Director

Job Description : TRANSITION AND EELIVERY DIRECTOR BAHRAIN 20+ years experience Job Description -Work as part of a technology development leadership and management team, to ensure that ESDS’ technical solutions are effectively delivered, aligned to the Corporate Strategy and digital agenda, and deliver value to our customers. Solutions should be technically viable, robust, and aligned to ESDS’ architectural principles and standards. The Technical Delivery Manager reports into the Head of Technology Development and is responsible for managing multiple cross-function delivery teams, with focus on technical excellence and high-performance culture. -Manage development and delivery of technology solutions. -Support and deliver IT and Technology Development Strategy. -Ensure that technology solutions are fit-for-purpose and aligned with architectural principles, standards and roadmaps. -Consider TCO and financial impact of technology solutions, with a view to delivering value to our customers. -Develop coding and development standards, ensuring solutions are suitably assured and of quality. -Understand user requirements. -Provide technical leadership and innovation across all aspects of technology development. -Develop and maintain effective ways of working throughout the department and organization. -Lead transition of solutions to outsource partner and into live service where applicable. -Provide support and mentoring to technical team leads including talent and succession planning. -Lead and manage technical delivery resources. Key duties and responsibilities: -Responsible for the leadership and management within Technology Development, including education, mentoring, coaching and leading of teams, particularly technical team leaders and technical specialists, to promote a culture of service innovation and delivery. -To support the Technology Development Strategy to meet organisation goals and objectives, and to improve the quality of service it delivers both internally and externally. -Create and maintain a professional culture within the team, where individuals take ownership and focus on delivering excellence, quality and value for the customer and business. -Responsible for the quality and technical approach taken by teams, ensuring it aligns with Company and IT Strategy –and projects are delivered on the basis of the business value framework (value, flow quality). -To ensure that development activity aligns with ESDS technology standards, principles, architecture roadmaps, service management standards and customer experience framework. -Furthermore, to support development and definition of technical standards and approach. -Responsible for acquisition and management of talent within team, ensuring appropriate blend and breadth of skills aligned to current and future technology roadmaps. -Responsible for quality of solutions delivered, ensuring that appropriate development standards are maintained and followed including compliance with required standards including ISO27001, PCI and Data Protection. -Working across Technology Development and IT to support delivery of technical solutions and implementation of large enhancements and change initiatives. -Ensure that financial impact is considered at each stage including TCO; that procurement/financial framework is adhered to and budget impact is specified and agreed with the Head of Technology Development. -Responsible for technical design and implementation of software solutions. -Maintain detailed application and domain knowledge to support technical teams, as appropriate. -Use Agile methodologies to maintain a strong focus on delivery priorities, holding others to account for delivery, and swiftly responding to changing requirements. -Lead and develop high performing teams, supporting Agile working practices and a digital delivery culture. -Promote resilience and responsiveness in the organisation by being open and honest about challenges, and the actions required to address unexpected developments. -Gather and report detailed performance data against key indicators to generate actionable improvements to the quality of service offered. -Act as a ‘change lead’ for Digital Acceleration initiatives and other projects as and when required. -Identify, manage and seek to resolve technical risks and issues against business requirements -Build knowledge, capacity and capability within teams, promoting a culture of continuous improvement. -Proactively drive innovation with new ideas and options made available by new technology and process. -Keep up-to-date with latest technology, software development technologies and methodologies. -Accountable for the delivery of ad hoc project work and special assignments on behalf of the Head of Technology Development. -Ensure effective promotion of the ESDS IT brand and technology development brand across the organisation. Education -Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training, or work experience.

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