HEAD, ENTERPRISE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT
Summary
Lead enterprise application strategy and operations for a Nigerian bank, overseeing core banking, digital banking, payments, cards, treasury, risk, and ERP systems. Drive application modernization, vendor management, integration, and availability across the bank's technology portfolio.
Job Purpose
To provide strategic leadership for the Bank's enterprise
applications portfolio, ensuring availability, performance, integration,
security, and continuous enhancement of all business-critical applications,
including Core Banking, Digital Banking, Cards, Payments, Treasury, Risk, and
ERP platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop
and execute enterprise application strategy aligned with business objectives.
- Oversee
application lifecycle management, upgrades, and enhancements.
- Drive
integration initiatives across enterprise systems and digital platforms.
- Manage
vendors, support partners, and application teams.
- Ensure
application availability, resilience, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Lead
digital transformation and application modernization initiatives.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's
Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering,
Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- Master's
Degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related
discipline will be an added advantage.
Experience
- Minimum
of 8 years' relevant experience, with at least 3 years in a
leadership role managing enterprise applications within Banking, FinTech,
Telecommunications, or a large corporate institution.
Professional Certifications
- ITIL
- PMP/Prince2
- Oracle,
Microsoft, Temenos, Finacle, or relevant application certifications