Head of Project Development / IT Solutions

Bahraini Nationals

The role holder is responsible for leading the planning, implementation, and introduction of Information Technology related projects for new systems and technologies, as well as implementing quality assurance standards and measures for the IT services within the Bank. The role holder is also responsible for overseeing proper design and implementation of software and will be responsible for the second level support of the banking application and the in-house developed products.

Responsibilities :

• Plans resource availability for Information Technology projects in alignment with business requirements including IT consultants / vendors.
• Manages all aspects of project delivery including defining project scope, specifying deliverables, estimating project duration, effort and cost, resource management, managing project budget, creating detailed project plans, and managing change requests.
• Directs team strategies such as knowledge sharing, rotation across technologies / applications, and observatory studies of business operations.
• Ensures that support requests are solved within budget and meet defined expectations. Oversees evaluation and selection of vendors in alignment with business needs.
• Directs the scheduling of cost and quality management during execution of projects involving vendors.
• Aligns program plan for all the large initiatives in IT.
• Manages project resources including technology, people, and logistics, planning and project schedules.
• Oversees the design, configuration, and testing of new processes and ensures that they are incorporated into the application systems as per business requirements.
• Oversees and manages implementation of IT projects and ensures timely roll-out.
• Conducts the main responsibilities of the relevant quality function including Test Management, Process Improvement, Problem Management, Change Management, Service Level Management, Release Management, Configuration Management, and Project Quality.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

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