Apar - AVP - Treasury Technology - Trading Apps

AVP Treasury Technology-Tradding Apps

- Collaborate with leadership within Treasury and Corporate and Investment Banking to support the digital transformation strategy.

- Contribute towards the development of the cluster strategy and lead the effective implementation of the approved strategies and plans to ensure achievement of business objectives.

- Define the delivery roadmap and implementation timelines across Trading area of Treasury Technology digital transformation initiatives.

- Build the internal organizational capabilities and frameworks to enable the cluster to adopt rapid deployment techniques utilizing agile or similar methodologies.

- Manage and oversee the comprehensive cluster wide digital transformation and programs implementations approved budgets.

- Recommend and implement improvements to cluster policy and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of the assigned unit activity so that all relevant requirements are fulfilled while delivering quality and cost-effective solutions.

- Manage stakeholder relationships across all groups within Mashreq Bank ensuring alignment to common objectives and fulfillment of criteria and requirements across the various businesses and units.

- Stimulate subordinates and contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of section systems, processes and practices taking into account 'international best practice', improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.

- Serve as a "Change Champion", responsible for the realization of the Trading for treasury technology transformation vision both internally and externally.

- Job Holder needs to interact with TCM Trading desk to understand the requirement. One also must review and agree the proposed solution with users.

- One is also expected to analyze various solutions from the market and propose to the users to help grow business.

- Job Holder is expected to understand the problem from the user, get it analyzed and resolved at the earliest to avoid any business impact.

- One is also expected to interact with other group to resolve the problems as needed.

- Job Holder has the authority to take decisions to run the business for Trading Cluster from technology side.

- One also has the responsibility to make sure that there is no impact or downtime of the system in trading hours to avoid impact to business.

Operating Environment, Framework and Boundaries, Working Relationships

- Member of the development/ implementation team (including off- shore) working on assigned tasks, projects and it initiatives.

- Interacts with members and other functional teams including members of the off- shore team

- Work with team members participating in shadowing and training activities

- Adhere to information controls and security frameworks/ procedures, including change and incident management process

- Provide general administrative support to the team including meetings, knowledge transfer and activity reporting

Problem Solving:

- Resolve production incidents in a smooth and timely manner with minimal impact to business

- Put in controls and checks in place to monitor and smooth functioning of production systems

- Investigate and understand the cause of defects raised.

Decision Making Authority & Responsibility

- Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices

- Day-to-day management and ownership of key treasury systems/initiatives

- Manage the resources efficiently and prioritize system enhancement/up-grades

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

- BS/B.Tech Degree, MS/M.Tech. preferred.

- More than 12 years of experience in similar role with concrete evidence of direct management of complex end-to-end systems implementations of Programs.

- Expert knowledge of new trends in the Market as they relate to Technology and experience in implementations of these Treasury and wealth technology solutions.

- Expert in implementations methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile, and in the usage of reporting and tracking tools.

- Cross-border and cross-functional team management experience.

- A unique blend of technology acumen and strong business orientation and domain knowledge to champion and promote user requirements.

- Strong organizational, team building and leadership qualities.

- Strong Program management and general management skills.

- Driven towards the achievement of tangible goals and results with a focus on realization of value and the larger business case.

- Commercially focused with the ability to align business strategy with technology capabilities.

- Superior organizational, analytical, and presentation capabilities.

- Deep knowledge and experience in stakeholder and vendor management.

- Minimum 10-15 years banking experience, including a substantial period of program / projects implementation experience.

- Current on new technology, standards, protocols, and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital environment.

- Well versed in digital technologies, including cloud strategy, automation, and key technology / vendor solutions.

- Firsthand knowledge of new digital trends such as open APIs, microservices, and open/closed ecosystems.