Technical Team Leader

Discovery – Insure

Technical Team Leader

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Insure

Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally-recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.

Key Purpose

The Technical Team Leader will be responsible for managing the technical software development team (i.e. website, front-end, app and back-end) to successfully implement the best solutions across multiple digital Insure platforms in a highly pressurised environment.

Areas of responsibility may include but are not limited to

• Using deep technical know-how of all stages in digital development (i.e. systems development life cycle) and an understanding of the part each developer plays in the development of the solution, create a detailed project plan that outlines the team’s workload on a day-by-day basis and monitor progress against the plan to ensure all solutions are launched successfully. 

• Manage key internal and external stakeholders (incl. vendors) across the project to ensure that the software development team has the necessary information or technical system requirements to successfully deliver the solution.

• Maintain and/or regularly review processes used by the software development teams to ensure adherence to industry best practices and security / compliance policies.

• Create technical system specification documents, using architectural support, and interpret swim-lanes to understand the impact across the end-to-end view of the product, back-end and user journeys to ensure software development solutions meet business requirements and / or goals.

• Responsible for providing technical leadership and promoting a positive working relationship between the software development team and all stakeholders.

• Produce analysis that outlines the impact and priority of solutions taking into consideration level of effort, client impact, infrastructure, network and technology stack supportability and resourcing (i.e. human / financial) needs.

Personal attributes and skills

• An inspirational leader who lives the values and believes in the core purpose

• Treats others with care, dignity, and respect

• Ensures that the business case prevails

• Has a bias for action

• Understands that people are Discovery's greatest asset

• Builds an environment for optimal performance

• Sets ambitious goals and implements the highest standards

• Must be a student and master of communication

• Never stops learning

• Must have and express strong beliefs and views, yet are open-minded and support the chosen path

Education and Experience

Education:

• Matric (Essential)
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems (Essential)

Minimum Experience:              

• Minimum 5 years’ experience successfully managing projects to implement digital software solutions. (Essential)
• 2 to 3 years’ experience building user interfaces (UI’s) with a track record in creating client journey’s in both the app and web screen designs. (Essential)
• In-depth A deep understanding of the technical stacks, across the Insure App, WSP, DDID, Web and Native environments. (Advantageous)

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   
                             
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.