Career Opportunities at First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank)

Ref ID: 1800002N
Location: Head Office, Lagos
Job: FBN GEN. Job Family
Organization: Technology and Services
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time

Description

• Oversee the successful completion of all work assigned to the unit
• Manage expectations of the unit’s internal and external customers
• Oversee the design of technical solution including high level( entity – relationship, data flow) to low level(field structures, database schemas) design
• Direct the development of technical design that will support the development, execution and operations of the service.
• Provide strategic guidance to the development of service acceptance criteria. Propose performance levels for new service. Review and verify service requirements with users .Agree and document service acceptance criteria
• Oversee the creation of the service development plan. Review and agree with users
• Supervise the build, configuration or customization of the technical solution (technical code components and services)
• Manage automation and monitor application integration as code iteratively goes through assembly and product test
• Supervise the execution of unit testing / quality reviews through the build phase to ensure that the solution meets the agreed functional specifications
• Clearly communicate goals, organizational philosophies, and policies and procedures to the unit members
• Support BREAM in resource planning and skills management for the application solutions unit
• Manage the implementation and support of the organization’s application systems
• Direct efforts to work with BREAM to define business solutions, ensuring alignment with business strategies and priorities, as well as the target benefits expected
• Supervise the translation of change initiatives or business/user requirements into application systems delivery
• Track application systems developments through suppliers/other external sources
• Provide key inputs on application systems in the formulation of the IT strategy
• Manage hand-over/transfer of IS solutions to operational status
• Provide leadership and technical guidance to reports
• Serve as a member of the IT Programmes and Architecture governance Committee
• Identify systems improvement opportunities by analyzing best practices, technology trends
• Serve as a member of the IT Services and Supplier Relationship Committee.

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• 12+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering solutions
• 10+ years of management experience with 4+ years spent in senior management role

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Ref No: 1800002O
Location: Lagos
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time

Description

• Conduct feasibility studies and confirm results with business units to facilitate decision making
• Prioritize and approve projects
• Work with EA office to estimate the impact of new or modified services in terms of cost, capacity, contingency, infrastructure and resources
• Consult with EA and IT leadership to ensure strategic alignment of project portfolio with business strategy and objectives
• Manage the scope change process and issue identification/resolution with all stakeholders
• Identify and anticipate risks and issues.  Facilitate resolution, mitigation, and appropriate escalation to senior management and across business units
• Manage project risk and change management
• Lead assessment of inter-project dependencies and gauge the financial impact and risk of the project
• Define project quality standards and ensure compliance
• Define project performance standards and provide feedback for project team members
• Monitor and communicate status to senior leadership. Communicate and incorporate feedback from customers.
• Facilitate measurement and reporting of value achieved and business benefits realized through programs and projects
• Supervise project managers responsible for delivery of the constituent workstreams within programs
• Coordinate and control business relationship managers to ensure identification and capture of business demand including analysis and prioritization of business requirements
• Work with business unit & Business Relationship Managers to prioritise the portfolio of projects
• Coordinate review of the demand pipeline and the progress of new projects with business sponsors
• Coordinate effort to translate business requirements into design specifications
• Lead effort to Identify and resolve gaps between new and existing business processes and applications
• Ensure guidelines and procedures for the development of the IT service catalogue are aligned to business needs to ensure that all business requirements are addressed
• Evaluate, authorize and monitor the release of solutions and services, based on criteria defined during business analysis
• Lead effort to review and ensure that requirements and processes meet established quality standards
• Lead the identification, assessment and communication of impacts/ risks which may arise during the development and implementation of solutions and services
• Provide key inputs on the strategic plans of the various business units and how these can be integrated into the IT strategy and initiatives roadmap
• Review performance reports to identify opportunity for improvement
• Create and deliver project status reports

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business /IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• 4+ years of experience in managing relationships with internal business customers
• 6+ years of programme management experience
• 5+ years of management experience with 2+ years in a senior management role

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Ref Id: 1800002M
Location: Head Office, Lagos
Job: FBN GEN. Job Family
Organization: Technology and Services
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time

Description

• Conduct feasibility studies and confirm results with business units to facilitate decision making
• Assist with the creation of project charters, scope documents, risk assessments and budgets
• Assist in developing work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports
• Identify and anticipate risks and issues. Facilitate resolution, mitigation, and appropriate escalation
• Contribute to management of project risk and change management
• Assist with assessing inter-project dependencies and gauge the financial impact and risk of the project
• Ensure project quality standards are adhered to during project execution and delivery
• Provide performance feedback for project team members.
• Assist with measuring and reporting of value achieved and business benefits realized through projects
• Coordinate project communication between the technology and business communities
• Provide status report as required.

Qualifications
Education:

• Minimum of a first degree or its equivalent in a business /IT related discipline
• Masters, MBA or a recognized professional certification will be an added advantage

Experience:

• 4+ years of project management experience
• 2+ years of management experience.