Service Delivery Manager: Banking

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Service Delivery Manager to oversee a technical IT team in the banking sector in Cape Town. The role involves delivering complex projects, supporting tech development, and ensuring best practices in IT service delivery. Candidates should possess a relevant qualification, extensive managerial experience, and a strong background in the banking environment. This position requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills within an agile framework.

Qualifications

• 4+ years managerial experience required.
• Experience in an IT Agile Environment is essential.
• 5 years experience in an operational banking role is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of technical IT specialists.
• Deliver complex projects and support tech development.
• Ensure systems, methodologies, and procedures are followed.
• Monitor and control software service delivery processes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

About the job Service Delivery Manager: Banking

Key purpose:

This role is core to decisions that build high performing teams, where people are excited about the work they are undertaking. The IT Software Service Delivery Manager is required to establish and manage expectations within the business and to drive the IT team to achieve those expectations to a high standard working closely with Product Owners, software delivery teams, 3rd Parties and Scrum Masters. IT Software Service Delivery Managers oversee employees, facilitate planning meetings, and ensure that products and services satisfy consumers, having a long-term focus. As leaders, IT Software Service Delivery Managers use strong communication skills to motivate and encourage employees. They also use strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with customers/stakeholders

Duties and responsibilities:

• Lead a team of technical IT specialists
• Provide support, supervision, training, direction and mentorship in tech development, support and service delivery
• Delivering complex projects, breaking down barriers for your team and both planning at a higher level and getting into the detail to make things happen when needed
• Monitor, control and support software service delivery; ensuring systems, methodologies and procedures are in place and followed
• Give inputs to best practices in IT
• Ensure that policies and procedures are followed
• Ensure that teams are improving performance, service, and product quality
• Use gathered information and research to target areas that need improvement
• Ensure that team members are familiar with IT service delivery processes and best practices
• Work with change management throughout the SDLC process
• Building, maintaining and analysing service reports to address any possible delays before it occurs
• Drive deliverables through industry-standard life cycles by establishing repeatable, well managed team and delivery environment

Qualifications and experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualification advantageous
• 4 years managerial experience
• Experience working in a IT Agile Environment
• Experience working in a Banking Environment
• In-depth knowledge of the system development life cycle
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Ability to lead a team of technical specialists
• 5 years experience in an operational banking role
• Minimum of three years' experience in a leadership role in the Banking/Financial services industry