IT Area Lead

The IT Area Lead is responsible for translating IT strategy for agile organization. The objective of this professional role is innovation and the improvement of IT in the strategic field and the standardization and improvement of IT processes.

He / she contributes from the point of view of IT knowledge to the banks strategy and is responsible for an IT architecture scaled on the Web within a high-performance culture and an agile organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Policy: Formulates a vision and strategy and develops policies for the focus area (or contributes to such development) and translates policies into objectives and develops roadmaps.

IT services:

• Provides IT services and manages IT components.
• Analyses and solves problems in a structural manner.
• Successfully implements based on requirements changes to IT services aimed at improving the customer experience in a joint effort with the business.

Process improvement: Manages IT processes and initiates improvements in the area of efficiency and IT service quality (processes and technology). Develops an approach based on best practices for systems methods tools and set-up.

Networks: Builds and maintains an internal/external (international) network to amplify his or her own professionalism and create a platform and use it within the company. Attends relevant meetings and events.

Risk Management Compliance: Recognizes and manages process and technology risks (operational and IT risk) and ensures compliance. Actively raises awareness among staff. Financial: Prepares and manages a realistic long-term and short-term budget for the line changes and externals. Actively seeks cost-cutting options.

People Management:

• Makes planning and development agreements coaches and assesses employees. Motivates and inspires employees.
• Ensures adequate staffing levels which includes hiring and retaining talented staff.
• Supports employees in the specific field and creates a climate of learning and growing and evaluates results and existing knowledge.
• Creates the required environment and enables employees to do their jobs well both now and in the future.

Organizational change: Manages change based on policy regarding organizational and cultural aspects.

Knowledge acquisition and sharing:

• Stays on top of developments in the field and financial services and applies these in policymaking and keeping knowledge levels up to date.
• Gathers updates and spreads knowledge about developments and challenges regarding the field in question and embeds lessons learned and best practices.

Soft Skills:

Self-aware

Market focus

Energizing

Empowerment

People Development

Execution

Customer focus

Working conditions: Full Time

Duration: Permanent

Location:Milan (hybrid)

About ING

ING offers many opportunities to build a diverse and rewarding career. You will be joining an international innovative digital bank the first in Italy to adopt a fully flexible smart working model and you will be working in a stimulating environment where you can grow both as an individual and as a professional. Our purpose - empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business - represents our belief in peoples potential. We dont judge coach or to tell people how to live their lives. We empower people and businesses to realize their own vision for a better future.
#doyourthing is our brand direction with us each and every day. It is how we articulate our purpose and our promise to make banking frictionless to the world.
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The benefits of joining ING

In addition to being a part of a great team working in a fun and innovative environment we offer:

• Super flexible smart working

• Competitive base salaries and performance based bonuses

• Diverse cultures & Innovative mindsets

• International Environment

• Commitment to sustainability

• Lots of training development opportunities to help you grow

• Lots of moments dedicated to physical and mental well-being

• A special day off when it is your birthday: we call it #doyourbirthday!

• And of course we cant forget: free water & coffee at the office!

Our Commitment

Diversity is a fundamental element of our corporate culture and we are fully committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment based on mutual respect and the value of diversity offering equal job opportunities to all qualified candidates.

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