Head of Technology Delivery

JOB PURPOSE

The Head of Technology Delivery, reporting directly to the CIO, is responsible for overseeing the initiation, planning, and execution of all Business-IT projects and programs. This role demands active involvement to uphold CanDeal delivery standards while focusing on developing high-quality solutions and successful outcomes. Responsibilities include ensuring the end-to-end delivery process is consistently executed to CanDeal standards, from requirements gathering and development through vendor co-ordination, deployment and transition to production support. The role is deliberately both strategic and execution-oriented. It is intended to complement, not duplicate, existing development leadership — strengthening enterprise-wide delivery, consistency, and alignment as CanDeal scales.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIE

• S Primary contact for Business-IT delivery across all three major businesses; Markets Trading, Data & Analytics, and Solutions (incubated business services
• ).Collaborate closely with the business stakeholders and the technology groups to steer and manage Business-IT projects from inception to deliver
• y.Cascade the strategies from the CIO and Business partners’ strategies to develop roadmaps that ensure efficient resource allocation and sufficient necessary skillset
• s.Develop and own a multi-year technology strategy and roadmap across the business domains, including core application platform enhancement and underlying supporting infrastructure modernizatio
• n.Lead and coordinate cloud migration and adoption across Markets and the broader technology organizatio
• n.Partner with development heads to deliver solutions, and supporting design, development and implementatio
• n.Ensure all project delivery processes and support structures are established, potential solution gaps are addressed, and the software development lifecycle is enforced throughou
• t.Drive enterprise architecture and the rationalization of common, shared components — applications, services and resources — across business-technology domains to maximize reuse and consistenc
• y.Co-manage relationships and with all external vendors during project builds and post-production stage
• s.Support the Risk and Compliance department with regulatory activities and inquirie

s.

QUALIFICATI

ONS

Education & Experi

• ence Bachelor’s degree in IT-related field is requ
• ired.Minimum fifteen (15) years of related experience, preferably in the financial services indu
• stry.Business management training is an a

sset.

Knowledge, Skills & Abi

• litiesStrong leadership skills, including the ability to coach, develop and mentor
• staff.Deep, hands-on capital markets domain expertise is required, with a proven track record of planning, resourcing, managing and delivering large-scale mission critical financial technology pro
• jects.Ability to grasp the overall 'Big Picture' while also delving into specific project details within complex sy
• stems.Proven technology skills and superb analytical skills, with the ability to think “outside the box” to resolve pro
• blems.Strong understanding and experience in multi-threaded messaging, Resful API, FIX, high-throughput, low-latency systems, data analytics and web applica
• tions.Solid proven development experience in languages and services like Java, Python, SQL, AWS, and Azure directory ser
• vices.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively clarify complex technical issues and concepts in a business-friendly manner to various audi
• ences.Strong organizational skills, with the abilities to manage multiple deliverables in a time-sensitive environment and adapt to frequently changing prior
• ities.Ability to work effectively within a team, as well as independ
• ently.Must be available for after-hours support, typically through remote a

ccess.Key Qualities for S

• uccess Self-motivated and
• driven.Highly attentive to detail and committed to q
• uality.Enthusiastic, service or
• iented.Strategic thinker able to set multi-year technical direction while staying hands-on in exe

cution.

DECISIO

• N MAKINGMakes all hiring, performance management recommendations for developmen
• t teams.Establishes short and long-term objectives, in alignment with strategic department obj

ectives.