports the organizations business objectives and encompasses all aspects of the infrastructure services stack.
• Manage hybrid infrastructure deployments ensuring seamless integration and operation between on-premises and cloud platforms.
• Drive the adoption of cloud-native services and solutions where they offer clear benefits
• Oversee the full day-to-day operations of the companys infrastructure platforms ensuring effective management maintenance and support.
• Fin Ops and Financial Management Experience
• Cloud Experience (AWS Azure OCI or Google)
• Proven track record on Application modernization

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Required Certifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or a related field.

Essential Certifications

• Relevant certifications in cloud services such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert and financial management or FinOps certifications

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years Executive Management 10-15 years Business Management
• Proven ability to lead strategic planning operations and complex migration projects from on-premises to cloud environments.
• Demonstrated experience in cost management and financial oversight of IT services with knowledge of Cloud FinOps principles and practice.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies