Regional Infrastructure Manager - Southern Africa Job

We are GE. We’re a global infrastructure, finance and media company taking on the world’s toughest challenges. And we are taking the strengths that have made us an industry leader and putting them to work in service of a new era of global business, with a focus on the world and the people we share it with. Through initiatives like ecomagination and healthymagination, we are developing the next generation of products and services to improve the way we use resources, impact our communities and care for each other. Join GE and you’ll discover a career opportunity of incredible diversity – across disciplines and around the globe. No other company invests in the development, training and advancement of its employees the way we do, because we believe it is our innovative thinking that is our strength, and that strength is what enables GE to make a positive impact on tomorrow, today. From jet engines to power generation, financial services to water processing, and medical imaging to turning imaginative ideas into leading products and services. GE is imagination at workRegional Infrastructure Manager - Southern AfricaThe East and South Africa Regional Infrastructure Leader will have Strategic and Operational responsibilities for the definition and delivery of GIS IT services in the region, with particular focus on countries in East Africa and South Africa.
This will include developing in depth knowledge, cultural awareness, regulatory understanding and relationships (internal and external) within each country of the region where GE is operating or where GE has plans to operate.Regional Intimacy/Strategy:
Understand GE business growth plans in each country of the region
Develop cultural understanding in depth understanding of IT regulatory framework in each country of the region
Develop in depth relationships with IT suppliers/providers within each country.
Keep up to date with changes to service offerings, technical capabilities and regulatory changes in each country
Define GE business needs for each country, based on employee and application demographics
Identify opportunities to share best practices and reuse solutions from other regions, GE businesses and external businesses
Communicate and educate regional business leaders on IT solutions. Capabilities and costs

Regional Operations:
Develop deep relationships with GIS service provider team, and GIS in-country suppliers/vendors
Responsible for managing Incident / Problem / Change relating to GIS services in the region
Manage the delivery of GIS infrastructure solutions
Become the GIS technical expert for regional solution
Manage budgets and contracts associated with program(s) or initiative(s)
Support, advise, assist, guide and resolve infrastructure problems for client leaders and users
Work as a business partner with client leaders and users to evaluate / improve business processes with cost effective infrastructure solutions
Provide support for Africa Regional leadership based in the region.

Demonstrated existing knowledge of IT capabilities and demonstrated experience of providing IT solutions in Eastern Africa and Southern Africa region.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems or Computer Science
Prior experience with process quality methodology or infrastructure technologies (compute, database, network, etc.)
Strong program management skills including project initiation, scoping, resourcing, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and communication
Ability to deliver compliance requirements and to excel in a global matrix organization
Ability to learn complex systems and business processes and define requirements for solutionsSix Sigma BB/MBB
ERP applications knowledge
Matrix organization skills / ability to motivate multiple groups to maintain collaboration
Ability to influence and gain commitment at all organizational levels
Project Management (PMI) certifications
High energy, customer passion & attention to detail
Leadership training program experience (IMLP, OMLP, FMP) is preferred (GE employees only)  

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