Associate Director – Business Solutions Engineer
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Reporting to: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

About the Client
My client is a mission-driven financial technology company focused on connecting emerging and frontier market businesses with local and international investors. Their goal is to unlock access to fair and sustainable finance for underbanked consumers and SMEs/MMEs in high-impact sectors.

With a proprietary database of over 187 million loans across 26 countries and more than $615 million of deployed capital, they’ve helped over 5.6 million people gain access to credit across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The organisation is scaling rapidly and has recently launched a sustainability-linked debt fund for high-growth SMEs/MMEs in impactful and high-emitting industries.

The global team spans Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, with key hubs in London and Nairobi. The company culture is collaborative, diverse, and purpose-driven, bringing together investment professionals, technologists, and data scientists.

About the Role
As part of their ongoing growth, my client is seeking an Associate Director – Business Solutions Engineer to address business needs with efficient technical solutions. This person will identify challenges, implement the right tools, and build light integrations to streamline workflows.

A major focus will be on supporting the Verifications Team by automating data-heavy processes—such as parsing bank statements in various formats, extracting relevant financial data, and integrating this into Google Sheets for further analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with internal stakeholders to understand business workflows and challenges

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement third-party or open-source tools

• Configure tools to meet specific operational needs

• Build lightweight integrations and automation scripts

• Create documentation and train users for maintenance and adoption

• Deliver projects in short cycles (days/weeks, not months)

• Ensure clean, sustainable technical implementations

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a technical role focused on solving business problems

• Proficient in no/low-code tools (e.g. Zapier, Power Automate, n8n)

• Experience with Google Workspace and APIs

• Skilled in data extraction (web scraping, PDF parsing, etc.)

• Strong knowledge of Python and SQL

• Quick to evaluate and adapt new technologies

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge business needs and technical solutions

• Bonus: familiarity with private lending, structured finance, financial statements, and payment/banking infrastructure

What’s on Offer

• Purpose-led work with meaningful global impact

• Diverse, mission-driven colleagues who value equity, inclusion, and social justice

• Flexible work setup with hybrid working (minimum 1 day/week in the office)

• Competitive market salary

• Comprehensive health coverage (including dental, vision, and mental health)

• Paid parental leave

• Opportunities to grow with a fast-moving global organisation

Application Details
My client encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds, genders, orientations, and abilities. Reasonable accommodations can be arranged upon request for interviews and the application process.

🚀 Product Manager – Fintech App (Contract – 6+ Months)
Remote | Full-Time | Immediate Start
Client: A Growing Fintech Startup (Confidential)

Our client is an ambitious fintech startup developing a consumer-facing mobile application in the payments space. They’re on a mission to simplify financial transactions and need a sharp, product-minded leader to help take their MVP to market.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the full product lifecycle – from discovery and MVP definition to launch and iteration

• Develop clear, focused product roadmaps aligned with business goals

• Work closely with UI/UX, engineering, and executive teams to build features that users love

• Use customer insights and usage data to guide decision-making and prioritization

• Ensure delivery is smooth, focused, and fast-paced

What They’re Looking For:

• Proven experience owning mobile-first product builds in startup or lean environments

• Background in fintech, payments, or related domains is a strong advantage

• Strong leadership and communication skills to drive cross-functional collaboration

• Passion for building from zero-to-one and delivering value quickly

You’ll work directly with founders and technical leads, with the opportunity to shape not just the product, but also the foundations of the business.

* Role Title: Senior IM Enterprise Architect – Integration
* Discipline: Safety & Technical
* Type of Work: Support
* Sub-discipline: IM: Portfolio & Architecture
* Manages a Team: No
* Reports to: Manager – IM Portfolio & Architecture
* Manager Once Removed: Head of IM

Context

My client, a leading organisation within the resources and industrial sector, is undergoing a significant transformation journey. Formerly part of a larger multinational group, the business is transitioning to a standalone and independent entity with operations in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and international markets.

This strategic pivot presents a unique opportunity to redefine its operational capabilities, establish its own strategic vision, and drive enhanced value for stakeholders. With a full value chain from mining through to global marketing, my client is committed to operational excellence, sustainability, and playing a leadership role in responsible and safe business practices.

Purpose of the Role

The IM Enterprise Architect – Integration will define and govern the enterprise integration architecture across IT and OT environments (cloud and on-premises). This role ensures architectural alignment with business objectives, cost optimisation, risk mitigation, and sustainability goals.

The role is key to enabling scalable, secure, and cost-efficient integration strategies that support digital transformation and operational improvement in a complex industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Safety

• Consistently promote and embed health and safety principles.

• Personally champion a zero-harm culture.

2. Performance & Delivery

• Develop and maintain enterprise integration strategy, framework, standards, and roadmaps.

• Drive the enterprise architecture (EA) practice as an internal management consultancy.

• Define and enforce architecture guardrails and reference patterns.

• Evaluate and standardise integration technologies to support innovation and efficiency.

• Lead cloud and hybrid integration strategies.

• Analyse and optimise integration costs.

• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.

• Collaborate with business leaders, the CIO, IT, and security functions.

• Drive change management and technology adoption across the organisation.

• Provide technical guidance to infrastructure, application, and data teams.

• Stay informed on emerging technologies and recommend adoption where appropriate.

3. People & Culture

• Promote a high-performing, purpose-driven, and inclusive culture.

• Encourage continuous improvement and collaboration.

4. Compliance

• Ensure adherence to internal policies, industry regulations, and external compliance requirements.

Role Relationships

• Direct Reports: None

• Key Internal Relationships:

  • Head of IM

  • Enterprise & Business Applications Teams

  • Business Unit Leaders (Finance, Operations, HR, Supply Chain)

  • IT Infrastructure & Security Teams

  • Data & Analytics Teams

  • Governance, Risk & Compliance teams

  • Digital Transformation stakeholders

• Key External Relationships:

  • Enterprise & Business Application Vendors

  • Cloud & Data Platform Providers

  • Industry Regulators

  • System Integrators and Consulting Partners

Capabilities and Experience Required

Mental Processing Ability

• Level of Work II: Diagnosing and improving operational processes through data analysis and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, system analysis, or equivalent experience.

• Desirable: Master’s degree in a related field.

Certifications

• Required: Enterprise Architecture frameworks; valid EB/Code 08 driver’s licence.

• Desirable: Cloud architecture, IT governance and security certifications.

Experience

5–7 years in:

• Integration architecture, cloud architecture, or digital transformation.

• Leading cross-functional teams during cloud migrations.

• Infrastructure modernisation and automation in large enterprises.

• Vendor and contract management.

• Navigating regulatory compliance, particularly in data security and privacy.

• Mining or similar industrial sector experience preferred.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong expertise in APIs, middleware, and system integration technologies.

• Cloud computing, data governance, and data platform design.

• Microservices, DevOps, CI/CD, streaming/event-driven architecture.

• Data modeling, data lakes, and data warehousing technologies.

• Knowledge of integration security best practices and privacy regulations.

Technical Skills

• Enterprise integration across IT/OT environments.

• Advanced skills in cloud platforms and data governance.

• Developing capabilities in AI/ML and analytics platforms.

Social and Process Skills

• Strong self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

• Collaborative and persistent in applying expertise to achieve impact.

Other Requirements

• Valid medical certificate of fitness.

• Flexibility for ad hoc travel requirements.

Commitment to Inclusion

My client is committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and safe workplace, with zero tolerance for harassment or gender-based violence.