FNB South AfricaInfrastructure \ IT Manager of FNB Corporate
Apr. 2005 - Nov. 2007FNB Corporate Bankcity JohannesburgResponsible for managing the overall operational IT department for the Corporate Division and had the various departmental heads reporting into me such as servers department, network department, helpdesk department and back up department Strategic IT Planning Oversee the development and maintenance of the IT strategic plan Financial Management o Plan and motivate operational IT budget for the Corporate Division o Ensure 95% forecasting accuracy of spend Submit forecast spend monthly o Review adequacy and allocation of IT resources in terms of funding, personnel, equipment and service levels o Manage spend within agreed operational IT budget o Approve vendors and suppliers and monitor their financial position IT Projects
o Approve and monitor projects, priorities, standards, procedures and overall IT performance Staff Management
o Manage and oversee the duties and responsibilities of the direct reports (six departmental heads)
o Total head count of IT department: 85 o Motivate and incentive staff Vendor Management o Manage vendor agreements and licensing o Vendors such as Telkom, Microsoft, IBM, DELL, Business Connexion, Dimension Data, MTN, Vodacom MANCO Representation o Resprentation of IT and monthly EXCO and MANCO meetings