Manager Business Process Optimisation

Manager Business Process Optimisation

Manager Business Process Optimisation Apply remote type: Hybrid

Locations: Johannesburg

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Time left to apply: End Date: October 28, 2024 (4 days left to apply)

Job requisition id: R-15968696

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary The Business Process Optimization Manager is responsible for leading, managing and deploying business improvement initiatives, including the drafting, sign-off, and publication of procedure documents and process maps in alignment with Absa's Policies and Procedures standards. Business improvement includes interactively analysing, researching, designing, recommending and implementing innovative and cost-efficient business processes.

The Business Process Optimization Manager will address business problems and needs by defining the overall business requirements with due consideration to process efficiency, cost effectiveness, risk, compliance, local legislation, user experience (UX), and customer experience (CX) to propose solutions that fully address business requirements needed to optimize business and provide end-to-end solutions.

Job Description Key accountabilities Process Optimization and Design Identification, Execution, and Implementation of process improvement initiatives aimed at improving efficiencies and effectiveness of business.
Conduct pro-active detection of process bottlenecks and high-level operational value chain.
Updating processes and procedures, and overseeing deployment and publication of processes and procedures across the organization.
Apply scientific principles and business inputs to refine and re-engineer as-is business processes into best scenario to-be processes to enhance customer experience and business profitability.
Provide input into the documentation, formalisation and validation of the to-be concept and design proposals.
Facilitate and integrate process designs, improvements and maintenance amongst role-players.
Promote the generic functionality and end-to-end value chain ownership, breaking barriers to silo thinking and behaviours, within Business Units.
Apply various applicable Industrial / Systems Engineering principles in process constraints and opportunity identifications, as well as Solutioning.
Define process performance criteria and requirements in terms of business-centric measures (e.g. time, cost, etc.) and customer-centric measures (e.g. value demand vs. failure demand, capability of response, etc.).
Proactively participate in business improvement forums and play an active role in the change initiatives process, by assessing and recommending the feasibility of change requests received.
Act as coach to business (line managers) regarding process re-engineering and improvement methodologies and principles.
Facilitate and integrate process designs, improvements and maintenance amongst role-players and effectively network with all stakeholders.
Drive change through cross-functional teams.
Build relationships with management, project team and stakeholders, and secure their support to achieve project goals.
Business Analysis Perform business impact analysis in liaison with line managers on any change that is imposed on the current operational environment.
Measure and baseline all current main value chains' performance and comparison of the To–Be process performance.
Provide and identify opportunities for optimization improvements of operational cost base and where process methodologies can be applied.
Liaise with line managers on changes that are imposed on current operational environment. Identify process improvement opportunities in the business regarding Quality, Cost & Delivery.
Deliver QNI (Quality Net Income) & financial savings, in line with improved customer experience, through projects.
Responsible for the on-time collection and analysis of all metrics related to projects and the production of agreed format reports for the monthly business reviews.
Coordinate and facilitate analysis, assessment and design workshops and initiatives to identify improvement opportunities.
Facilitate and conduct Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with cross-functional role players to design, develop, and review processes.
Project Management Manage and coordinate (assist in) implementation efforts of enhancements and change initiatives.
Ensure inputs are provided to changes reflected on appropriate Absa supporting and training documentation.
Ensure all projects and change initiatives affecting an area are well coordinated and change impact is controlled.
Deliver project objectives to achieve desired quality and impact, within time period planned and within approved budget.
Responsible for project stakeholder communication and management before and during the implementation.
Execute performance improvement projects within agreed time frames across Absa.
Ensure smooth transition to re-designed processes and provide project management capability to setup, manage and control projects throughout their lifecycle.
Identify and manage work stream interdependencies, risks and issues affecting the successful delivery of the project.
Set up processes to monitor and manage changed processes and maintain their sustainability.
Research and Development Research Financial Industry Market Trends with respect to Products, Services, Process and Technology.
Assist in maintaining the Business Process Management Library with the Process Custodian.
Consulting, Coaching and Mentoring Motivate, Lead and Direct project team members.
Engage, motivate and coach project solution consumers towards achieving goals.
Consult with Business Units managers to achieve Goals and Targets.
Share best practices both within Projects and between team members across the business.
Business Alignment & Subject Matter Expert (SME) inputs Maintain interaction with Customer Experience, Project Implementation, and Change Management teams to create synergies before / during / after process re-engineering and implementation.
Interact and attend meetings and workshops to ensure that the major change and small enhancement initiatives impacts are pro-actively identified so that implementation can be coordinated.
Present initiatives at various change councils, delivery councils and other such forums.
Ensure that promises to business are met and delivered, and highlight constraints for implementation time periods.
Identify impact of process changes on staff that executes work within the process.
Controls, Compliance and Administration Ensure adherence to and compliance with governance, risk policies, procedures and compliance policies.
Education Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Operations Management, Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank. Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised. About Us Truly African We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management and insurance.

Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa's largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 41,000 employees.

We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda, and Zambia. We also have offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, a Technology Hub in Prague, and insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

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