IT Area Lead

The Opportunity  

The opportunity is for an IT Area Lead in the Retail Tech Netherlands Manila space. This is a growing area of over 150 engineers spread across different domains including Mortgages, Channels, Payments, Current Accounts, Consumer Loans, Customer & Data, and Core Bank. As ITAL you will be responsible building strong self-managing engineering teams, enabling successful delivery of key initiatives within your scope, and actively driving the development and maturity of engineers in your care.

Your Key Responsibilities 

• Support timely onboarding of engineer demands from Tech NL, while maintaining high engagement level and minimal attrition.
• Work as a part of a global management team of IT Area Leads to ensure feasibility and delivery of QBRs in line with the Bank’s strategy and KPIs.
• Actively push for craftsmanship and skills development of your chapter leads and their teams within your area.
• Functional IT Custodianship of applications – keeping IT Risk within Risk Appetite and a focus on resiliency where KPIs (like availability) and other Service Level Objectives are met.
• Collaborate with other ITALs in the other tech organizations in Manila to drive synergies in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Managing budgets, contracts and working within the internal service and sourcing framework.

Your Profile (Desired Skills & Experience) 

• Degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field.
• Additional certifications related to agile delivery or IT management is a plus.

• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role.
• Previous experience as a tech engineer.

• Knowledge of retail banking products is a plus. 
• A proven track record of building, growing sizable global teams.
• You have very good stakeholder management experience.

• You are passionate about growing and developing technical people. 

• You have good verbal and written communication and presentation skills.  

• You love technology and naturally stay up to date on relevant new developments. 

• You have experience in a multi-cultural environment, and you easily get on with people from different backgrounds.