Robotics Process Automation (RPA) Lead (Manager/Senior Manager) at BDO South Africa

Responsibilities and Main Duties:

• The key role of the Robotics Process Automation (RPA) Lead is to effectively manage and develop the RPA function within the Digital Advisory division by enabling the automation of manual processes and workflows for external clients and expanding the RPA practise. The incumbent will work closely with the Digital Advisory team to:
• Defines RPA development methodology and testing practices/standards
• Defines the RPA learning path for RPA modelers
• Setup and manage an RPA Centre of Excellence for clients
• Responsible for assignment, delegation and management of the RPA team to prioritized automation candidates
• Participates in design authority review sessions
• Participates in the automation candidate evaluation and prioritization process
• Identify process automation work within existing account and from new accounts
• Serves in Digital Advisory leadership team to provide guidance with formulating long-range development and growth plans for the RPA capability
• Define and manage projects to implement core RPA program capabilities, aspects of the operating model, RPA standards or measure adherence to RPA standards
• Ensures RPA work products are delivered in a timely manner and are of high quality
• Collaborates with business, compliance and technology to plan, manage and track projects evolving risks and issues
• Manage and develop RPA team members
• Defines and track metrics related to project or program and the overall RPA roadmap
• Reports progress on a regular basis to stakeholders and partners
• Documents and update materials for the RPA steering committee within client accounts

Requirements    
Qualifications:

• Degree in Informatics or Computer Science or similar
• RPA certification added advantage

Experience:

• 3-4 years experience in a client facing position directly related to leading RPA implementations and growing RPA accounts minimum of 2 years experience hands on experience programming automation software set up and manage at least two (2) RPA Centres of Excellence
• 4-6 years application development experience and leading multiple development and testing teams (preferred)

General Competencies:

• Demonstrated strong project management and team management skills
• Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage competing deadlines effectively
• Demonstrated strong problem solving and interpersonal skills
• Deadline oriented and able to prioritise own work
• Client-centric solution mindset
• Sound risk and control knowledge and understanding
• Good grasp of the value of Automation for businesses
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Technical Competencies:

• Developer/Project Manager/Lead (or similar) certification in at least one RPA platform
• Process automation expertise with at least Blue Prism, UiPath or Automation Anywhere
• Proficient with MS Office package e.g. MS Excel, MS Word and MS Powerpoint
• General development, testing and implementation of software solutions (SDLC)
• Identification and mapping of manual processes and innovative automation of these

Behavioural Competencies:

• Continuous learning mindset
• Curious and innovative
• Consistently delivers high quality work
• Ability to meet deadlines (reliable and dependable)
• Proven application of providing guidance to junior members of the project team
• Demonstrates readiness to take decisions
• Displays initiative and takes accountability for delivery of own work
• Supervises and monitors adherence to deadlines for self
• Attention to detail
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Sound mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
• Strong client delivery focus
• Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
• Focus on quality and risk
• Sound problem solving ability

Closing Date: 29th, March 2022