About Organisation :

Leading player in the financial services industry offering asset and liability product solutions. Incorporated in 1990s to offer financial services to customers It enjoys market dominance in giving small loans and continues to grow by offering more banking products to its customers.

Job Title : AVP IT (DOT Net Application Development)

Profile Summary :

The AVP, Application Development oversees software development of all current customer engagement technology offerings (e.g. LOS, LMS, customer service, self-service, Mobile APP). This role will also be the key leader responsible for technical direction and strategy.

The AVP, Application Development provides thought leadership to the development team and helps set overall technical strategies to support business objectives.

Working with various business teams to understand and inform business strategy and then establishing and delivering an IT roadmap, this person is responsible for ensuring quality and timely delivery. Requires extensive collaboration with business teams and other technology leaders and must have strong impact and influencing skills and executive presence.

Key Responsibilities :

- Hands-on experience in development, design, delivery, and production support of DOT NET applications

- Familiarity with the ASP.NET framework, SQL Server, and design/architectural patterns (e.g., MVC)

- Knowledge of the .NET languages (e.g. C#, Visual Basic .NET) and HTML5/CSS3

- Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC)

- Provide overall technology leadership for agile service program and the respective teams covering cross-functional delivery skills (product definition, configuration, development, QA, and technology production support Level 3)

- Set scope and delivery expectations with business partners and internal customers; interface with all corporate and business unit leaders to communicate application delivery strategies/plans and gain collaborative support

- Remove obstacles, close gaps, and manage/mitigate risks to ensure delivery on time, on budget, and with impeccable quality

- Work closely with portfolio and IT leadership teams to provide technology leadership for refining corporate technology strategies and investments

- Ensure high quality talent, bench strength, and succession planning through best practices in recruiting, selection, training, development, and retention of IT professional staff

- Provide leadership to the quality team and deliver quality measurements to leadership; drive quality initiatives within design and development phases

Qualifications and Experience Requirement :

- 10 years of leadership experience in software development

- Experience in building and managing Agile teams

- Executive leadership experience

- Strong understanding of hardware, networking, and cloud solutions

- Bachelors degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or related field or relevant work experience