Job Description

Purpose of the Role

To manage the efficient delivery of large-scale technical projects and capabilities across the bank and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and expectations throughout the software product lifecycle, adhering to agreed time, budget and quality requirements.

Accountabilities

• Management of Delivery, Resource Allocation, and Improvement: Management of the delivery, resource allocation, and improvement of complex technical project capabilities across the bank using Agile/Scrum methodologies for planning, stand-ups, demos, retrospectives, and the execution of sprints.
• Collaboration with Customers and Business Teams: Collaboration with customers and business teams to manage and implement customer trails to support the proposal of technically feasible solutions, and effort and timeline expectations.
• Collaboration with Engineering Teams: Collaboration with software engineers, quality teams, product managers, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality products and features through the software project lifecycle aligned to the bank's objectives, regulation, and security policies.
• Risk Management: Identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks associated with technical projects to prepare the bank for potential challenges.
• Change Management: Management of change requests and communication with stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Vendor Relations: Management of vendor relations involved in technical projects to ensure they deliver according to agreed terms.
• Continuous Learning: Stay abreast of the latest industry technology trends and technologies, to evaluate and adopt new approaches to improving deliver outcomes and to foster a culture of continuous learning, technical excellence, and growth.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Advising and Influencing: To advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
• Leadership and Team Management:
  • People Leaders: Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives, and determination of reward outcomes.
    • LEAD Behaviours:
      • L – Listen and be authentic
      • E – Energise and inspire
      • A – Align across the enterprise
      • D – Develop others
  • Individual Contributors: Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. Identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross-functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consultation on Complex Issues: Provide advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Risk Mitigation: Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Risk Management: Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Inter-Area Collaboration: Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business-aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Data Analysis: Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communication: Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence: Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.