Director, Operational Technology Infrastructure – AngloGold Ashanti

Job Description

About the Role

AngloGold Ashanti requires a strategic and forward-thinking executive to direct and supervise all industrial technology environments enterprise-wide. The incoming professional will guarantee that every facet of the industrial technology framework—encompassing industrial networks, automation controls, and analytical platforms—remains highly secure, dependable, and completely synchronized with enterprise safety regulations, output requirements, and corporate goals. This crucial appointment facilitates the modernization and consolidation of industrial technology networks, propels digital innovation programs, and encourages fluid communication between the digital technology division, active operations, and engineering groups internationally.

This appointment manages a substantial yearly budget surpassing $2 million USD, supervising a dedicated staff of four or more personnel alongside numerous external contractors and suppliers. Furthermore, candidates will sway an extended digital technology department budget totaling an extra $2 million USD, engaging with executive leaders across international business divisions to guarantee universal benchmarks.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Direction and Performance Oversight: Direct strategic and daily activities for industrial technology assets supporting productive output, driving performance metrics to meet uptime, dependability, and safety objectives. Champion ongoing enhancement strategies centered on network resilience, hazard reduction, and upkeep streamlining, while supervising major incident resolution to protect active operations.

Partnership and Relationship Management: Form strong, credible partnerships with technology squads across head office and operational locations, delivering technical direction and uniform guidance to secure compliance with enterprise-wide benchmarks. Encourage multi-site information exchange and uniformity to boost output effectiveness and creative problem-solving.

Asset Control and Uniformity: Manage the blueprint, execution, and lifecycle progression of industrial technology holdings, securing strict maintenance, software patching, and system updates tied to change management protocols to avoid output interruptions. Direct vendor selection and oversight for contracted technical support to preserve optimal execution and agreement adherence, while fostering hardware uniformity across locations to minimize complexity and expense.

Cybersecurity, Safety, and Hazard Governance: Incorporate stringent security and safety frameworks into all industrial technology workflows, complying with enterprise and sector benchmarks. Collaborate with digital defense squads to preserve network segmentation, access restrictions, and emergency preparedness, alongside directing disaster recovery planning and conducting safety evaluations to safeguard enterprise continuity.

Governance, Compliance, and Auditing: Establish and mandate governance frameworks, uniform methodologies, and regulatory measures for industrial technology architecture, maintaining adherence to corporate, statutory, and environmental health mandates. Coordinate inspection workflows and execute corrective measures rapidly.

Project and Change Oversight: Direct international technology undertakings focusing on synchronization with operational schedules, partnering with regional project bureaus to hit targets, manage expenditures, and ensure seamless assimilation. Supervise change control mechanisms for automation networks, directing deployment and trial phases to confirm operational readiness.

Team Mentorship and Growth: Motivate, guide, and cultivate a top-tier crew consisting of central and site-based technical practitioners, nurturing an environment of teamwork, responsibility, and continuous technical mastery. Facilitate knowledge sharing to reinforce institutional management capacities.

Performance Tracking and Progression: Formulate metrics regarding availability, issue turnaround, and functionality, delivering insightful analytics and suggestions to executive stakeholders. Discover avenues to automate workflows, enhance cost efficiency, and utilize modern technological solutions for superior business outcomes.

Travel Requirements: This position necessitates routine journeys to assist enterprise assets across North America, South America, Africa, and Australia, with a typical cadence of one week monthly, equating to up to twenty-five percent travel.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering alongside active affiliation with appropriate professional bodies such as the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers or the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Applicants require more than a decade of background in operational technology, industrial automation, or control platforms, preferably within mining or heavy industrial domains, with at least five years in a senior executive capacity directing large-scale technical frameworks. Demonstrated expertise in digital innovation initiatives within the mining sector, network planning for underground and surface extraction spaces, and disaster recovery environments is essential. Exceptional competencies in operations management, process control optimization, continuity strategizing, fiscal planning, partner engagement, and project execution are necessary. Advanced credentials including a master’s degree in a technical field or business leadership, alongside formal project management certifications like PMP or PRINCE2, represent strong advantages.

How to Apply

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