RESPONSIBILITIES:Oversee digital innovation initiatives;Implement and guide best practices within the digital solutions and innovation frameworks;Lead cross-functional teams;Responsible for policy development related to digital transformation and solutions;Perform trend analysis on incidents and outages and drive execution of the corrective measures within the digital solutions landscape;Drive the development of the Innovation roadmap and implement for areas of assigned responsibilities;Identify continuous improvement/automation activities that is designed to minimise costs and time;Provide the solution and architecture for building and maintaining the knowledge base for the Digital Solutions environment;Ensure that all relevant training is completed using the latest technologies for e-learning and seamless consumption;Assist and guide Digital solution Engineers with designing the solution in accordance with the organisation architecture;Provide mentorship and guidance to the team;Lead large projects or processes of complex scope with limited oversight from Manager;Coach, review, and delegate work to Business Improvement Engineers;Understand strategic goals from the organisation and based upon them, design elegant solutions from a holistic viewpoint;Define the pathway for the adoption and advancement of the framework;Ensure integration of frameworks based on the organisational strategy;Develop and implement digital innovations and technological upgrades;Determine technical and product designs by balancing process cost, yield, and other considerations;Design, drive and execute digital innovations with the purpose of increasing productivity, eliminating wastefulness, saving time, reducing costs, and ensuring quality standards are maintained;Review and approve documents from Senior Digital Solution Engineers where required;Support relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders;Vendor management & 3rd party management where applicable;Drive change management in a pro-active manner;Drive continuous improvements and digital innovations methodologies;Train all Digital Solution Engineers.REQUIREMENTS:Relevant degree in Information Technology (Essential);Post Graduate or Master’s degree (Beneficial);Agile Project Certification;Minimum of 10 years’ experience, of which, 3 must have been in a lead role;Proven experience leading successful projects in digital transformation and innovation;Extensive experience in digital innovation and transformation;Expert in the areas of digitization and digital transformation;Extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems;Expert in agile project management to lead projects that meet strategic goals.PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:Leadership skills;Stakeholder management;Communication;Interpersonal skills;Project Management;Results driven;Able to handle sensitive and confidential information;Ability to keep one’s composure in a fast moving, dynamic environment;Problem solving and decision making;Strategic decision-making;Strategic thinking skills;Ability to work in a team and independently;Internal and external networking;Integrity and values;Confidence;Passionate;Immaculate time keeping.APPLICATION GUIDELINE:No external email applications will be accepted.Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.FlySafair reserves the right                    * Not to proceed with this vacancy                    * To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.Reference number – JHB00087