Manager Digital Innovations and Automation Employment Opportunity – Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Job Title: Manager Digital Innovations and Automation
Organisation: Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Pride Microfinance Limited (MDI) (Pride) is the leading microfinance deposit taking institution in Uganda with 34 networked branches and 10 contact offices countrywide, an equal opportunity employer and regulated by Bank of Uganda under the MDI Act, 2003.
Job Summary: The Manager Digital Innovations and Automation is responsible for leading the technical research initiatives on disruptive digital innovations and the growth of the business process automation functions. He/She is part of an agile systems application development team, designing, building, implementing, deploying, and maintaining organization-wide business applications and Information Technology infrastructure Systems on top of exiting technology stack. The Manager Digital Innovations and Automation provide technical and team leadership in a project environment through collaboration, coaching, and mentorship
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Line management and personnel development of a team of highly skilled developers, database administrators, business analysts, innovators and technical researchers development efforts towards successful delivery of complex software development
- Managing the delivery of multiple complex simultaneous system development projects from design through to release
- Provide technical leadership to the Innovations and automations team through collaboration, coaching and
- Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing and enforcing use of best practices and
- Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts, solutions architects, service providers, and key stakeholders; to plan, design, develop, test, deploy and maintain robust business applications aligned with the business
- Working closely with the Projects and Strategy Manger and Business Analysts to produce accurate delivery estimates and manage the transition from analysis through to design and delivery
- Assist and support the collection, documentation, and refinement of users’ requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work
- Define delivery phases of the project including activities, sub-activities, and milestones ensuring these are documented and used as the basis for the project event log, issues and risk log and any subsequent reporting
- Lead the design, development, configuration, testing, and deployment of business applications and other systems in accordance with established standards and best
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or Information Systems or Software Engineering or Statistics or Business Computing or Project Management or Business Administration or a related field
- A recognized qualification in Project Management such as Prince-II, PMP or service management such as
- At least five years of hands -on experience in a technical leadership position preferably in Banking or Telecommunication
- Demonstrated experience with agile software development methodologies
- Should possess strong hands-on experience in leading technical IT teams or managing complex IT
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 28th May 2022
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