For a bank in Madagascar, we are recruiting a CIO
Duty station : Antananarivo-Madagascar
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Information Systems Manager, he/she will be responsible for :
Steering the IT and digital strategy and ensuring the smooth running of the department’s activities and assigned projects, in order to support the bank’s performance and transformation. His/her responsibilities are mainly :
Steer the Information Systems Department’s commitments: ensure that all IT Department activities are carried out properly; deliver innovative, secure solutions; strictly monitor IT Department projects and communicate them to the entities involved and to the Bank’s management;
Define and steer IT strategy, in line with the Group’s IT strategy: define the obsolescence management strategy for the various components of the Information System; take part in drawing up the Bank’s IT strategy and ensure its implementation; define and lead IT Governance and the Information System Master Plan; implement procedures and rules;
Manage the department’s budget: build, monitor and control the department’s budget; supervise relations with IT service providers and suppliers; negotiate contracts and evaluate the performance of their services;
Manage relations and services provided by service providers and partners working within the scope of the IT Department: calls for tender; project management and assistance with projects concerning the Banking Information System;
Manage infrastructures and security: implement architecture and design applications: ensure the evolution of IT solutions; guarantee IS security, compliance and consistency; provide assistance and services to all users accessing the IS; assess IS risks.
Manage IT projects and support digital transformation: provide innovation in process automation, digitization, Data and AI; manage IT projects; provide a technology watch and strengthen the capacity of the IT team;
Participate in the smooth running of cross-functional projects within the Bank.
RESEARCH PROFILE
BACC +5 in computer engineering or equivalent;
Minimum 10 years’ experience in managing an IT department, preferably in the banking or financial sector;
Perfect command of French and English;
Very good technical knowledge of a Core Banking System and a complex IT environment;
Good knowledge of the laws and commercial practices in force in the microfinance and banking sector would be a plus;
Ability to manage and strong leadership skills;
Organizational and analytical skills;
Sense of initiative and anticipation;
Rigor and objectivity;
High sense of confidentiality and honesty;
Communication skills
Please send your application, including a detailed CV, a covering letter, your salary expectations and at least 3 professional references with a scan of the highest diploma, as soon as possible to dsi2024@fthmconsulting.com.
Please note that providing references is compulsory and constitutes authorization to contact them.