Technical Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

Asset and Liability Management application

• Plan technical deliverables (including system enhancements and upgrades) to meet project requirements within the allocated budget and schedule.

• Collaborate across multiple application teams to manage technical dependencies and oversee the development of required enhancements.

• Plan, monitor, and manage risks and issues related to technical delivery.

• Provide regular technical delivery status updates to the Project Manager (PM), Program Manager, and Team Lead.

• Partner with System Analysts, Functional Business Analysts, and SMEs to gather, understand, and finalize functional and technical requirements.

• Provide system inputs during the specification phase (e.g., effort estimation, high level delivery plan, impact assessment).

• Work closely with Architects and Development Leads to ensure solution design adheres to enterprise architecture principles, security, and control standards.

• Partner with the Test Manager to ensure successful completion of System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance/load testing, and application security testing with high quality outcomes.

• Prepare and manage the technical implementation plan across application teams, coordinating activities to ensure smooth production cutover and effective post implementation support.

• Escalate issues that may impact the project schedule in a timely manner and propose viable workarounds or resolutions.

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Relevant professional or technical certifications are advantageous but not mandatory.

• Strong knowledge of SAS tools and SAS development background; experience with SAS Viya is preferred.

• Working experience on Linux platforms is preferred.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Experience leading technical delivery teams in complex enterprise environments.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, especially when engaging senior RISK management stakeholders.

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non technical stakeholders.

• Results driven, proactive, and able to manage concurrent initiatives in fast paced environments.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Strong technical knowledge of SAS and Linux platforms.

• Good business domain knowledge in at least one area (e.g., Treasury, Retail Banking).

• More than 15 years of proven experience in developing and delivering global or regional IT capabilities within a multinational or regional organization, with experience in managing budgetary responsibilities.

• Over 8 years of leadership experience managing IT delivery teams.

• Strong communication skills with technical stakeholders.

• Experience in the banking industry is preferred.

• Experience in implementing large scale, high availability applications or leading major project implementations.

• Knowledge and experience with service oriented technologies.

• Results oriented with a strong focus on delivery.

• At least 8 years of hands on systems development experience, including coding, creating functional and technical specifications, system development, and testing.

• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Highly effective in communicating with technical stakeholders and proficient in communicating with non technical stakeholders.

• Strong problem solving skills, analytical capabilities, systems thinking, and solution design skills.

Key Domain/ Technical Skills
• SAS and Linux platforms.

• Business domain knowledge in at least one area (e.g., Treasury, Retail Banking).

• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).