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Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for managing Platform Architecture & Security, delivering program management, services & security operations. Functional responsibility for 40+ 3rd party vendor resources delivering development, services, change and release management. Responsible for thought leadership & strategy on global banking tech stack & architecture to drive transformation. Collaborated with a wide array of stakeholders to design & Implement global technology solutions. Responsible for managing & upgrading global systems/applications & environments. Optimised and simplified environments to control total cost of ownership for GE businesses. Managed production support service delivery & governance for VisionPlus receivables platform.• Platform architecture & solution delivery• Optimisation and automation initiatives• IT application and system upgrades• Security Operations - IDAM, administration & reconciliation • Audit and compliance - Deliver SOX, PCI DSS & bi-annual card scheme compliance• Program management and project delivery- Plan, resource, fund & execute change• Security architecture projects management & delivery- vulnerability assessment & remediation• Manage V+ Production support for 6 business units• Technical and process SME to banking platforms• Vendor management & negotiation to optimise services and reduce costs

IT management: Responsible for driving service excellence, IT compliance, optimisation initiatives and SME on banking products & technologies to GE banking platforms. Managed service delivery for a large 3rd party data centre and collaborated with3rd party vendors and architects to drive platform architecture strategy and innovation. Delivered program management support for software and hardware upgrades. • Services management from 3rd party vendors and data centre providers• Provide SME for financial products on GE technology platforms. • Drive IT compliance through upgrading existing systems and manage obsolescence. • Drive optimisation & automation initiatives. • Provide technical architecture SME to client banks. • Manage contracts, vendors and negotiations

VisionPlus Project manager: Worked closely with GE global consumer finance platforms and third party vendors to deliver large scale technology transformation projects. Drove change within GE Money businesses to implement a common strategic global technology stack for card products, loans, mortgages, banking, risk & fraud. Managed upgrade of existing applications, systems and processes including data centre hardware & operating software. Worked closely with VISA & MC to deliver new channels, certifications & compliance. Delivered VisionPlus implementations in Russia, Latvia & Czech Republic and was part of project teams across many other European VisionPlus implementations. Implemented chip cards in the UK as well as being the lead Program manager & SME for stand in authorisation system Postilion across Europe.• IT Program Management: Responsible for planning programs deliverables, resources and execution to budget and timelines. • Lead SME on driving EMV adoption & solutions across GE banks• Solution Architecture & Change management• Provide SME on card payment technologies and associated banking systems.• Drove strategic application implementations across the globe• Provide technical SME on GE global tech stack for consumer finance• Work closely with client IT and business teams to capture requirements and build functional solutions

Bsc (Hons), Information Systems For Business

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