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Head of Core Banking & Applications
The Head of Core Banking & Applications will be responsible for the enterprise application environment and will ensure operational excellence, reliability, and continuous innovation. He or she will lead a team and take on strategic management tasks to further develop the company's digital infrastructure.
Job description
Tasks
- Lead and inspire a small, highly skilled team managing day-to-day operations and key external service providers.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of our application landscape – ensuring availability, performance, and exceptional service quality.
- Drive continuous improvement in vendor and service management, including SLA governance, performance monitoring, and escalation handling.
- Coordinate change, release, test, and incident management across departments and external partners to guarantee smooth delivery.
- Take a leading role in bank-wide and group-wide initiatives shaping the future of our IT applications and digital capabilities.
Requirements
- Degree in (Business) Informatics or a related field.
- 10+ years of IT banking experience in operations or application management.
- Strong vendor and service management expertise (SLA, escalation, governance).
- Experience in regulated environments (MaRisk, BAIT, DORA); ITIL/ISTQB a plus.
- Broad knowledge of core banking and enterprise applications.
- Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent in German and English.
We offer
- A prime Munich location with collaborative workspaces.
- Training opportunities and mentorship to help you grow.
- All the latest technology to help you excel and advance.
- Agile environment in how we think, the way we work and our trust for each other.
- Flat hierarchy with collaboration on all levels.
- Collaborative spirit.
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