Key Responsibilities

Accountabilities

This role ensures that the application estate is stable, secure, resilient, and fit for purpose for the UK&I division.

• Define the Application Services lifecycle management strategy and implementation approach for the Division
• Defines the development strategy in conjunction with Enterprise Architecture and the broader IT organization to enable the realization of the IT and UK&I divisional strategic objectives.
• Lead the successful implementation of Agile into the Application Services ways of working and supporting areas, to ensure a business-aligned development agenda.
• Ensuring Incident and Problem management processes and teams are effectively supported.
• Designing and developing the high-level Application Services support strategy to support the division, aligned with the Shared Application Services Central team and supporting the IT Foundation services.
• Aligning to global processes and development standards.
• Determining required solution upgrades and developing the associated backlog of change.
• Engaging with appropriate stakeholders to ensure a Divisional application roadmap is maintained and delivered through the team.
• Determine, manage and control the Application Services budget.
• Manage 3^rd party vendors ensuring agreed levels of service and partnering to the Customer UK&I.
• Support the UK&I Digital Transformation strategy.
• Ensure capacity to support changing business environment and needs.
• Ensure the Segment compliance with Divisional and aligned IT policies.
• Optimizing and reporting on applicable risk mitigation across UK&I.
• Creates a cohesive team that develops and integrates the appropriate in house software solutions to support the target architecture.
• Manage & develop a team of developers.

Key activities

• Representing the business and IT Business Success as part of the IT Strategy Team.
• Management of budget, quality and time.
• Define the Application Services and Development team structures and roles.
• Develop the technical development teams as aligned to the business needs.
• Define the application services change roadmap.
• Define the application development approach and roadmap.
• Implement agile.
• Ensure adherence to governance and policies.
• Develop and ensure application development standards.
• Manage and develop the Application Services team creating development pathways and career enhancement opportunities.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement on the demand processes and ways of working across UK&I.
• Establish collaborative and cohesive relationships with Divisional IT, IT Foundation teams and Shared Application Services teams.

Skills and Experience

• Must have 10+ years of experience.
• must have Construction Sector Background.
• IT Sr. management position for at least 3 years in large organization
• Willing to relocate to Europe/UK
• Experience of leading a software development team
• Good understanding of Development Fundamentals
• Experienced in Application services, lifecycle management, monitoring, and delivery of applications
• Experienced in developing Agile teams;
• A positive, motivational individual with a nurturing management style
• Ability to contribute to the strategic direction of the department and the services it runs
• High level, proven interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as is the ability to lead, and motivate a team of technical professionals
• Qualified by education or experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business

Administration or related field;

• Knowledge in strategic planning and maintaining development roadmaps.
• Experience in budget setting and controls.
• Experience in external vendor management and selection.
• Preferable experience in Construction related activities.
• Strong integrity, organizational and analytical skills, and team management experience.
• Effective communication skills applicable to all levels in the organization.
• Team player, with a proven ability to work with people from different cultures.