Head, Digital Innovation

Duty Station: Addis Ababa

DB/ Vacancy-146/21

Job Summary

The jobholder works collaboratively to identify, develop and deploy innovative technologies to enhance customer experience. The position holder is also expected to develop solutions by leveraging on the customers demand, discover services through conceptualization and designing with customer centricity value.

Job Requirements

Academic & Professional Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information System, Software Engineering or any other equivalent field.

Experience

Minimum of six (6) years relevant experience.

Required Technical Competency

• Experience working cross-functionally to develop new ideas and products.
• High-level understanding of applications used in the organization’s industry.
• Experience and knowledge of how to adapt project management processes to organization’s product life cycle.
• Strong knowledge of the Bank’s clients and their needs.
• Demonstrate a keen understanding of industry trends and their implications for the Bank as well as events in fast-paced markets.
• Good knowledge of banking regulations.
• Ability to perform a knowledge-based SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis, comparing the bank’s knowledge to that of its competitors and to the knowledge required to execute the Bank’s own strategy.
• Strong IT skills and knowledge of digital advancements.
• Project management skills.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should apply through HERE Applicants should fill all the details on the vacancy application form and make sure you submit after completing all the questions. Finally, please scan all relevant credentials (Uploading relevant credentials that verifies educational qualification, work experience licenses, certifications …. etc which are stated on the application form /CV). Login to CLICK HERE vacancy application website and attach the scanned documents in PDF format (*mandatory).

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