The job profile for this position is Application Development Manager, which is a Band 4 Management Career Track Role.
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Job Title: Applications Manager
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Department: Information Technology
Reports To: Chief Information Officer (CIO) - KSA
Job Summary: The Applications Manager will be responsible for overseeing the development of local market customizations and integrations, ensuring the successful implementation and maintenance of a customer-facing mobile application, and managing the Saudi instance of the core processing admin systems. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise and leadership skills to drive innovation and efficiency in our technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical Leadership:
- Lead with expertise derived from a robust development background, transitioning into a management role.
- Foster a culture that embraces the “Fail Fast-Fail Safe-Learn from It” philosophy, driving incremental value for the business.
- Enforce adherence to application development policies, standards, and procedures.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the technologies and business domains under your purview through continuous learning and mentoring.
- Direct and oversee the successful delivery of the value stream, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Team Leadership:
- Provide inspirational leadership, cultivating a high-performing, collaborative, and innovative team culture.
- Leverage metrics-based management to drive accountability and performance improvements.
- Drive process optimization to enhance operational efficiency.
- Manage team career development, performance evaluation, compensation planning, and communication.
- Mentor and manage software development teams, promoting a focus on innovation, automation, collaboration, and delivery excellence.
- Allocate resources effectively to meet project commitments within scope, time, and budget while managing risks and resolving issues.
- Collaborate with Architects, Business Systems Analysts (BSAs), and Scrum Masters to deliver scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.
Requirements:
- Proven leadership experience (5+ years) in software development management with a total of 10+ years of professional experience.
- Strong experience with Agile methodologies.
- Proficiency in coding languages & frameworks, in any of the below
- Microsoft .Net
- Web-based and JavaScript technologies (Node.js, Angular, React)
- Mobile technologies
- API Gateways
- Oracle Database
- Strong understanding and experience of working practices
across multiple geographies - Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
Good to have:
- Knowledge of the healthcare industry and regulatory requirements in KSA
- Experience of KSA specific services including CHI, NAJM, YAKEEN
- Certifications in Agile/SaFe Agile methodologies.
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