Orbis - Head - Information Technology

Head - Information Technology

Job Description:

- In conjunction with the firm's Directors, establish the firm's technical vision and lead all aspects of technological development, including strategic direction and future growth.

- Participate as a member of the senior management team in establishing governance processes of direction and control ensuring that objectives are achieved, risks are managed appropriately, and the firm's technological resources are used responsibly.

- Develop and maintain overall framework of IT policies & IT guidelines in structural management for the entire IT infrastructure which involves computers, peripheral devices, and telecommunications, servers, internet and data centres.

- Will have a pivotal role in supporting the business departments and meeting their needs in a time bound manner

- Direct development and execution of a firm-wide cyber security program that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's information and systems meeting regulatory, governmental, partner, and firm expectations.

- Ensure that the company's technical problems are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.

- Identify technology trends and evolving social behaviour that may support or impede the success of the business.

- Establish Information Technology standards of performance and monitor conformance for staff (through performance reviews) and vendors (through service level agreements and ongoing due diligence).

- Establish and foster a mature IT team culture via a policy driven approach with documented and repeatable processes, reward for innovative and repeated success, and a team approach to new initiatives and issue resolution.

- Communicate the company's technology strategy to partners, staff, investors and other stakeholders as necessary.

- Work to drive technology goals for the company's trading systems and ensure effective and collaborative processes within trading including continuous improvements of trading and settlement solutions.

- Manage and drive the firm's cloud strategy.

- Manage and drive the firm's data redundancy and technology disaster preparedness policies.

Required Candidate profile:

- Bachelors/masters in information technology preferably Chartered Accountant having previous stints with Fintech organizations.

- 10+ year expertise in technology with experience in Finance sector preferable with in Custody financial space, Fund Accounting services, NBFCs, Brokerage firms

- Proven track record of cybersecurity oversight and program development

- Keen business acumen and proven executive management abilities base on prior experience.

- Experience managing and directing technical product vendors, Service Level Agreements, and support expectations.

- Experience managing cloud services and solutions.

- Must have hands-on IT experience within the last 7-8 years (must be capable of providing technical support when needed).