Job Description

Exciting 12-Month Contract Opportunity: Application Manager in Consulting
In this pivotal role, you''''ll be at the forefront of managing and enhancing our client''''s application landscape. You''''ll oversee a diverse technology environment, ensuring the smooth operation, reliability, and security of business-critical applications. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact and contribute to the success of a dynamic organization.
What You''''ll Be Doing:

• Application Leadership: Take ownership of the full application lifecycle, from development and maintenance to seamless integration.
• Strategic Vision: Contribute to the development and implementation of a technology roadmap, balancing existing systems with modern solutions.
• Alignment & Governance: Ensure application strategies align with business goals, security protocols, and regulatory requirements.
• Performance & Availability: Maintain high levels of application availability, scalability, and performance.
• Team & Vendor Management: Lead and mentor a team of technical professionals, and manage relationships with external technology vendors.
• Development & Integration Oversight: Oversee application development, ensuring best practices are followed and smooth integration between systems.
• Compliance & Security: Ensure applications adhere to financial regulations and internal governance policies, and contribute to robust security measures.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor application performance, lead incident resolution, and identify opportunities for process and technology enhancements.

What You''''ll Bring:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in application development and management.
• 3+ years of leadership experience, ideally within a financial services or banking environment.
• A Bachelor''''s or Master''''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Solid experience managing a range of applications, including legacy and modern systems, as well as third-party vendor applications.
• A strong understanding of technologies relevant to financial services, including security and compliance.
• Experience with application integration.
• Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional development teams.
• Excellent skills in prioritizing tasks, managing projects, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with both technical teams and business stakeholders.