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Flysafair careers – Manager: Digital Solutions

Manager: Digital Solutions

About the Program

Job Description

• Deliver robust, scalable, and optimised enterprise systems that enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and support digital transformation and continuous innovation.
• Lead system optimisation, enterprise integrations, automation, and digital initiatives.
• Plan and prioritise roadmaps to align with organisational needs.
• Execute and oversee project management to ensure effective initiative delivery.
• Safeguard system stability, compliance, and continuity through proactive risk management.
• Validate technical integrity and reliability via rigorous quality assurance.
• Provide management reporting to maintain visibility of progress, risks, and outcomes.
• Manage financial invoices and budgets to ensure responsible resource allocation.
• Embed scalability into systems and integrations to support growth and evolving requirements.
• Measure delivery outcomes and ROI to confirm technology investments deliver long-term business value.
• Apply system data, performance metrics, and analytics to guide optimisation and continuous improvement.
• Oversee operational performance of enterprise systems, integrations, and automation environments for stability, scalability, and compliance.
• Manage incidents, upgrades, releases, and changes to production systems to ensure reliability.
• Provide leadership and direction to the team, fostering technical expertise, knowledge transfer, and a culture of innovation and accountability.
• Promote continuous improvement by evaluating system performance, adopting best practices, and integrating new technologies.
• Encourage professional development in digital optimisation trends and technologies.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure enterprise systems support organisational priorities.
• Collaborate with vendors and partners to deliver sustainable, scalable solutions and manage contracts, licences, and SLA adherence.
• Ensure systems, integrations, and automation initiatives comply with organisational policies, standards, and regulations.
• Develop technical policies and standards governing system design, integration, and optimisation.
• Manage risks related to system security, resilience, and business continuity.
• Promote knowledge sharing, document operational practices, and maintain version control to support system stability and intellectual property.
• Ensure successful adoption of system enhancements through structured change management, user readiness, training, and support.
• Lead organisational change by driving adoption of scalable, data-informed technologies.
• Demonstrate strategic thinking, accountability, and the ability to balance innovation with risk.
• Champion innovation in automation and enterprise architecture, building cross-functional alignment to deliver stability and growth.
• Develop technical expertise pipelines and succession readiness.
• Promote responsible, sustainable, and resilient use of technology.
• Encourage data-driven decision making, transparent communication, collaboration, and structured problem-solving.
• Apply best-practice frameworks and architectural standards for stability, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

Job Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent (Essential).
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (Essential).
• Postgraduate qualification in IT, Computer Science, or related field (Advantageous).
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in IT, including at least 3 years in a managerial role (Essential).
• Experience with systems architecture, integration, and automation (Essential).
• Aviation industry experience (Advantageous).

Personal Attributes

• Professional with high integrity.
• Impeccable time management.
• Confident, self-motivated, and passionate about innovation.
• Willingness to lead, take charge, and provide direction to others.
• Committed to continuous improvement and excellence.

Application Guidelines

• Email applications will not be accepted.
• Preference will be given to members of under-represented designated groups.
• If no feedback is received within two weeks of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.

FlySafair reserves the right:

• Not to proceed with this vacancy.
• To appoint candidates based on operational requirements.

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