AVANSE - Head - Engineering & Digital Initiatives

Act as the owner and custodian for technology strategy, technology operations and technology compliance

Key Responsibilities:

Key Partnerships:

- Work with Stakeholders to provide sound IT support for the entire IT Applications ( Core and Digital) internally and externally.

- Engage with partners in ensuring timely and effective delivery of user requirements across all core applications

Delivery methodologies.

- Establish technology standards and support various businesses in new product development and existing product enhancements.

- Own and direct the architecture, implementation and execution of an enterprise-wide datawarehouse set up

Operations:

- Work closely with Deputy CTO / CTO on short-term and long-range IT planning and budget development to support strategic business goals.

- Reduction in cost of operations by leveraging the digital shift

- Drive the IT governance framework on New product development/enhancement and release management

- Ensure technology related issues are addressed in a timely and cost-effective manner

- Develop, track and control annual operating capital budgets for application development and IT operations

- Responsible for Vendor Management, Procurement, SLA definition and contract negotiations

People Management:

- Develop and build capabilities in the technology organization over the short term (current year) and the long term.

- Transform the existing team into a highly effective engineering function, including upgrading and reorganizing talent as required.

Key Accountabilities:

- Define and improve the architecture of the organization's technology landscape

- Act as the owner and custodian for technology strategy, technology operations and technology compliance and lead digital initiatives

- Drive the enterprise wide Data warehouse strategy and implementation

- Focus on New Emerging Technologies on Enterprise Data warehouse which can support scale and are cost effective

- Application support to users as per defined SLA

- Effective demand management of users requirements by putting in an effective prioritization framework aligning with business objectives

- Build a future-proof technology organization - Envision the business and operating environment of tomorrow and build capabilities in alignment to those.

- Support business alignment in the context of evolving business needs, and provides a sound, flexible foundation for rapid future growth

- Enable the growth of the organization into newer verticals & business lines

- Maintaining a competitive advantage and leveraging the Digital Ecosystem

Required Experience:

- Minimum 15+ years of experience in the Technology function

- Experience in the Financial Services sector - NBFC preferred

- Experienced in implementation of large IT Digital transformational projects and providing technology support for new Lines of Businesses / expansion of branches

- Knowledge on Enterprise DatawareHouse Architecture is a must

- Knowledge of Cloud technologies especially AWS preferred

Required Qualification:

- Bachelor Degree (Computer Science or Information Technology)

Technical Competencies:

- Strong technology experience (web technologies, mobile technologies, enterprise architecture, cloud technologies, microservices, Devops )

- Strong project management skills

- Team management and development

- Strategic orientation

- Analytical skills

Behavioral Competencies:

- Strategic Orientation

- Customer Centricity

- Execution Focus

- Collaborative Approach

- People Excellence

Personal Attributes:

- Influencing Skills

- Strong interpersonal skills / Collaborative skills

- Passion for excellence and leadership to inculcate a strong work culture

- Excellent decision making Ability