Director Practice Management (Front Arena)

Are you curious, motivated, and forward-thinking? At FIS, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and technology. Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, passionate and above all fun.

About the role: Functional Leader for Front Arena India PS team with strong Practice management experience.

What you will be doing:

• Growing the maturity and delivery capability of the India PS team of an Industry leading FIS solution
• Work closely with Sales, Pre-Sales, regional PS leads and the global L7 leader for Front Arena on - demos to prospects, review current demand & pipeline, capacity model, budget and forecasting.
• Take ownership of client escalations and be the regional POC for APAC and Middle east
• Bring innovative approach to accelerate project delivery and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Engage with global PS leaders and cross functional teams to drive value for client and FIS.
• Need to manage the budget of the portfolio of projects very closely.
• Timely escalation of potential 'red flags'
• Hiring and mentoring talent. Grow the functional SME capabilities of the team with targeted hiring from competition.

What you will bring:

• 18 + years of experience in Professional Services
• 5 + years of experience in large project / program management
• SME Leader with Front Arena / Calypso / Murex experience
• Experience of handling P & L of 10 M +
• Strong experience in budget, forecasting, RAID logs.
• Strong Experience is Front Office applications and structured products.
• Strong experience of having set up global PS teams and build talent with focus on functional skills.
• Experience of working with and presenting to client CXOs
• Experience of presenting to C-Suite Executives
• Experience of handling global programs and sound in working in cross cultural settings.

What we offer you:

• A multifaceted job with a high degree of responsibility and a broad spectrum of opportunities
• A broad range of professional education and personal development possibilities.
• A competitive salary and benefits
• A variety of career development tools, resources and opportunities.

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