Sahara Group

Technology Change & Innovation Specialist

Sahara Group  •  Lagos, NG (Onsite)  •  10 days ago
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Job Description

Accountabilities

  • Review existing applications across the organization to assess their effectiveness in meeting business requirements. Provide recommendations for enhancements, upgrades, or complete overhaul.
  • Consult with senior leadership on critical technology changes needed to improve business efficiency, productivity, and adaptability, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy.
  • Utilize Oracle ERP expertise to assess existing systems and drive improvements.
  • Lead technological change initiatives by designing and executing structured processes for introducing and gaining acceptance of new technologies and system updates.
  • Foster a culture of innovation by identifying and evaluating new technologies that can transform business operations and provide a competitive edge.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and ensure that technology investments align with operational and strategic objectives.
  • Conduct impact analyses of potential technology changes and provide detailed plans for integrating new applications or system updates
  • Oversee the successful rollout of technology solutions, ensuring they meet established business requirements and support long-term objectives.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of the organization’s technology ecosystem and provide continuous improvement recommendations to ensure all applications deliver value.
  • Ensure adherence to industry standards and internal policies while promoting technological progress and innovation.

Minimum Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a similar discipline.
  • 5-8 years of dynamic IT experience, with a strong focus on driving strategic initiatives, managing organizational change, and fostering innovation to achieve impactful results.
  • Extensive expertise in Business and Operations Support Systems, focused on driving efficiency and enhancing business operations.
  • Practical experience with applications in the oil & gas sector, with a deep understanding of their specific technological requirements and challenges.
  • Extensive experience in change management, skilled in driving technological transformations and ensuring seamless adoption across the organization.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a talent for evaluating technology systems, identifying deficiencies, and proposing effective solutions.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, adept at engaging stakeholders and collaborating across departments to implement solutions.
  • Ability to align strategic vision with hands-on execution to achieve optimal results for the organization.

Skills & Competencies

  • Business Process Optimization: Proven ability to assess existing applications and recommend improvements that enhance business value.
  • Innovation Leadership: Strong expertise in identifying emerging technologies and driving their integration into business processes.
  • Change-Management: Proven ability to lead technology change initiatives, ensuring successful adoption and integration of new tools and systems.
  • Analytical Thinking: Strong ability to evaluate systems, identify inefficiencies, and develop data-driven solutions.
  • Oracle ERP Expertise: Strong proficiency in Oracle ERP applications and SAP HANA ERP systems.
  • Effective Communication and Relationship Building.
  • Analytical Thinking and Sound Decision Making.
  • Proactive and Solution-Oriented Mindset
  • Strong Business Orientation and Strategic Focus
Sahara Group

About Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 42 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Sahara is making a difference responsibly as a dynamic leader in various energy sub-sectors via its power (generation and distribution), downstream, midstream, and upstream businesses in key regional and global markets.

Sahara continues to explore new frontiers; creating innovative and sustainable ways of bringing energy to life responsibly through the unparalleled talent of the men and women who embody Sahara’s irrepressible spirit.

With over 5000 employees from multiple nationalities, Sahara is a uniquely diverse and inclusive organization committed to providing world-class energy solutions and promoting sustainable environmental, social, and good governance interventions across the globe.

Sahara has been at the vanguard of promoting global energy solutions in Africa, having metamorphosed from its initial focus on oil trading to an energy conglomerate renowned for championing capacity building and promoting global competitiveness in Africa’s energy sector.

Sahara continues to invest in technology, artificial intelligence, and human capital transformation as critical drivers of its systematic expansion to consolidate its status as an enterprise that creates value innovatively, responsibly, and sustainably.

Sahara’s social impact vehicle, the Sahara Group Foundation, is invested in empowering businesses one community at a time, through its unique EXTRAPRENEURSHIP model - leaving no one behind in the quest for global sustainable development.

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Lagos, NG
Year Founded
1996
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