Deputy Head of Production Infrastructure

Position Purpose

A.As deputy head of the Infrastructure, accountable the transformation, infrastructure project, stability and run of the production for infrastructure for India and Global entities of BNPParibas.The responsible for platforms( servers, Middleware and Databases ), networks, data centre and Desktop engineering and support teams to deliver stable and high quality deliverables to the various business teams( 250+ ftes ) along with the Head of Infrastructure . The role also entitles the full infrastructure accountability of the India bank and trading centre branches of the BNPP.

B.

Contribute & strengthen the leadership vision of the department

Contribute to the continuous improvement of Production ISPL and implementation of best practices

Lead by example and disseminate the management values& objectives for Production Leadership group to boost its performance

Contribute to true collaboration across all domain's stakeholders including users, sponsors, colleagues from applicative development teams.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Accountable for the transformation, infrastructure projects, stability, reliability and running of the production for infrastructure for India and Global entities of BNP ParibasEnsure high quality of Deliveries of transformation and drive global projects, reduce obsolescence and vulnerability and increase the availability of the services.Strategic Planning and Leadership Define and implement the IT infrastructure strategy transformation initiatives including cloud migration, automation, modernisation of infra systemDevelop road map for strategic planning and capabilityCollaborate and align with global managers thruinfluence and timely intervention of the activities.Drive with various partners /providers/ suppliers, build relationship and ensure seamless working environment for upkeep of productionVendor and budget management manage relationships with vendors, help procurement teams on negotiation and ensure cost effective delivery of infrastructure solutions, develop and manage the IT infrastructure budgetTeam leadership and development : Build a high performing IT infrastructure team, fostering culture of collaboration, work on overall upskilling of the teamsBuild strong partnership with various enablement teams Risk, cyber security teams,procurement, compliance, sourcing and HRGovernance Ensure infrastructure operations comply with the process and the central governances, collaborate with IT global team to implement IT governance and conduct risk assessmentsEnsure optimal performance of IT systems by implementing best practices for incident management and obsolescence systemContinuous Monitoring of Performance & Efficiency of the setupManage and improve IT service delivery by defining SLAs and KPIs

Contributing Responsibilities

• Technology Validation & Evolution.Support & Leadership to organizational initiatives.Identify gaps in existing systems and create action plan to plug those gaps rapidly.Drive and enable solutions, ability to navigate theorganisation with various stakeholdersPromote growth of the team and hiring right talent and mentoring.Automation on all areas that helps to improve quality and faster delivery

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Deep Technology awareness specifically exposure to network and data centres.Experience in a program/project manager role.Ability to understand, assess, foresee key stakeholder needs and address them efficiently & effectively.Ability to manage teams up to250 staff jointly with HeadAbility to motivate and develop talent and build newer teams.Action / Delivery orientationDecisive (including difficult decisions)Strong Communication Skills (Written & Oral including public speaking)Critical ThinkingHands on and assertive prepared to get personally involved in the details to ensure positive end resultResult driven self-starter, able to work at a fast paceEnergetic and engaging

Specific Qualifications (if required)

• An IT Engineering degree or equivalentAt least 20 years of work experience in ITAt least 10 years of work experience in a banking/financialenvironmentExperience of managing an overall team of at least 150 staff for at least 3 years.

Skills Referential

BehaviouralSkills: (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Decision Making

Attention to detail / rigor

Communication skills - oral & written

Transversal Skills:(Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to manage a project

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolution

Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment

Ability to develop and leverage networks

Education Level:

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Experience Level

At least 15 years

Other/Specific Qualifications(if required)