Senior Manager

Job Description

- Hold direct responsibility for implementing Risk systems related to Regulatory and Digitization initiatives within the Risk Management division.
- Plan, manage, execute, track, and implement both functional and technical requirements in the Risk domain.
- Oversee and monitor multiple workstreams to ensure smooth project execution and delivery.
- Ensure effective application management and production stability following change deployments.
- Drive stakeholder management by maintaining strong collaboration across business, IT, and support teams.

Project Delivery

- Lead and govern project execution across the full SDLCplanning, analysis, development, testing, and support.
- Ensure timely delivery of milestones within scope, budget, and quality expectations.
- Drive adherence to non-functional requirements and maintain proper documentation standards.
- Review and finalize solution architectures in collaboration with teams like Architecture, Data, ISG, and Security.
- Provide strategic direction and technical guidance to teams without direct involvement in execution.

Change Delivery

- Ensure successful delivery of application enhancements and change requests.
- Monitor project timelines and risk mitigation strategies.
- Oversee coordination across IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver bug fixes and feature upgrades.

Application Ownership

- Take ownership of Risk domain applications in the cluster.
- Be accountable for application stability, performance, and operational resilience.
- Drive resolution of critical production issues, root cause analysis, and preventive action planning.
- Establish a roadmap for future upgrades and scalability of the application landscape.

Innovation And Continuous Improvement

- Identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and process improvements.
- Encourage adoption of modern tools and methodologies across the delivery teams.
- Drive innovation by applying trending technologies to solve business problems effectively.

Stakeholder And Relationship Management

- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across business and technology.
- Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for leadership and cross-functional teams for application health, delivery status, and escalations.
- Over 10 years of total experience in the technology domain within Banking and Financial Services, managing and implementing risk-related applications like OFSAA IFRS9, Financial Spreading- Spreadsmart, App4legal
- Strong techno-functional expertise in OFSAA IFRS9, Basel, Financial Spreading tools (Spreadsmart), App4Legal, or similar analytical solutions.
- Proficient in Oracle, SQL Server with strong knowledge in Data transformation techniques and writing SQL and PL/SQL codes
- Hands-on experience in data warehousing technologies and tools like Informatica and OFSAA.
- UNIX shell scripting experience is an added advantage.

Additional Skills Desired

- Excellent communication skills
- Effective team player
- Strong analytical thinking abilities
- Proven stakeholder management capabilities
- Solid understanding of project management methodologies

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