Senior Software Development Manager \ Vice President
Senior Software Development Manager/Vice President
Leading global financial services organisation, are looking for a Senior level Software Development Manager to place in a newly created role of Vice President for Core Processing Development.The role will be based in Prague.
This high visibility leadership position is responsible for defining requirements for delivery of overall products and services, and specifically designing, building and deploying multi-generational product plans. As the companies footprint grows and demand for products and services continue to increase, this role will lead a team of c. 25+ direct and indirect product experts and project professionals to ensure timely, high quality execution delivery and effective operational management of global products to service a diverse set of global markets.
The role requires a strong combination of skills including analytical thinking, high performance execution, software development and delivery expertise, negotiation, communication and vendor management. Knowledge of the payments industry, including merchant acquiring and issuing, would be an advantage.
Responsibilities:-
Creation and execution of a 3-5 year Core Processing technology platform roadmap, incorporating best practices to aid in development across regions and consolidate product catalogue.
Delivery and execution of top priority Core Processing platform software, system and architecture projects, including
requirement analysis with internal and external customers
solution architecture and design
maintaining solution design documentation
creating interface specifications for new interfaces to the Authorisation Centre
producing transaction statistics
production support
reducing time to market for end-to-end development
Establish and lead governance for technical and solution architecture, software development processes and implementation, development tooling, and capacity management and resource allocation to allow effective product prioritisation.
Scaling the development capacity through use of near-shore or off-shore partners to provide flexible sourcing capabilities to meet customer demands.
Multi-regional relationship management to partner with Global regions on requirements and plans to expand value chain.
Monitor the competitive landscape - traditional, nontraditional and new technologies, such as lean and agile processes.
Direct, indirect and Matrix line management of team of c. 25+ individuals including senior leaders and business analysts.
Build business cases, obtain buy-in, secure funding and kick start initiatives; vendor management for dealing with services, changes, licensing changes, invoices etc.
Collaborate with the Leadership Team to jointly deliver on our overall strategy.
Experience/Skill Required:-
10 years of IT/business experience in leading the software development and delivery of high performing and quality software products, preferably in the payments industry, but not mandatory. Payments products include acquiring, issuing, POS, E-commerce.
Bachelor's degree from college or university
Experience and track record in leading teams in a complex and matrixed resource environment to project execution
Experience in executing via partnerships, inclusive of negotiating resources, time, expenses, joint development and plan execution.
Ability to oversee multiple projects and initiatives concurrently. Project management and vendor management skills are highly desirable.
Senior level presentation and communication skills.
Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while operating within a team environment.
Embody leadership principles: demonstrate courage and resolution; encourage teamwork, integration and inclusion; execute the global strategy; inspire and empower; operate with a sense of urgency.
Please apply now for a detailed discussion!