Asset and Configuration Manager

Overview

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Responsibilities include extracting data from the Warehouse Dimensional Marts and designing and building front end processes that satisfy end user requirements; testing programs and processes to ensure the desired end result with strong emphasis on data and data management; obtaining data for Business / Systems Analysts to satisfy ad hoc requests; performing impact analysis; performing regression testing if required; reviewing and approving business specifications; implementing changes; retesting functionality and addressing fixes; conducting unit testing; and developing functionality per specification. Additional responsibilities focus on asset and configuration management across the IT landscape, lifecycle tracking, licensing conformance, and delivering IT services to the business.

Consolidate, track and manage physical and contractual aspects of IT assets throughout their lifecycles to support IT Service delivery and licensing conformance.

Responsibilities : Asset & Configuration Management

• Lead the creation, configuration and implementation of the asset and configuration management approach to meet business and operating needs.
• Define and implement a fit-for-purpose operating model for Asset and Configuration Management.
• Define and implement policies and procedures for Asset and Configuration Management.
• Ensure configuration items are identified, accounted, reported, verified and audited; maintain strict controls for all items; only authorised changes are made for all assets.
• Maintain up-to-date asset inventories for all technology assets.
• Assess existing asset processes; develop target state use cases, functional specifications and reports requirements.
• Ensure compliance, risk management and adherence to regulations; manage protection of intellectual property in asset management.
• Stakeholder management : build and maintain healthy internal / external relationships to meet organisational goals.
• Financial management : assist in annual forecast activities of associated expense components.
• Lead and manage audit requirements (internal and external).
• Meet with stakeholders to identify IT Asset Requirements in consultation with external vendors; build sustainable relationships with internal clients (IT) and vendors; network with IT associations to apply best practices.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure IT Asset Management services are delivered accurately and timely; engage in continuous service improvement with other IT process owners.

Results Delivery

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Process Management

Transformation, Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Service Delivery & Cost Governance

Change Management & People Practices

Actively share information with other team members regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas.

Skills & Education

Skills & Competencies

Business Insight, Collaboration, Courage, Innovation, Decision Quality, Drives Results, Accountability, Complexity

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) : Information Technology (Required)

Closing Date

28 October 2025, 23 : 59

EEO Statement

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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