IT Project Manager – Wealth Management & Private Banking

Job description / Role

IT Project Manager – Wealth Management & Private Banking

Job Location: Abu Dhabi

Salary: 26,000 AED + Benefits

Main Responsibilities:

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.

• Manage the development, configuration, parameterization, 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

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

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 capitalized 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

People Management

• Manage self and team in line with people management policies, procedures, processes and practices to ensure adherence and to maximize own and employee contribution to business performance

• Manage the effective achievement of the team’s objectives through setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing the team and providing formal and informal feedback to maximize overall performance, engagement and motivation

Policies, Process, Systems and Procedures

• Recommend and implement improvements to departmental policies, procedures and processes covering all areas of activity so that all relevant procedural requirements are fulfilled while ensuring that delivers best-in-class services, products and innovation

Customer Service

• Demonstrate Our Promise and apply the Service Standards to deliver the bank’s required levels of service in all internal and external customer interactions

Salary:
AED 26,000 to 26,800 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

Requirements

Experience & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science or equivalent

• PMP/ Prince 2 certification or equivalent ITIL certification or equivalent

• 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

• 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

About the Company

italent has been around since 2012, when we saw that businesses needed better talent solutions for their employment requirements. By focusing our efforts on quality products and services that are simple-to-use and innovative, our team brings you the best results without any unexpected additional costs and unnecessary complications. Simply put, we love helping businesses find and keep the right people.