Zarina Halday

Old Mutual is my university. The culture is that of constant learning, sharing and changing. At the heart of it all is our clients. I am a proud client and Mutualite (yes it is a thing!). My favourite work place is Mutualpark. It is a city filled with diversity. People, languages (spoken and coded), platforms, technology and off course food :0). South Africans have always been able to compete and win at world events and it is no different for our Mutualites. Our team just won an award for best firewall implementation in the WORLD!!! CHANGE happens for a reason. I started my journey to the new world in May 2019. The actual work is only really starting now. So in between I gave back by adding value to the new money world. I love helping people (in my nature). Driving projects and incidents to resolution in a sustainable manner was my aim. At the end of the day whether you in the old or new world, how you engage with people does not change. You get more out of life is you NICE! My management experience in a nutshell : PEOPLE - operational team, partners, clients, management(senior/executive) PROCESS - ITIL, SDLC, Security access, Vendor Management, Audit, Performance management and LEAN. FINANCE - Projects(time/cost/quality), People(recruitment/salary/etc) and Team(within parent team structures). DELIVERY/CUSTOMER - Work types : Projects, Enhancements, Extracts, Consultancy, Maintenance & Support, Business Support etc. Customer Led, Customer engagement, Management Board meetings, Prioritization. All of the above in line with Company Goal, Vision & Values. Exciting times for us, our values are evolving with the times.

Started as a developer/programmer in COBOL IDMS world. Was a team leader and then in 1995 moved to Objectstar(HURON) development. Various systems : Money Collections and Disbursements on behalf of various lines of business. OMEGA1, PIP, GENS, Flexi, Totals. Performed various roles in the project build and production support areas. Worked in the Huron (now Objectstar) research & development department. Was an Objectstar trainer approximately 2 years.

Skipper Young American Men's & Boys outfitters. A family business that allowed us to work weekends & holidays. We had to do everything from packing, stock taking to serving customers. Great retail skills and people skills acquired.

Studied Computer Data Processing. Worked in administration department adhocly.