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Chief Digital Transformation Officer
Job description
Job Purpose
As the Chief Digital Transformation Officer, you will act as the Transformation Architect and Integrator, leading the end-to-end execution of our digital transformation efforts. This role requires a strategic leader who bridges business and technology, drives internal alignment, and ensures lasting impact well beyond the consulting phase. You will work closely with our transformation partner and report directly to the Project Sponsor, who holds strategic, budgetary, and board-level oversight.
Strategic Orchestration
- Translate the sponsor’s digital transformation vision into executable strategy.
- Manage dependencies across business units, IT, data, and user experience.
- Ensure alignment with Fundi’s strategic pillars including “Building of MyFundiVerse”, “Protect & Grow”, existing business lines and “Reposition for Growth”
- Monitor, measure and report on digital transformation projects and tasks, ensuring ROI for the business
- Act as the visible face of change across the organisation.
- Drive cultural transformation, engagement, and internal communications.
- Ensure digital fluency grows internally; establish teams and practices that enable long-term self-sufficiency, avoiding over-reliance on external vendors.
- Ensure cross-functional alignment between IT, business units, and user experience.
- Oversee system rationalisation and prioritisation, including cloud, data, and integration strategy
- Flag trade-offs and surface design decisions for executive sign-off.
- Prepare board-level updates and strategic evaluations
- Architect the post-Both& model: internal structures, KPIs, team evolution.
- Define interim organisational structures, reporting logic, and enablement plans.
- Set up agile governance cadences and delivery rituals (charters, checkpoints)
RequirementsQualifications & Experience
- MBA or relevant master’s degree.
- Experience in business optimisation, culture change, leadership development, organisational design & digital transformation projects.
- 10+ years of experience in leading digital transformation or technology-enabled change within complex organisations.
- Proven track record of delivering enterprise-level digital projects and managing multi-disciplinary teams and vendors.
- Create long-term digital roadmaps spanning 3-5 years with clear milestones and success metrics
- Proven ability to influence and lead at C-suite level
- Strong change management skills to drive organisational culture shift toward digital-first mindset
- Capability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders including boards, investors, regulators, and technical teams
- Knowledge of digital platform economics and ecosystem development
- Experience managing complex technology vendor relationships and contracts
Behaviours
- Independence
- Results driven
- Direction setting
- Innovation and change
- Continues learning
- Accountability
- Relationship Building
- Customer centricity
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong business acumen and strategic thinking capabilities.
- Developing solutions
- Inspiring and motivating others
- Business Acumen
Required skills
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Company information
- Company
- Fundi Capital Pty Ltd
- Location
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South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg, West Johannesburg, Roodepoort
South Africa - Posted
- 8 months ago
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