Head of European Applications

Head of European Applications

This is a one-year management role, reporting to the head of the Technology Division for the oversight of the European Application Department within Technology.

This role will suit someone with a strong technical and commercial background as a Head of Technology, CIO/CTO with an investment bank.

The area represents around 40 headcounts. It covers Development & Support for all key business applications and especially the solutions used to process the front to back trade lifecycle.
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate senior experience as head of Technology or CIO type roles with strong technical background overseeing the department and specifically striving for improving Tech standards and organisational setup.

The overall objective for this hire is to change the organisation for the better and develop and improve the teams.

Skills and Experience Required:

Substantial experience as Technology senior manager either as Head of Technology or CIO demonstrating within an Investment Banking environment

Strong technical expertise helping the department refine its tech. stack and architecture - A software engineering background is ideal.

Well rounded and balanced personality considering wider context and strategic factors when assessing, recommending and implementing change

Responsibilities:

• Audit, recommend, implement Tech. & Tech. Architecture improvements
• Audit, recommend, implement Technology processes improvements
• Improve mindset ensuring balance approach between delivery vs. control
• Mentor direct reports as well as wider department management team to develop the management structure
• Audit, recommend, implement organisational related improvements

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.