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SVP Head Of Digital Platforms

SVP Head Of Digital Platforms

TandemsearchDoha, Ad-Dawhah, Qatar
1 day ago
Job description

Senior Vice President Digital Platforms

Division : Group Retail Banking

Department : Group Retail Digital Business

Overview of the role

The incumbent will hold full responsibility for the Group's Retail Digital Platforms. This includes but is not limited to Mobile Banking, Internet Banking, ATM, CRM, Alternative Banking, Open Banking, Business API management, and other customer-facing platforms.

In this position, the individual will develop and execute a strategic plan for the Retail Digital Platforms, aimed at driving innovation, enhancing user experiences, and ensuring alignment with broader business goals. They will stay informed on the latest industry trends, technological developments, and customer preferences to continually refine digital offerings.

Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for the seamless operation and delivery of digital products and services. This includes establishing robust systems and processes, tracking key performance metrics, and swiftly resolving any operational challenges. The individual will uphold high standards of reliability, security, and compliance across all digital platforms.

Furthermore, the incumbent will serve as a mentor and coach to their team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth. By providing guidance, support, and developmental opportunities, they will empower team members to expand their skills, capabilities, and contributions within the organization.

Overall, this role is instrumental in driving the digital transformation agenda, enhancing customer engagement, and enabling business growth through the effective utilization of digital platforms and technologies. The incumbent will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation, optimize processes, and deliver value to both internal and external stakeholders.

The role demands a visionary leader who can inspire innovation, champion customer-centricity, and drive the digital agenda forward, contributing significantly to the bank's digital transformation journey and long-term success.

Duties & Responsibilities :

Shareholder & Financial

  • Develop and manage the execution of the strategic plan for the Retail Digital Platforms to drive innovation, enhancing the overall user experiences, and ensuring alignment with broader business goals.
  • Develop and implement self-service strategies in conjunction with the EVP, Group Digital Business to achieve the required targets in customers, transactions, and revenue.
  • Drive the digital transformation agenda to enhance customer engagement, and enable business growth through the effective utilization of digital platforms and technologies.
  • Establish revenue, cost budgets, and ensure the budgets are adhered to, and continuously monitor Digital Business performance.
  • Achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Digital Platforms and the overall performance of Digital Business.
  • Provide input to EVP, and Group Retail Digital Business on the strategies that encompass Digital Platforms, ATM Business Management, Alternative Digital Channels, and CRM and implement all approved strategies.
  • Implements KPIs and best practices for Senior Vice President, Digital Platforms.
  • Promote cost consciousness and efficiency and enhance productivity, minimize cost, avoid waste, and optimize benefits for the bank.
  • Act within the limits of the powers delegated to the incumbent and delegate authority to the respective staff and monitor the exercise of the same.
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the important factors behind the bank's financial & non-financial performance.

Customer (Internal & External)

  • Drive the digital transformation agenda, enhancing customer engagement, and enabling business growth through the effective utilization of digital platforms and technologies.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation, optimize processes, and deliver value to both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Analyze customer and market needs to gauge customer preferences and ensure that the assigned Digital Business products are designed and implemented with the customer in mind.
  • Serve as a mentor and coach to the overall team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
  • Ensure optimal availability of the assigned Digital Business products to maximize retail sales and service delivery and thereby facilitate the achievement of the retail banking volume, revenue, and profit targets.
  • Implement continuous learning and knowledge programs to raise staff awareness and proficiency, to be able to provide better customer support.
  • Undertake various process transformation initiatives to enhance operating processes to improve efficiency, customer service, and cost of delivery through digitization.
  • Understand and act upon the research on the latest trends and advancements in the digital touchpoints services and integrate required enhancements into business plans.
  • Analyze customer behavior and trends to formulate retention strategies to minimize attrition and grow the customer base.
  • To assist customers with all their queries about the Bank’s products and seek solutions to their requests.
  • Maintain activities by Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with internal departments / units to achieve improvements in turn-around time.
  • Build and maintain strong / effective relationships with related departments / units to achieve the Group’s objectives.
  • Provide timely / accurate data to external / internal Auditors, Compliance, Financial Control, and Risk when required.
  • Internal (Processes, Products, Regulatory)

  • Continuously review and refine processes linked to the Digital Platforms products & services to achieve end-to-end integrated Digital Business delivery.
  • Lead the team responsible for implementing the Digital Platforms products & Services. Oversee the development of a best-in-class online service platform, working in conjunction with delivery partners.
  • Understand and act upon the competitive research to evaluate local, regional, and international Digital Business platform standards within other banks and provide input on the Digital Business roadmap to EVP, Group Retail Digital Business.
  • Strive to continuously improve the retail digital offerings to gain competitive advantage.
  • Ensuring processes are in place for the new digital services initiatives launched, including the smooth launch of the same, and that the same complies with the applicable internal policies and external regulations, if any.
  • Drive migration of transaction volumes from branches to the assigned Digital Business products & services to achieve transaction migration targets, which will also facilitate the conduct of branch operations through a progressive reduction in their processing workloads.
  • Compile and present MIS about the usage of the assigned Digital Business products and the resulting revenue earned / costs incurred periodically for the Group Head Retail Digital Business.
  • Facilitate training of all front-end staff, such as branches, the customer care center, and sales channels about the features / characteristics and benefits of the products developed to promote internal awareness.
  • Hold meetings with subordinates / officers periodically to assess their performance, and discuss, and resolve their concerns / issues, if any.
  • Learning & Knowledge

  • Possess a superior knowledge of the assigned Digital Platforms & services and the related risks together with a good knowledge of digital operations and control.
  • Proactively identify areas for professional development of self and undertake development activities.
  • Seeking out opportunities to remain current with all developments in the professional field.
  • Hold meetings with staff and assess their performance and your team's overall performance regularly.
  • Take decisive action to ensure speedy resolution of unresolved grievances or conflicts within the team members.
  • Identify development opportunities and activities for staff and facilitate / coach them to improve their effectiveness and prepare them to assume greater responsibilities.
  • Required skills to be successful :

    Essential Attributes :

  • Bachelor / Master's degree University graduate preferably with a Major in Marketing, Banking, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or Information Technology (related field of study).
  • At least 15 years of relevant experience, preferably within a highly rated international bank.
  • Working experience or at least strong knowledge of program management techniques, tools, and methodologies (traditional and agile approach).
  • Leadership and coaching skills; demonstrated ability to effectively motivate, organize, and empower personnel and strong skills in building collaborative professional relationships
  • Critical thinking, and innovative problem-solving.
  • Experience in customer experience includes building and transforming customer journeys.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills (including report writing) in English and Arabic.
  • Good interpersonal and presentation skills.
  • Understanding of the relevant laws, regulations, and practices.
  • Ability to make decisions and follow through with initiatives.
  • Personal integrity and self-management.
  • Planning, organizing, and analytical ability.
  • Results-oriented.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of management.
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