Global Support Head

Position

AsGLS Head, will be heading Global Support Head(GLS) is transversal section which provides support for around 80 applications spreading across APAC & EMEA region.
Core functions of GLS comprises of following:
Run Control Tower: The Run Control Tower is the gatekeeper for Production stability & quality as well as Support Practices across CBI Subdomains
CBI Support: Core Banking, Structured Finance and TRADE FINANCE.
TBS Support: Channel Optim.net, India payment system GPS Montran, IEDPMS, OLC Suite, Supply Chain Finance, Swift Alliance (SAA), and Flex. This do includes Level 0 support for a variety of applications as part of CMT.
The solutions are builtand supportedin Paris and in Singapore.

Scope of Work
As an GLS Head, your primary responsibility is to ensures the smooth, reliable, and secure operation of Coorporate & Transaction banking applications, managing incidents, problems, and knowledge, while collaborating with various teams to maintain high performance and resolve issues efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

. Incident Management:
Act as a point of escalation for high-priority incidents, ensuring timely and effective resolution of issues impacting production applications.
. Problem Management:
Identify root causes of recurring issues and implement preventative measures to minimize future disruptions.
. Knowledge Management:
Maintain and update knowledge base documentation to facilitate efficient problem resolution and knowledge transfer.
. Application Monitoring:
Continuously monitor the performance and availability of applications, proactively identifying potential issues before they impact users.
. Team Leadership:
Manage and mentor a team of support analyst, ensuring they have the necessary skills and resources to perform their duties effectively.
. Communication:
Maintain clear and consistent communication with stakeholders, including developers, business users, and other IT teams, regarding incidents, outages, and planned maintenance activities.
. Process Improvement:
Identify opportunities to improve application support processes and procedures, contributing to a more reliable and efficient production environment.
. Collaboration:
Work closely with development, infrastructure, and other support teams to ensure seamless application deployments and ongoing support.
. Client Interaction:
Facilitate regular client working groups on production topics and ensure effective communication and resolution of incidents

Required Skills

. Ability to multi task and manage stress while maintaining empathy for end users.

. Problem-Solving mindset with orientation towards Continues Improvement.

. Functional knowledge of similar kinds

. Bachelor's degree in IT, Additional qualification in finance or banking is a plus.

. Proven experience in IT banking operations.

. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

. Analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

. Proficient in banking software and a strong grasp of emerging technologies in the financial industry.

Bachelor's degree in IT, Additional qualification in finance or banking is a plus.

. The candidate should have Rich banking IT experience of 10+ Years.

.Ability to multi task and manage stresswhile maintaining empathy for end users.

.Problem-Solvingmindset with orientation towardsContinues Improvement.

.Functional knowledgeof similar kinds

. Proven experience in IT banking operations.

. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

. Analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

. Proficient in banking software and a strong grasp of emerging technologies in the financial industry.