IT development Manager (Technology Manager) - Paris 2 years contract -

Paris  ‐ Onsite
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Description

IT development Manager (Technology Manager) - Paris 2 years contract - immediate start.

Business driven, change & transformation leading Head of The team IT

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and direct management of The team aligned IT Development, IT support, Testing and Technical Analysis teams (located in Paris and London)

Responsible for driving the delivery and execution of the team roadmap on time, on budget and no scope

Specific responsibilities includes:

In-charge of ensuring all direct/indirect applications contributing to the daily running of The team operate effectively during and outside of business service hours; accountable for consistently meeting production performance indicators

Definition of the team IT development plan & timeline, ensuring alignment with key business priorities, objectives; Drive the continuous improvement of the development lifcycle, improving code quality and code management, reducing defects, rework and time to market.

Direct management & responsibility for the Paris & London based development teams

Functional ownership for testing plan design and execution, guaranteeing production stability, performance & resilience post change delivery.

Engagement with all key stakeholders: Business head, Risk Quants & Analysts, Product Design, Sales and Operation teams.

Providing direction & guidance to all non-The team aligned IT Teams contributing to the team service focusing on investment prioritisation & timely/coordinated change delivery (Market Data Hub, Portal, messaging infrastructure, Collateral management...)

Active management of the IT resource plan & Platform capacity, ensuring delivery as agreed with the stakeholders.

Definition and execution of IT application & infrastructure strategy in line with firmwide objectives

Exploration of innovative solution to support & enable business development (eg Cloud, ..)

SKILLS:

. Strong sense of ownership and accountability

. Entrepreneurial mindset/Self-starter/High energy level & enthusiasm

. Professionally fluent in English. Proven experience of effectively working in an English/international speaking environment

.Track record of front-to-back IT delivery (from technical analysis to testing through development) in a large, multi-platform, cross-border financial institution.

. Proven experience in leading an OTC risk, Credit Risk and trade processing IT organisation (Capital Markets or buy side).

. Capable of strong technical and architecture leadership.

. Ability to manage effectively conflicting stakeholder agendas.

. Excellent communication skills

. Experienced in transforming IT organisations (code quality, outsourcing/offshoring, vendor management,...)

Technical qualification

. Strong leader in technology, familiar with Java, web services and managed storage techniques in Oracle environment.

. Good understanding of communications technologies (IBM WebSphere, TibCo RV).

. Demonstrated ability to translate business into technical requirements.

Diplomas and experience

5+ years of technical development leadership.

5-7 years of IT team management (development, support, testing) across multiple locations.

Minimum of 3+ year technical degree from a top-tier educational institution.

Important

The team are 50 strong and mainly DEV focussed but also BA's - testing and Support.

The ideal candidate will have change and transformations background and be very good at stakeholder management., you will engage with the business and help get things done in a team that is reluctant to change or difficult with change or who don't embrace change easily.

You MUST be based in PARIS for 5 days per week for at least 1-2 years.

Need an ALL inclusive rate of travel, accommodation and so on.

UK contractors CANNOT use their UK limited for this. They will have to be seem as paying all tax, social security and so on in France, ie you will use an umbrella company who will do this for you.

Retention is circa 66%, ie you will pay 34% tax.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
1-2 yers
From
McCabe & Barton
Published at
02.08.2017
Project ID:
1391081
Contract type
Freelance
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