Head of Information Technology & Digital Transformation

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute Standard Life's IT & Digital Transformation Strategy. 
• Lead the testing, implementation and optimisation of our new financial-services platform. 
• Identify manual processes that can be digitised or automated across Credit, Operations, Finance, HR, Audit and other functions. 
• Drive digital lending, customer onboarding, verification and system-integration initiatives.
• Develop management dashboards and business intelligence for real-time decision-making. 
• Strengthen cybersecurity, data protection, access controls, backup and disaster recovery. 
• Manage IT infrastructure, systems, vendors, integrations and technology projects. 
• Establish appropriate IT governance, policies, controls and documentation. 
• Evaluate practical opportunities involving AI, automation and emerging technologies.
• Work with management and departments to identify technology-enabled improvements in  efficiency, controls, customer experience and profitability.
• Proactively present new technology and transformation proposals to management. 

Requirements:

• Degree in computer science, IT, information systems, engineering or a related discipline. 
• Approximately 7–12+ years' relevant IT experience, with meaningful leadership  responsibility. 
• Relevant professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, ITIL, COBIT, PMP or cloud  certifications are advantageous. 
• Strong experience in financial services, microfinance, fintech, banking, lending or related fields. 
• Demonstrated experience implementing significant, verifiable technology projects. 
• Good understanding of cybersecurity, databases, APIs/integrations, cloud technology,  business continuity and IT governance. 
• Experience with core banking, lending or financial-services platforms would be highly advantageous. 

The Person We Want: 

• Strategic. Commercial. Curious. Accountable. Innovative. Execution-focused.
• You should be comfortable challenging existing ways of working and asking:
• What should Standard Life be doing with technology that it is not doing today?”
• We are not looking for someone whose experience is limited primarily to IT support, hardware  maintenance and troubleshooting. 

First-Year Expectation:

• Core platform implementation
• Process automation
• Management dashboards
• Cybersecurity 
• Digital lending 
• IT governance
• System integration
• Business continuity
• Technology-driven operational improvements.  

How to Apply:

• Please submit your CV and a short cover letter, together with a maximum two-page Technology 

Transformation Statement Answering: 

• If appointed to lead technology and digital transformation in a growing Nigerian financial-services organisation, what would you examine during your first 90 days, and what improvements would you  expect to introduce?
• Your response must reflect your own professional judgement, experience and original thinking.
• Generic or AI-generated submissions that do not demonstrate the candidate's own analysis will not be  considered.
• Please also briefly identify three significant technology or digital-transformation projects you have personally led or materially contributed to and the results achieved