Rafeea Saib

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Group Information Technology Executive at Old Mutual Limited

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Overview

Rafeea is a Group IT Executive at Old Mutual, specializing in digital channels. She is a transformational strategist with deep expertise in accelerating DevOps adoption, cloud strategy, and Agile leadership within major South African financial institutions. People often describe her as an "extremely capable" individual and an "incredible leader".

Outside of her corporate role, Rafeea has a passion for technologys potential to solve real-world problems and create a more conscious way of living. She is interested in innovation, sustainability, and the positive societal impact of technology. In another life, she would have been an equine breeder.

She is the recipient of the first-ever Old Mutual COO Award, recognizing her leadership and collaborative approach.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Thorough Evaluator

Fast But Analytical

They are not always relationship oriented.  More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

Enterprise Transformation
Leads a Centre of Expertise focused on enterprise transformation by accelerating the adoption of DevOps and cloud practices within the financial services sector.
DevOps & VSM
Previously served as Head of DevOps and Value Stream Management at Nedbank, with a proven track record of enabling collaborative, large-scale change.
Tech for Sustainability
Believes technology's role is shifting towards inclusion, efficient use of natural resources, and preserving the world, a key topic of interest for her.

Media Appearances

IT Leadership Series: Nedbank DevOps head Rafeea Saib. Featured in TechCentral (South Africa)

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Work History

10-2023
Group Information Technology Executive at Old Mutual Limited
4-2021 - 9-2023
Head: DevOps and VSM at Nedbank
1-2019 - 3-2021
BizDevOps Engineer II at Nedbank Technology
3-2018 - 12-2018
Senior Engineer: CIO Team at Openserve
11-2016 - 2-2018
Senior Engineer: Development Laboratories at Openserve

Education

1-2018 - 11-2018
Senior Leaders Development from University of the Witwatersrand
2007 - 2011
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Exp : 13 Location : City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Job Level : N/A Designation : Group Information Technology Executive at Old Mutual Limited
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Insights For Selling To Rafeea

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rafeea is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rafeea

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rafeea move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Rafeea take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Rafeea

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