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Operations Specialties Managers
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Lead, Mentor and manage a team of Project Managers within the respective applications, ensuring effective project execution and professional development of the team members. Establish and maintain program governance frameworks, ensuring clarity in roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes. Oversee the execution of high-priority programs, monitoring progress, budgets, and risks to ensure successful outcomes. Identify and address interdependencies across projects, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Oversee respective team's IT budget management Collaborate with IT partners to identify and support technology-driven innovation initiatives. Work closely with stakeholders to facilitate MVP, including deployment, testing, and validation. Stay abreast of emerging technology trends and engaging vendors to assess the suitability of new solutions. Assist IT leadership in developing annual work and resource plans Continually manage stakeholders expectations through governance processes Deliver appropriate and effective executive level communication Provide status reporting to JRIS management regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies and communicating across leadership and relevant project stakeholders. Manage a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business Ensure the program is aligned to and supports strategic objectives Understand interdependencies between technology and business needs Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies, and critical path deliverables Job Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent, at least 15+ years of experience preferably with exposure in Banking and Finance industry and Technology environment, with at least 5 years in a leadership role Experience in system development work with prior experience in functional, technical specifications and system development Strong understanding and experience in software development cycle (Waterfall or Agile best practices) Highly effective communicating with non-technical stakeholders, proficient communicating with technical stakeholders Good problem solving, analytical, synthesis, system thinking and solutioning skills Strong negotiation skills and vendor project management skills Experience in vendor product management will be an added advantage Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus A confident and self aware leader with a high degree of independence with analytical/ problem solving ability Able to clearly articulate complex matters and provide recommendations on best course of action to be taken Full end to end project management in a lead role Executive level communication skills with excellent written and verbal communication Ability to multitask and perform well under pressure Willing to face with unexpected changes in expectations or requirements Ability to work both unsupervised and in a team orientated environment, under pressure and manage deadlines
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