Responsibilities :

• Accountable for the morale, performance, and development of the function’s human capital
• Cascade and socialize work structure processes to enable adoption by the team
• Coach and mentor direct reports
• Ensure assigned team is led, motivated, and rewarded to achieve KPA’s
• Ensure that coaching / mentoring programs and personal development plans are in place for all staff members
• Ensure effective management of diversity among personnel in the function
• Identify staff training and development needs and implement necessary actions, in collaboration with HR
• Motivate and manage individuals to perform at the highest level, especially in terms of delivery and meeting target deadlines
• Possess the authority, presence, and integrity to command respect from colleagues and from external contacts
• Provide career development for direct reports (counselling, coaching, identifying key performance areas, career planning, and goal setting), in collaboration with HR.

Operational delivery :

• Implement and execute policies, procedures and guidelines cascaded by the functional lead and ensure the team complies with the same
• Comply with the set governance mechanisms, under supervision from the functional lead and ensure team does the same
• Cascade the Group Fintech budget, analytics and reporting framework in the sub-function, under direction from the CTIO
• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Information Security strategies and propose and offer suggestions for improvements.

Information security operations :

• Direct the implementation of group security governance and security strategies, including the definition and delivery of OpCo-wide implementation plan, in accordance with group strategy, corporate governance and international security standards.
• Ensure implementation and adherence to the Information Security standards, guidelines & processes as prescribed by MTN Group Information Security teams and Group DigiFin Information Security teams
• Lead and direct the adoption of newly implemented security solutions to operational environment as well as in-depth security testing in order to keep security risks to the OpCo’s assets and networks / the response time to security threats at a minimum.
• Lead timely action-taking in response to fraudulent activities related to the information system based on and informed by reports received from specialist
• Direct the regular conducting of security trainings, building of a knowledge repository and distribution of security governance documents (covering end-to-end security) as part of the overall objective of promotion and ensuring awareness of security standards, policies and procedures amongst the employees
• Support group and technology team in designing, reviewing and implementing security architecture plans and blue prints
• Lead and direct adapting, testing (UAT, performance, functions) and piloting of new/extended security services/systems as well as their implementation with the view to minimise the negative impact on operations
• Direct the creation of long- and short-term implementation roadmaps to meet all identified security requirements
• Direct the development of business continuity and disaster recovery plans for security systems, in collaboration with the Ethics, Risk and Compliance team, so as to implement action plans that respond quickly and effectively to potential disasters
• Lead the development and maintaining of relations with government representatives, as required
• Where required, escalate unsolvable issues to CTIO in a timeous manner.

Education / Business Degree :

• A Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology or related field
• Relevant post graduate qualification is an advantag.

Work Experience :

• A minimum of 4 to 6 years’ total experience in a similar position with at least 2 years in a managerial role
• Experience in Fintech, banking or Mobile Money is preferred
• Experience working in a global/multinational enterprise with a good understanding emerging markets is preferred.

Knowledge :

• IT Security assessment
• IT Security compliance
• Cyber Defense
• Security Engineering
• Identity & Access controls
• Vulnerability & Penetration testing
• Threat management
• Privacy controls & management.

Skills :

• Relationship/people management
• Analytical thinking
• Continuous improvement
• Data interpretation
• Delivery focused
• Presentation.