Head of IT Application Development

Key Accountabilities

• Define and execute on the strategic roadmap and application architecture for the company
• Ensure application environments stay aligned with architectural standards, and reduce technical debt
• Provide strategic advice to senior management with goal of leveraging applications to extend the company’s competitive position
• Develop and maintain platforms that are highly adopted, high-performing, available, scalable and secured
• Lead vendor evaluations and buy vs. build processes, and manage relationships, contracts and service levels with third-party technology vendors
• Foster and manage third-party vendors as an extension of the Application Development team where required for increased capacity
• Continually assess users’ needs and compile feedback to drive value-optimized continuous improvement of internal and external customer experience
• Partner with peer technology and infrastructure teams to foster an environment of the right tools and practices (e.g.knowledge management, work management, etc.) for application development and IT as a whole; including sponsoring automation efforts to reduce manual over head
• Manage IT budget, resourcing and project planning process for Application Development
• Mentor and develop internal staffs to maximize team performance
• Other tasks assigned by Line Manage

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in application development, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Expertise in modern tech stacks (e.g., Java, NET, Python, React,...) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure,...).
• Strong understanding of architecture principles, microservices, APIs, and emerging technologies like AI/ML and data platforms.
• Visionary mindset with ability to align technology strategy to business outcomes.
• Exceptional leadership and coaching abilities, fostering and empowering, inclusive environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to influence at C-suite level

Benefits

• Competitive salary (100% salary during probation).
• Bonus: 13th-month salary and the performance-based bonus of up to 30% of the total annual package.
• Full social insurance, personal accidental & health care insurance, group life insurance (death and dismemberment).
• Gifts for new comers and on special occasions
• Modern facilities in the spacious office
• 20 Annual leaves