Head of IT Application Development/Trưởng Bộ phận Phát triển Ứng dụng Công nghệ thông tin
Role Purpose
To lead the development, management and marketing of the Company’s product portfolio, from concept through regulatory approval to launch and in-force management, so that Hanwha Life Vietnam sustains a competitive and profitable product suite across all channels.
Immediate Supervisor: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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
