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Head, Transformation, Innovation
3 months ago
The genesis of Gulf African Bank (GAB) can be traced back to 2005, when a group of motivated Kenyans envisioned establishing an Islamic bank as an alternative to conventional banking in the country. By conducting business on the principles of Shari'ah, the bank would provide an ethical and fair mode of banking for all
Reports to: MD & CEO
Department: Support
Location: Nairobi
About Job
Drive New Growth Opportunities
Identify, prioritize, develop, and launch new products, services and business models.
Build and Grow Innovation Capabilities
Create new organizational capabilities, including technical and people-driven, that ensure a steady stream of innovations.
Champion Innovation
Drive innovation internally to influence the brand in the market and create pull for creative talent.
Oversee Change Management
Drive change and ensure good and timely uptake of new initiatives.
Project Management
Direct large-scale IT and digital initiatives, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget. Collaborate extensively across departments to ensure the success of these projects.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Building a well-balanced innovation portfolio and roadmap that drives investments & top line growth.
Providing strategic and operational guidance for the Bank’s digital and business transformation efforts to improve operational efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness.
Provide oversight on all projects and ensure the return envisioned is realized.
Reshaping the IT and digital strategies, processes, and technologies to align with business objectives from planning and execution to monitoring and evaluation.
Implementing emerging technologies, optimizing digital infrastructure, and overseeing large-scale IT projects that enhance operational efficiency and customer experiences while ensuring robust cybersecurity measures.
Ensuring the Bank is successful in taking its innovations to market in a timely, cost effective and scalable manner.
Using innovation to differentiate the Bank in the market, provide unique value to customers and help build long-term relationships with customers and position the Bank as innovative, visionary and a market leader for customers and the industry.
Sponsoring change management and ensuring that new initiatives are well adopted internally and externally.
Dismantling old approaches and ways of thinking and inculcating a new mindset that encompasses digital transformation.
Ensuring a good return on key initiatives by articulating the measurements, tracking, and demonstrating the value addition.
Identifying innovation trends and business opportunities within the market that confer a competitive edge and operational excellence.
Constantly reviewing process challenges to establish the root causes of non-performance by conducting diagnostics.
Spearheading the development of innovation as a core capability in the Bank.
Requirements
Qualifications And Experience
The role demands a deep understanding of IT, digital trends, change management, and strategic planning to steer the Bank toward successful transformation in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Required:
Graduate degree in strategy, leadership, business, or digital innovation with a Masters (provides a broader business and strategic outlook).
12 years’ experience in IT, technology, business, marketing, or finance-related fields.
Provide oversight on all projects and ensure the return envisioned is realized.
Reshaping the IT and digital strategies, processes, and technologies to align with business objectives from planning and execution to monitoring and evaluation.
Implementing emerging technologies, optimizing digital infrastructure, and overseeing large-scale IT projects that enhance operational efficiency and customer experiences while ensuring robust cybersecurity measures.
Ensuring the Bank is successful in taking its innovations to market in a timely, cost effective and scalable manner.
Using innovation to differentiate the Bank in the market, provide unique value to customers and help build long-term relationships with customers and position the Bank as innovative, visionary and a market leader for customers and the industry.
Sponsoring change management and ensuring that new initiatives are well adopted internally and externally.
Dismantling old approaches and ways of thinking and inculcating a new mindset that encompasses digital transformation.
Ensuring a good return on key initiatives by articulating the measurements, tracking, and demonstrating the value addition.
Identifying innovation trends and business opportunities within the market that confer a competitive edge and operational excellence.
Constantly reviewing process challenges to establish the root causes of non-performance by conducting diagnostics.
Spearheading the development of innovation as a core capability in the Bank.
