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Group Head, ICT and Smart Mobility Systems
2026-08-12T10:39:07+00:00
KPMG
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Computer & IT, Management, Transportation & Logistics
KES
MONTH
2026-08-21T17:00:00+00:00
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KPMG is a professional service company, being one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. Seated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, KPMG employs 174,000 people and has three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory.

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  • Lead the Group’s ICT and Smart Mobility Strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and growth ambitions.
  • Drive digital transformation, innovation, automation, data analytics, cloud technologies, and customer-centric solutions.
  • Advise the Board and Executive Management on emerging technologies, cybersecurity, and digital trends.
  • Oversee technology roadmaps that support operational efficiency, business growth, and future readiness.
  • Establish and maintain ICT governance frameworks, policies, standards, and controls across the Group.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory, legal, and industry requirements.
  • Lead ICT risk management, cybersecurity oversight, audits, and remediation activities.
  • Ensure effective governance of technology investments, projects, digital initiatives, and information assets through appropriate decision-making and oversight structures.
  • Provide strategic leadership for the Group's cybersecurity programme to protect information assets, technology infrastructure, operational systems, and digital platforms.
  • Establish and maintain cybersecurity policies, standards, controls, and monitoring mechanisms.
  • Ensure compliance with data protection, privacy, and information governance requirements.
  • Promote data governance, analytics, and business intelligence to support data-driven decision-making.
  • Oversee ICT infrastructure, enterprise systems, networks, cloud platforms, and digital services.
  • Drive technology architecture, modernization, cloud adoption, and infrastructure investment initiatives.
  • Ensure reliable, secure, and scalable technology services that support business operations.
  • Monitor ICT performance, service delivery, and technology risks, regularly report to Executive Management and the Board
  • Develop and implement the Group's ICT sourcing, vendor management, and technology partnership strategy.
  • Lead negotiations and governance of major ICT contracts, enterprise licensing agreements, managed services, technology outsourcing arrangements, and strategic partnerships.
  • Evaluate and approve technology vendors, solutions, and service providers based on strategic alignment, technical capability, scalability, security, risk, and value for money.
  • Establish and maintain Group-wide disaster recovery, business continuity, and technology resilience frameworks to safeguard critical business operations and information assets.
  • Ensure regular testing and review of disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
  • Ensure critical systems, infrastructure, and digital services achieve agreed availability, recovery, and resilience objectives.
  • Provide strategic leadership, direction, and oversight of the ICT and Smart Mobility function.
  • Oversee the development of technology resilience strategies that minimize operational disruption and strengthen business continuity across all business units.
  • Ensure critical systems, infrastructure, and digital services achieve agreed availability, recovery, and resilience objectives.
  • Monitor emerging technology threats and operational risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
  • Master’s degree in in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Telecommunications, InformationSystems, Business Information Systems, or a related field. An MBA will be an added.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Software/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications or a related field.
  • A relevant professional certification in any of the following or related qualification: Project Management Professional (PMP), Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE2), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT).
postgraduate degree
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Vacancy title:
Group Head, ICT and Smart Mobility Systems

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Category: Computer & IT, Management, Transportation & Logistics]

Jobs at:
KPMG

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 21 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 12 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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KPMG is a professional service company, being one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, EY and PwC. Seated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, KPMG employs 174,000 people and has three lines of services: audit, tax, and advisory.

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Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: postgraduate degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, August 21 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 12-08-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 12-08-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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