Senior Technical Delivery Lead – Markets Division (12-month contract)

Are you a seasoned Technical Delivery Lead with a strong track record of delivering complex technology initiatives within a banking or financial services environment?

We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Delivery Lead to join the Markets Division on a 12-month contract in Sandton.

This role is responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of complex IT initiatives, from strategy and planning through to implementation and successful handover. You will work across technology, architecture, business and vendor teams to facilitate decisions, resolve technical and delivery challenges, and ensure solutions meet business requirements while maintaining the stability of the IT environment.

You will also play a key role in identifying and closing architecture gaps, coordinating integration points and driving the timely resolution of outstanding actions across multiple stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT projects and initiatives within agreed scope, budget and timelines.
• Drive delivery across multiple technology teams and stakeholders, facilitating decisions and ensuring actions are closed out.
• Manage innovation, business-as-usual initiatives and technical work requests.
• Ensure project execution aligns with approved methodologies, governance and delivery standards.
• Monitor delivery progress, risks, issues and dependencies and provide regular reporting through dashboards and governance forums.
• Manage escalated project issues, delivery conflicts and integration matters.
• Ensure technical designs align with architecture roadmaps and enterprise standards.
• Identify and drive the closure of architecture and solution gaps, including the preparation of positioning papers where required.
• Act as the key liaison for integration points between applications, technology teams and business areas.
• Manage risks, audit findings and remediation activities.
• Oversee application support, maintenance, health and stability.
• Ensure adherence to IT change, release and governance processes.
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, technology teams and vendors.
• Facilitate prioritisation, planning and delivery sessions.
• Provide technical guidance and expert advice on complex technology environments and solutions.

Experience

• 10–15 years' experience in an IT environment across multiple IT disciplines.
• Proven experience as a Technical Delivery Lead, Technical Project Manager or in a technology management/support leadership role.
• Experience delivering complex technology initiatives and coordinating multiple technical teams.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management experience.
• Experience working within banking or financial services environments will be highly advantageous.
• Matric plus a relevant tertiary IT qualification.
• Advanced Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Honours or relevant professional qualification.
• MMP or equivalent ITSM qualification will be advantageous.

Technical Knowledge

• SQL
• APIs and system integrations
• Technical Architecture
• Banking applications
• IT concepts and technologies
• SDLC
• ITIL / IT Service Management
• Change and Release Management
• Governance, Risk and Controls

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior technology professional to play a critical delivery and coordination role within a Markets environment, working across complex technology landscapes and high-impact initiatives.

If you are a technically strong delivery leader who thrives in complex environments and can bring teams together to get things delivered, we'd love to hear from you.