Head – Capacity and Demand Management at Equity Bank Kenya

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Industry: Banking
Description: Equity Bank Limited (The "Bank”) is incorporated, registered under the Kenyan Companies Act Cap 486 and domiciled in Kenya. The address of the Bank’s registered office is 9th Floor, Equity Centre, P.O. Box 75104 - 00200 Nairobi. The Bank is licensed under the Kenya Banking Act (Chapter 488), and continues to offer retail banking, microfinance and related services. The Bank has subsidiaries in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Tanzania. Its shares are listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange. Equity Bank was founded as Equity Building Society (EBS) in October 1984 and was originally a provider of mortgage financing for the majority of customers who fell into the low income population. The society’s logo, a modest house with a brown roof, resonates with its target market and their determination to make small but steady gains toward a better life, seeking security and advancement of their dreams. The vast majority of Africans have historically been excluded from access to fin
Job Description

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Develop and govern the Group-wide Capacity & Demand Management framework aligned to ITIL v4, COBIT 2019, and SAFe.
  • Forecast and align demand across projects, regulatory initiatives, business operations, and transformation programs (12–24 month horizon).
  • Plan and optimize capacity for infrastructure, cloud, licensing, human resources, and delivery teams to ensure cost-effective scaling.
  • Govern the demand lifecycle through intake boards, prioritization councils, and reporting forums across all subsidiaries.
  • Provide executive visibility with monthly and quarterly Supply vs Demand reports, dashboards, and performance insights.
  • Coordinate subsidiaries and shared services to ensure equitable, efficient, and transparent resource allocation.
  • Support financial planning by linking capacity forecasts to budgeting, hiring, licensing, and workload balancing.
  • Embed risk and compliance scenarios (DR/BCP, regulatory changes, supplier risks) into capacity and demand models.
  • Leverage data and tooling (PPM, ITSM, FinOps, observability) to automate reporting and ensure single-source-of-truth data quality.
  • Drive continuous improvement through stakeholder engagement, training, and adoption of standardized processes and scorecards.

Qualifications

  • SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) or Agile Portfolio Practitioner.
  • COBIT 2019 (Foundation/Design & Implementation) or CGEIT.
  • PMP or PgMP.
  • FinOps Practitioner (for cloud cost planning and optimization).

Experience

  • 10+ years in IT operations, service management, or strategic planning, with 5+ years in senior roles leading capacity and demand management in regulated, multi-entity organizations (preferably banking/financial services).
  • Demonstrated success in establishing enterprise-wide demand management frameworks or Service Integration Offices (SIO).
  • Strong track record in shared services governance, resource optimization, and financial planning across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
  • Hands-on expertise with PPM/ITSM platforms (e.g., Clarity, Jira, ServiceNow), Agile at scale planning, and cloud cost optimization (FinOps).
  • Proven ability to influence and coordinate across matrixed teams, subsidiaries, vendors, and executive stakeholders.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time

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