Head of Application -PruOne and Products

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Job Summary

As Head of Application – PruOne and Products, you are responsible for having a thorough awareness of the company's system landscape, system architecture, and related business processes to ensure that all technical deliverables are in accordance with the standards and expectations set by the business stakeholders. This role is also responsible for interacting with the regional platform team to help ensure delivery of the regional platform for the company. This position requires leading, designing, and developing a technical end-to-end framework for a local solution or any integration with partner systems or external APIs.  

Job Accountabililites

• Head of Application on the areas of PruOne and Products, covering all the applications used in this area, by providing expertise in requirement gathering & analysis, solution design & documentation, and end-to-end technology delivery of business initiatives

• Analyze current technology trends, regional technology roadmap, and internal company’s current technology state and design for future convergence and sustainability

• Document and monitor requirements needed to institute proposed updates. Prepare the technical specification and maintain the changes 

• Partner with distribution, underwriting, and product teams to deliver seamless digital journey

• Analyze problems and implement appropriate technical solutions

• Ensure that all development and implementation are compliant with IT governance policy

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performing applications

• Propose and establish a framework for necessary contributions from various departments

• Account for possible project technical challenges on constraints including, risks, time, resources, and scope

• Provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions

• Build and establish company software framework and development standards to align with regional direction

• Lead an internal development team in implementation of local in-house mobile or web app system for business needs

• Lead various technical integration with regional platforms or third-party platform system such as eWallet partner, bank partner, lead generation partner etc

• Oversee project strategies and processes 

• Develop guidelines for software testing 

• Technical support and planning for application management post go-live of business-critical applications

Job Qualifications 

• Bachelor of Science degree, preferably Major in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or Management.

• Sound knowledge on IT Application architecture, Design methodologies across multiple platforms 

• Good grip on non-functional areas like performance, scalability, human interaction, & good software design  

• Extensive knowledge/experience on SDLC processes  

• Proven experience in a leadership role within IT industry, managing teams and delivering IT projects or services 

• Strong understanding of IT principles, technologies, and trends, with a focus on areas relevant to the tribe’s domain 

• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve their potential.

• Strong strategic thinking and planning abilities, with the ability to align

• Experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban 

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to analyze complex situations and recommend appropriate solutions 

• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines                                           

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