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General Information

Ref #
48323101
Country
Japan
Region
Tokyo
City
Shibuya
Contract type
Permanent
Professional Family
F06 - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Description

Hiring Manager:

Chief Information Officer

Job Title:

Head of Digital

Department:

Digital System Dept.

Report Line:

Chief Information Officer

 

Position Purpose

Provide a brief description of the overall purpose of the position, why this position exists and how it will contribute in achieving the teamʼs goal.

 

In order to meet the Business Lines' needs and promote the project development methods and organisation:

 

  1. Supervise the steering of various IT projects from the project portfolio
  2. As relevant, supervise software configuration management activities
  3. Oversee and manage a dedicated team of project leaders

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

As necessary, take part in all or part of the following activities:

 

  1. Supervise the steering of various IT projects from the project portfolio:
  2. Validate and prioritise user requirements and IT requests
  3. Validate the functional analyses and specifications
  4. Supervise project planning: validate schedules and costs, and assess the risks relating to projects
  5. Ensure compliance with budget and time constraints, as well as quality and security standards
  6. Regularly monitor progress made with projects


 

 

  • Oversee the production release, supervising IT developments and the rollout of tools
  • Validate acceptance testing and test specifications in order to ensure that the application developed is operating effectively
  • As relevant, in transition phases between projects, supervise the pre-project phases

 

  1. As relevant, supervise software configuration management activities:
  2. Validate the software configuration management plans
  3. Train project leaders up on the software configuration management plans
  4. Carry out comparisons of results and analyse any differences
  5. Ensure the consistency of results
  6. Validate the suitability of programmes in relation to new technical standards

 

  1. Oversee and manage a dedicated team of project leaders:
  1. Lead and supervise by organising and controlling their team's work:
    1. Organise their teams' work and the corresponding delegations
    2. Share out the workload for their activity and manage absences
    3. Propose adjustments to the team's organisation and resources
    4. Draw up and manage staffing-related budgets
  1.  
  1. Manage the staff in their team:
  2. Take part in selecting new members of staff and oversee their integration
  3. Identify high-potential staff and provide them with support throughout their individual development paths
  4. Devote time to developing the skills of their staff
  5. Carry out annual appraisal interviews for their staff, provide regular feedback and set the objectives for each person, in view of the team's overall objectives
  6. Propose changes to the overall pay package for staff in line with their performance levels and the results of their appraisal
  7. Take part in development, mobility and training decisions for their staff

 

C. Report on activities, with information escalated to their managers and passed back down to their staff:

  • Ensure the transmission and transparency of information within their team
  • Summarise and pass information on to their management team
  • Summarise and explain the strategy rolled out to their staff

 

Local adaptation :

  • Limitation to the applications belonging to Digital solutions team
  • Keeps aware and informed of
  • IT market trends


 

 

  • IT solutions deployed by other Cardif entities
  • Solutions used by financial industry and competitors
  • Can lead technical POCs by self
  • Liaise with local Fintech
  • Key contact for IT innovation
  • Micro-services
  • Business analyze

Business Knowledge


Technical Experience / Competencies

  1. Expert project management knowledge
  2. Knowledge of the main development tools and application solutions
  3. Knowledge of activities / Business Lines within the Group
  4. Knowledge of the organizational structure for their scope
  5. Knowledge of quality and security standards

Behavioral Competencies


Specific Qualifications (if required)

  1. Japanese Life insurance certifications

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills:

Organizational skills Attention to detail / rigor

Communication skills - oral & written

Active listening

Transversal Skills:

Ability to inspire others & generate people's commitment Ability to develop others & improve their skills

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Education Level:

  1. Bachelor or equivalent / 10 years of experience in the position

Others: (if any)

  1. English language fluency: Mandatory
  2. Japanese language fluency: Mandatory