Job Purpose:
The Head – Digital Delivery leads the execution and coordination of digital platform and application deliveries within the Strategy, Innovation & Digital Department. He/ She ensures timely and compliant release of platforms and ecosystem services in collaboration with internal stakeholders and third-party vendors. The Head – Digital Delivery aligns implementation efforts with product requirements, technology infrastructure, and information security standards to meet operational, regulatory, and customer needs.
Key Accountabilities:
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Oversees the day-to-day delivery of digital platforms, applications, and ecosystem services in collaboration with the Digital Factory and third-party vendors.
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Ensures timely releases, quality adherence, and compliance with delivery standards, policies, and ISMS protocols.
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Coordinates closely with Technology & PMO on shared digital infrastructure, including WAFs, firewalls, and hosting requirements.
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Maintains delivery dashboards and progress reports and escalates risks, issues, and delays to management when necessary.
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Supervises the Digital Factory operations, ensuring effective execution of build, integration, testing, and release cycles.
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Ensures delivery activities follow best practices, change controls, and release governance frameworks.
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Maintains and updates backlog and delivery timelines in alignment with the Digital Business & Ecosystems team.
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Translates product priorities into executable delivery plans and manages release coordination.
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Collaborates with Digital Business to validate that delivered features meet intended customer and business objectives.
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Coordinates digital delivery planning with PMO and ensures practices align with agile methodologies and bank governance.
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Provides timely status updates and delivery inputs to governance committees and senior management.
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Supports business case development by contributing delivery cost estimates, resource planning, and implementation timelines.
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Tracks digital delivery risks, technical dependencies, and key delivery milestones to ensure proactive mitigation.
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Ensures the Bank’s digital initiatives are executed successfully contributing directly to the strategic objectives.
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Works closely and cross functionally with Digital Business, IT, support functions, control functions and vendors to deliver new digital services and enhancements.
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Balances near-term digital delivery targets with the adoption of sustainable and scalable delivery practices.
Qualifications and Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in technology or a related field. A Master’s degree is highly preferred.
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Minimum of 7 years of experience in digital delivery, software development, or technology project management.
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Proven track record of leading large-scale innovation initiatives, integrating transformative business models and cross functional stakeholder management.
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Possesses a solid understanding of financial services, emerging technologies, and regulatory frameworks within the banking and financial industry, with particular expertise in housing and finance products and services.
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Strong understanding of banking delivery environments, security frameworks and regulatory compliance standards.
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Familiarity with Agile, DevOps and CI/CD pipelines.
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Knowledge of AI integration from prototype to production is highly desirable.
Applicants who are meeting the job requirements will be contacted.
** Applications will be accepted until 19-Oct-2025 at 2:00 P.M
Submissions received after this date and time will not be considered **