Head of Section Finance IT

Job description

**Business type**:

- Types of Jobs - IT, Digital et Data

**Job title**:

- Head of Section Finance IT - Software and Applications Domain Manager (60606)

**Contract type**:

- Permanent Contract

**Job summary**:
**The Department and position**
- In this IT Department, you are having a role of Software and Applications Manager for the IT Finance domain, where you are responsible of leading, coordinating and managing a section composed of multiple teams in charge of software engineering development and support L1/L2/L3. You ensure that all the projects, activities and tasks under the team’s responsibility are performed within quality standards, on schedule and cost-effectively.- **Main responsibilities**
- ** IT - Delivery management & Production support**
- Oversee the acquisition and development of software systems in organizational units.
- Reach agreement on plans for projects and services provided by the team
- Ensure the projects, activities and tasks under the team’s responsibility are performed within quality standards, on schedule and cost-effectively
- Oversee the development of Proof-of-Concept/ solutions and provide technical expertise on the development of software and platform features, ensuring that appropriate security and risk factors are considered.
- Manage budget and capacity allocation according to priorities communicated by functional manager
- Ensure each solution developed by the team fulfills the client needs
- Monitor the results and quality of the different software solutions and projects implemented in the organization.
- Ensure seamless project deliveries and production support for head office- **Partnership and communication**
- Analyze status reporting of team activities against the program plan or schedule
- Interface with the Head of department, head-office partners and user sponsors informed of task accomplishment, issues and status
- Serve as a focal point to communicate and resolve interface and integration issues with other teams and business partners
- Escalate issues which cannot be resolved within the team
- Provide guidance to the team based on management direction

**Supplementary Information**:

- **Setup & people management**
- o Be the leader of the Hiring strategy of your domain, having a clear control over resources performance, seniority and costs
- o Handle the salary strategy in order to be in line with global average salary objectives
- o Be responsible of recruitment, contract renewals and terminations
- o Follow up closely permanent performance and objectives in order to develop the internal talents
- o Optimize the sourcing composition (role, skills, seniority) to perform/deliver the activities under his/her responsibilities
- **Provide Team Leadership**
- o Create an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort
- o Mentor and grow managers of the domain, as well as provide a high guidance towards the technical leaders to help achieving the objectives
- o Motivate and inspire team members by setting a good example (role model) behavior consistent with words
- o Help develop team members; help resolve dysfunctional behavior
- o Strive for team consensus and win-win situation
- o Ensure discussions and decisions lead toward conclusion
- o Maintain healthy group dynamics
- o Ensure that the team members are equipped and trained effectively to participate in the team
- o Encourage innovation, creativity, risk-taking, and constant improvement
- o Recognize team member accomplishments and outstanding performance

Position location

**Geographical area**:

- Asia, Singapore

**City**:

- Singapour

**Minimal education level**:

- Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

**Academic qualification / Speciality**:
**Education & Work Experience**:

- Senior level (min. 10 years)
- Bachelors’ or Master’s degree in relevant specialities
- Computer Science
- Information Technology
- Programming & Systems Analysis
- Science (Computer Studies)

**Level of mínimal experience**:
11 years and more

**Experience**:
**Qualifications and Profile**

**Mandatory**
- Well versed with extended team management, stakeholder management
- Knowledge and/or hands on working experience a technological environment involving technical architecture and design, implementation, DevOps
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and logical skills.
- Customer service oriented and a strong team player.
- Ability to work under pressure and a commitment to solving issues.

**Good to have**
- Exposure to Data Processing and Storage technologies and architecture
- Exposure to Accounting and Financial risks (Basel 3, LCR, NSFR)

**Required skills**:
**Other Professional Skills and Mind-set**
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for both team mates and management
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Organization management skill to readapt organization when necessary
- Proficient software developme