First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria’s largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi. Since its establishment in 1894, FirstBank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on the fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, risk management and leadership. Over the years, the Bank has led the financing of private investment in infrastructure development in the Nigerian economy by playing key roles in the Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation schemes. With its global reach, FirstBank provides prospective investors wishing to explore the vast business opportunities that are available in Nigeria, an internationally competitive world-class brand and a credible financial partner. The Bank has been named "The Best Bank Brand in Nigeria” four times in a row - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 - by the globally renowned "The Banker Magazine” of the Financial Times Group; and "Most Innovative Bank in Africa” in the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards 2014. FirstBank’s brand purpose is to always put its customers, partners and all stakeholders at the heart of its business, even as it is poised to standardise customer experience and excellence in financial solutions across Sub Saharan Africa, in consonance with its brand vision "To be the partner of first choice in building your future”. Our brand promise is to always deliver the ultimate "gold standard” of value and excellence. This commitment is anchored on FirstBank’s inherent values of passion, partnership and people, to position our customers first in every respect.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supervise the successful completion of all work assigned to the Workflow & Enterprise Application Development Unit.
- Assign work to team resources, balancing workload appropriately.
- Work with EA office to ensure compliance of data and information with defined blueprint and standards.
- Consult with relevant stakeholders to understand their data and reporting needs.
- Direct the development of accurate estimates for work request delivery and application support services.
- Manage an application team to deliver services according to defined service level commitments.
- Lead the development, building, configuration and unit testing of Workflow & Enterprise Application solutions from conceptualization through stabilization using various computer platforms.
- Ensure that solutions meet requirements outlined in the design documentation.
- Ensure accuracy and timeliness in delivery of reports.
- Review technical constraints and performance issues of Enterprise solutions.
- Assist in planning the introduction of new application systems.
- Manage and report on progress of team tasks and objectives.
- Monitor and measure effectiveness of maintenance and development processes.
- Manages expectations of the team’s internal and external customers.
- Communicates clearly the Application team goals, organizational philosophies, and policies and procedures to the Application team.
- Coordinates and facilitates the creation of Workflow & Enterprise solutions development documentation.
- Improves the Workflow & Enterprise systems by studying current practices; designing modifications.
- Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports.
- Serve as a member of the IT Services and Supplier Relationship Committe.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
- Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business /IT related discipline
- Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage
Experience
- 8+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions
- 6+ years of management experience with 2+ years spent in senior management role
- Experience on Enterprise solution architecture and Design
- Familiarity with Cloud Solution architecture and Design
Method of Application
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