Background information about the job or company:

Pride Bank Limited is a Tier II Deposit-taking Institution regulated and supervised by Bank of Uganda (BoU). Pride offers innovative financial solutions to largely people at the base of the economic pyramid and serves its customers through 43 networked branches and 4 contact offices. Pride is an equal opportunity employer looking for competent and experienced individuals to fill the following vacancies.

Responsibilities or duties:

• Support development of the short-term and long-term Bank strategic plans
• Translate corporate strategy into actionable transformation roadmaps aligned with business priorities.
• Lead execution and tracking of major transformation initiatives, ensuring integration across departments.
• Identify and explore innovation opportunities to drive operational efficiency and customer value.
• Play a leading role in the implementation of sustainability frameworks (e.g., SSCI) as part of the transformation agenda.
• Oversee research and analysis of market trends, customer behavior, and innovation landscapes.
• Champion digital transformation across business functions, fostering adoption of new technologies.
• Drive agile experimentation and prototyping of new business models, products, and services.
• Ensure integration of digital solutions into business processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Develop and monitor KPIs for transformation initiatives, including success metrics for strategic outcomes.
• Ensure timely reporting on initiative progress, transformation health, and strategic impact.
• Coach analysts and other transformation team members on frameworks, tools, and strategic thinking.
• Facilitate collaboration across departments, aligning diverse stakeholders around transformation goals.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, change management, and continuous improvement in strategic execution.

Qualifications or requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Strategy, Technology, Finance, or a related field
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in strategic planning, innovation, digital transformation, or consulting.
• Strong understanding of strategy frameworks, change management, and emerging tech trends.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation in a structured, results-oriented environment.
• Business Acumen
• Strong understanding of financial services cybersecurity landscape, regulatory compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Strong skills in Agile Project Management with focus on cybersecurity program execution is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding and experience in securing digital banking services, mobile banking applications, and fintech platforms.

• Support development of the short-term and long-term Bank strategic plans
• Translate corporate strategy into actionable transformation roadmaps aligned with business priorities.
• Lead execution and tracking of major transformation initiatives, ensuring integration across departments.
• Identify and explore innovation opportunities to drive operational efficiency and customer value.
• Play a leading role in the implementation of sustainability frameworks (e.g., SSCI) as part of the transformation agenda.
• Oversee research and analysis of market trends, customer behavior, and innovation landscapes.
• Champion digital transformation across business functions, fostering adoption of new technologies.
• Drive agile experimentation and prototyping of new business models, products, and services.
• Ensure integration of digital solutions into business processes to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Develop and monitor KPIs for transformation initiatives, including success metrics for strategic outcomes.
• Ensure timely reporting on initiative progress, transformation health, and strategic impact.
• Coach analysts and other transformation team members on frameworks, tools, and strategic thinking.
• Facilitate collaboration across departments, aligning diverse stakeholders around transformation goals.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing, change management, and continuous improvement in strategic execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Strategy, Technology, Finance, or a related field
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in strategic planning, innovation, digital transformation, or consulting.
• Strong understanding of strategy frameworks, change management, and emerging tech trends.
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation in a structured, results-oriented environment.
• Business Acumen
• Strong understanding of financial services cybersecurity landscape, regulatory compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Strong skills in Agile Project Management with focus on cybersecurity program execution is an added advantage.
• Strong understanding and experience in securing digital banking services, mobile banking applications, and fintech platforms.