MPR-14149 IT Project Manager – Mobility

To manage the implementation of technology projects and changes, provide subject matter expertise of various complexity based on an in-depth understanding of the bank’s systems, processes and functional business requirements and help design and develop technical solutions while supporting business with the management and maintenance of business systems

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Project Management and Change Delivery Management
Manage and deliver technology projects and changes by engaging with various internal and external stakeholders and adopting the project management framework to ensure projects are completed within the defined timelines and budgets in compliance with ADCB standards Manage the development, configuration, parameterisation, testing, deployment of technology changes and transition to production while extending support and guidance to business users for planning/conducting software acceptance testing
Develop and design technology solutions through business and application architecture principles and maintain efficient and agile technology for the business
Develop project approvals, RFPs, technical documents, procedures, transition documents and other project related documentation within scope of the subject matter of the project in line with the required standards
Coordinate with IT teams in planning and monitoring and adapt to changing business priorities to ensure technology changes are aligned with business requirements/priorities

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System Management
Manage the support, maintenance and availability of a portfolio of banking applications along with managing key support processes like problem management and incident management
Manage a team of application support analysts responsible for supporting a wide range of banking applications to ensure availability of relevant application systems to support business and operation needs
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Budget Management
Contribute to the preparation of the business area’s budget and manage and monitor the financial performance against the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon
Manage planning and budgeting for technology projects and coordinate and contribute for preparation of business initiated technology projects, monitoring the financial performance against the budget for the bank and its subsidiaries
Identify opportunities for the appropriate and cost-effective investment of application solutions including sourcing, purchasing and development

Minimum Experience
At least 8 years of experience in technology services with a banking industry background, with at least 5 years in a managerial capacity for management of financial applications / technical systems
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science or equivalent
Professional Qualifications
PMP/ Prince 2 certification or equivalent
ITIL certification or equivalent
Knowledge and Skills
Project management
Team management
Negotiation and mediating
Business liaison
Process optimisation
Enterprise architecture
Emerging technology
Infrastructure/operating platforms
Software testing
Software change management
Software configuration management
Application support and maintenance
Presentation and collaboration tools
Information security
Mobility and internet banking technologies
System monitoring and capacity planning
In-depth banking functionality and operations knowledge

in at least 3-5 of the following; core banking, lending, deposits, customer relationships and accounts, workflows and business processes, customer channels, payments and collection, cash management, cards and loyalty, middleware technology, business intelligence and analytics, trade finance, treasury systems, compliance and risk systems, ERP and HR systems, ATM/Pos acquiring, telephony and voice systems