Quality Assurance Engineer- IT Delivery Senior Leader

IT Delivery Senior Leader

Oversees and leads teams of Engineers who design, develop, test, implement and monitor software and tools. Manages the evaluation and selection of IT vendor products. Partners with leaders to strategize and effectively shape IT demand that will deliver business impact. Provides people leadership, manages Delivery/Engineering Managers and drives outcomes across International. Builds strong collaboration with their counterpart IT leaders in in the US jointly driving department and Business OKRs. Strong relationship management. Experience leading transformation and product/automation engineering. Strong ability to manage stakeholders. Clear communication skills.

Experience in SDLC methodologies and enterprise software delivery. 

Core Responsibilities

1. Hires, evaluates, and supervises crew. Provides guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Sets performance goals, reviews performance.

2. Responsible for delivering software releases relating to the product for the business units, managing the testing, evaluation, and selection of IT vendor products. Works with business clients to determine scope, and develops environmental requirements for each project.

3. Works closely with management to develop and implement staffing and operational plans. Participates in the development of short and long term department goals. Monitors and reports on service delivery metrics and overall performance.

4. Develops and implements changes to department policies and procedures to meet changing business needs and to achieve department objectives. Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and evaluates and recommends appropriate strategies and technologies for building products and delivering services.

5. Leads quality initiatives to improve the delivery of service levels. Works with senior management in the planning, development, and execution of short and long range goals.

6. Presents status, metrics, and department initiatives at meetings with management and project peers. Develops and maintains relationships with key stakeholders to provide long-term collaborations and deliver successful business outcomes.

7. Leads the strategy and execution to build, buy, and integrate business technology solutions.

8. Ensures staff complies with information technology and information security policies and procedures, and verifies that deliverables meet requirements.

9. Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years related work experience, with at least five years of Delivery management experience.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.
• Experience in the Financial Services Industry (preferred)

This leadership role will have multiple domains within FAST including Production Support, Fund Event Testing and Divisional Platforms. Strategic Leadership & business alignment will be critical. Collaboration with US Leadership to build the journey road map key prioritization. Stakeholder Mgmt. and communications. Ability to optimize delivery models.