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    Market Director - London, United Kingdom - Aztec

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    Director of Technology - Markets - 6 month FTC Job ID:
    | Reporting to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO)

    We're seeking a strong, commercially focussed interim Director to lead Aztec Group's Technology team for a period of around 6 months, and be responsible for delivering technology services to our Clients, our Markets teams (PE, Real Assets and Private Credit) and our Business Development function.

    The primary areas of responsibility relate to managing the business technology relationships and interface, delivering technology change into the business functions and clients, managing the applications development and support teams covering client and markets applications and developing and owning the technology strategy in relation to our client proposition sharing this with clients in regular updates and as part of business development activity.

    This role will also engage with Technology Leadership for the planning, coordinating, and directing of operational and change application activities.

    Providing direction and support for delivering digital solutions and working closely with decision makers across the Group to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions.

    Working closely both with the business and technology teams, this role will support rapid business growth and change through the delivery of new technologies and application services, brought together to create a unique technology platform offering for staff, clients, and investors.

    This role will play a leading role in the development and implementation of the Group's digital journey aligned to the Groups strategic goals and will be a critical member of the Technology Leadership Team.

    Formulate and deploy long-term strategic technology plans, aligned to business plans to enable efficient and cost-effective use of client facing applications and technology solutions within the Aztec Group.

    Build relationships with key clients to understand client priorities and business objectives, building credibility and trust with clients through open and direct communication.

    Work with the business teams in Markets to create a clear client and employee technology proposition with consideration of functional excellence, automation, best use of data and user experience.

    Develop, restructure and manage the cross jurisdictional technology teams (40+ people) in servicing the Markets teams to optimise for operational excellence and aligned to strategic planning, with consideration of recruitment, performance management, development, utilisation and negotiating the allocation of technology resources across support and change delivery activities.

    Direct research on potential technology solutions and implementations in support of new initiatives, opportunities, and procurement efforts.

    Oversee the delivery of projects, change and transformation activities being delivered or being supported by the Markets technology team, ensuring demand is actively managed, scope of requests is fully articulated, and costs and timescales are well understood and communicated.

    Keep key stakeholders informed about all new developments in IT which might impact on either quality of service or project delivery.

    Establish a regular product service calendar ensuring that the Group can maintains a robust and carefully managed markets application estate, managing application lifecycles and leveraging new product capabilities quickly within a commercial framework to a high standard of delivery, meeting both operational and strategic directives.

    Review performance of associated IT systems to determine operating costs, productivity levels, and improvement requirements.

    Authorise and oversee the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, and support of all hardware and software based on department needs.

    Support the Group's architecture, automation and data strategies and lead thinking about the interconnectivity of systems across the Group.

    Strong commercial vendor / partner management ensuring that our commercial relationships and arrangements are based on partnership, built for growth, with the quality and agility to respond to client demands.

    Responsible for the Markets Technology team budget, including application, people, third party costs, forecasting and with consideration of where there may be chargeable services for clients.

    Contribute as a Technology expert within Group Leadership team forums.

    Ensure the implementation of all IT policies and procedures, including those for architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision.

    Travel to other Aztec jurisdictional offices will be required
    Proven senior Technology leadership experience, ideally within a financial services and/or professional services environment. A great communicator with the ability to communicate clearly at Executive Board level, with senior stakeholders internally and within Client Management teams (comfortable having client CTO and CFO conversations)
    The ability to demonstrate a proven track record of defining and driving a complex IT strategy, supporting digital transformation, and thinking creatively about managing high complexity within tight financial parameters
    A genuine curiosity about how technology (old and new) can be harnessed to generate business advantage at enterprise scale
    Experience in technology budget and cost centre management
    implementation, development, technical support, systems architecture, project delivery etc
    A broad technical understanding of a wide range of applications and technologies
    Deep understanding of project and change management principles

    We will provide the training, both in house for relevant technical knowledge and also professional qualifications to enhance your professional development.


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