Senior Manager SAS AND Ab initio
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Job Location:
Johannesburg - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Specialist
REQ 144385 -Keabetswe Modise
Closing Date: 16 Jan 2026
Recruiting for 2 Roles
Job Family
Information Technology
Career Stream
IT Application Development
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Managers
Job Purpose
Tomanage(endtoend)thestrategy;planning;organising;negotiating; Responsibilities
- Assistindefiningtheoperationalbusinessrequirementsofthebusiness(KPISSLAsprocessesandproceduresandreporting)throughtranslatingorganisationalstrategyintofunctionalstrategyandassigningaccountabilitytorelevantstakeholders
- Effectivelymanagethedeliveryofservicestothestakeholdersbyestablishinggovernanceforumsandbyunderstandingassessingandmanagingescalatedrisksassociatedwithprogrammesandprojects
- Optimisetheeffectivenessofresourcesthroughmodellingcapacityrequirementsacrossfullportfolioandbyunderstandingandcommunicatingimpactofcapacityrequirements
- Ensureoptimalorganisingofenvironmentbyspecifyingthenatureofcapacityrequirementsinalignmentwithstrategicpriorityandbyactivelymanagingthecapacityoftheprojectmanagersintheteamandnegotiatewherecapacityconstraintsoccur
- Ensureendtoenddesignisalignedtoarchitectureroadmapsbyunderstandingthelandscapeandthroughregularengagementwithrelevantstakeholders
- Ensureeffectiveoptimisationofsystemsprocessesandtechnologybydoingroutecauseanalysisandtakingcorrectivemeasurementandensuringstandardsdefinedpertechnologywithregardtointegrationsareadheredtotakeresponsibilityforimplementationofprogrammeandprojectgovernancethatalignstoprojectmethodologiesprocessesandprojectdisciplines
- Continuouslyencouragecustomercentricitybydefining/developingtieredSLAsinordertoimprovedeliveryandcostefficiencies
- Defineandagreeservicelevelofoperationalandcallcentresupport-includingsupportandmaintenanceapplicationhealthandstability
- Escalateprojectperformancetorelevantboardbyclearlyshowingbusinessobjectivesaccordingtobusinesscases
- Ensureoptimalteamdeliverybyconsideringandmakingamendmentstoprocessesstructuresoperatingmodelsandbusinessplans
- Ensuretransformationaltargetaremetthroughconsiderationoftargetsduringthestaffrecruitmentretentionandtrainingprocessandutilisingsupplierslistedonthepreferredsupplierlistfordepartment
- ContributetoacultureconducivetotheachievementoftransformationgoalsandsupportbusinessstrategiesthatimprovethecorporateimagebyensuringselfmanagersandteamparticipationinNedbankculturebuildinginitiatives
- Participateandensuremanagersencouragestafftoparticipateandsupportcorporatesocialresponsibilityinitiativesfortheachievementofbusinessstrategy
- Ensureissuesraisedinculturesurveyareaddressedandresultsareimprovedbyensuringactionplansarecreated
- Deliveraworldclassservicethroughothersbyensuringaclientcentricculturethrough
- requiredinterventions.
- Identifyareasofresourceinefficienciesandpromoteoptimisationthroughpromotingmulti-skillingandaddressingcapacitygapsbyreviewingandimprovingworkprocesses
- Managebranchbudget(recoveriesofstaffincl)throughresponsiblebudgetplanning
- andmanagementandbydrivingefficiencies
- Ensureprojectexecutionoftheendtoendlifecycleofallportfolioprogrammesand
- projectsrelatingtotheimplementationofITprojectsaccordingtotheprojectmethodologyandstrategy.
- Ensuresuccessfulprojectdeliverybydealingwithescalatedprojectissuesnon-deliveryconflictsandintegration
- Enhancethecredibilityofthefunctionbyreviewingprojectmetricsandbymeetingwiththeprojectmanagerstogivedirectiontoprojectexecution
- SuccessfulexecutionofInnovationandTechnicalprojectsthroughtheProjectManagementOffice
Key Responsibilities
- Day to day management of a team of 5-6 resource
- Support the nWOW way of working and adopt an AGILE way of workin
- Lead and drive performance and optimisation challenges in the environment -own ddrive the Network Flattening deliverable
- Accountable for platform health agile delivery total cost of ownership (TCO) and talent management while ensuring the platform continues to enable business outcomes at scale.
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Preferred Certifications
Ab Initio Product Knowledge: GDE Co>Operating system Express>It. Batch and real-time data processing concepts Metadata-driven development. Scheduling tool (control-M)
- SAS Enterprise Guide / VIYA / Visual Investigator / 9.4
Minimum Experience Level
- 7 - 10 years experience in an IT environment (across IT disciplines) of which at least 2 years in a feeder area to this role
- In depth SAS product knowledge: BASE SAS / SAS 9.4 and SAS VIYA
- In depth Ab initio DB2 DINIDO NETEZZA
- Cloud knowledge
- MS AZURE / Dev OPS certification
- Be familiar with network constructs
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Budgeting
- Business administration and management
- Change management
- Client service management
- Communication Strategies
- Diversity management
- Employee training/development
- Financial Accounting Principles
- Governance Risk and Controls
- Principles of project management
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Stakeholder management
- Strategic planning
- Talent management
- Workforce planning
- Business writing skills
- Management information and reporting principles tools and mechanisms
- System Development Life cycle(SDLC)
- ITIL
- IT Architecture
- General Communication Skills
- Joint application development
- Organisational structure
- Influencing
- IT Assets management processes
Behavioural Competencies
- Building Partnerships
- Facilitating Change
- Inspiring others
- Business Acumen
- Building partnerships
- Driving for Results
- Selecting Talent
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at
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Senior Manager
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