IT Area Lead Financial Markets UK (Director)

Department Overview:
ING Wholesale Bank in the UK is a dynamic and challenging environment. The Information Technology department is accountable for IT services consumed not only by the UK but also other ING Wholesale Bank locations. 

The Financial Markets UK IT Area consists of approximately 50 engineers responsible for Application Development, Maintenance, and support across a range of products used by the Bank’s Financial Markets business. The Financial Markets landscape is rapidly going through a process of digitization, adopting new financial markets specific technologies, and developing functionality to facilitate eTrading, meeting regulatory requirements and enhancing the Front Office user experience.

We operate according to a Scrum Agile delivery process and are passionate about developing our engineering capability to ensure our services are delivered efficiently and securely.  

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:

You will work in the dynamic environment of the Global Tribe - Financial Markets & Group Treasury, (FMGT) reporting locally to the UK Head of IT as part of the Tech Leadership Team. Managing & developing the Chapter Leads, Chapters and Squads in your Area, responsible IT delivery and IT-related decisions ensuring stability and reliability of the IT services provided.

Through working with your squads, service providers and the wider FMGT tribe you will contribute to our goal to ensure a Safe and Compliant Bank. This will be achieved through governance, service management and adherence to the Bank’s IT Risk Management Model delivering secure operations, regular control evidencing and testing. You will develop the Risk culture mindset amongst your Chapters.

• Planning and managing the budget & resources of the IT Area, proactively monitoring your own budget and aligning with your counterparts.

• Identifying and adopting applicable changes in the market with regards to innovation, time to market, procedures, processes, and methods to stay one step ahead.

• Ensuring a safe and compliant bank from an IT perspective (IT custodianship) by guaranteeing that all assets in scope comply with the risk management model.

• Working with peers and the Global Financial Markets & Group Treasury tribe to define and implement the IT strategy for Financial Markets and ensuring adoption of ING One Agile Way of Working, nurturing IT maturity and craftsmanship.

• Responsible for sourcing of the IT Area Financial Markets UK: steering on correct staffing and people development for the IT Area, both internal workforce & sourcing with partners, defining and optimizing sourcing strategy.

Your day-to-day:

• Act as an ambassador for the Agile way of working responsible for effective collaboration in your area and in the wider organization.

• You provide people-oriented management and focus on growth of the Chapter leads and technical engineers.

• Encourage and coach Chapter Leads to continuously develop their capabilities and skill sets and that of their squads.

• Oversees overall IT maturity in chapters and drive continuous craftsmanship development in your area.

• Contribute to the IT strategy with proper IT Landscape for your area in line with the strategy to realize the purposes of the Tribe.

• Identify and adopt applicable changes in the market with regards to innovation, time to market, procedures, processes, and methods used in your area.

• Ensure a safe and compliant bank from an IT perspective.

• Manage the budget for your area, contracts, vendor relationships and act as IT Custodian for applications.

• Ensure stability and reliability of the IT Landscape (including the IT architecture of your IT assets).

Career Potential
ING is a global bank operating in the Wholesale and Retail Banking environments. The Tech organisation is also global and. In this role you will play a pivotal part in the strategy and delivery of critical IT Services and therefore opportunities are wide ranging.

Candidate Profile

Qualification/Education 

• Essential: Degree level in a relevant academic field, or demonstratable practical experience in a relevant area.

• Desirable: Relevant qualifications in covering Financial Markets & associated technology, Agile delivery and development, Information Security & Risk Management

Experience/Knowledge

• Senior leader with a proven track record in successfully managing teams throughout the complete project lifecycle in an Agile organization with a focus on Service quality.

• Experience of IT Risk Management 

• Working understanding of Financial Services

Who are we looking for?

• You can lead and develop teams of highly skilled engineers.

• A clear communicator, able and willing to delegate and motivate. 

• You’re able to set a vision and manage conflict with integrity, fairness, and a positive attitude.

• You are a team player. Teamwork is core to the success of ING Engineers. 

• Within the multidisciplinary teams in which you work, you can use arguments that appeal to the people taking part in the discussion and you present your arguments in measured doses at crucial moments., you influence higher management and different stakeholders.

You are an Orange Code role model: 

o    You are always a step ahead
o    You take it on and make it happen
o    You help other be successful

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