Development manager, Vilnius

Danske Bank is the largest bank in Denmark and one of the leading banks in Northern Europe. It is an exciting opportunity to join a newly established IT site, Danske Group IT Lithuania (DGITL), where you will become a part of an international community of 2,400 IT Professionals in three sites (Lithuania, Denmark, and India). A career at Danske Bank Group IT is an opportunity to work with complex tech challenges and help maintain Danske Bank’s competitive edge on innovative digital solutions.

A career at Danske Bank Group IT is an opportunity to work with complex tech challenges and help develop Danske Bank’s competitive edge on innovative digital solutions. We have grown over 340 IT professionals in a year and that is the fastest growth of an IT organization in Lithuania ever.

Job description:

In Danske Bank, we are committed to be on the forefront of digital and mobile development in a pursuit to create the bank of the future. To do this we need bright minds and highly motivated individuals with pioneer spirit and courage to challenge the way we do things.

A career in Danske Bank Group IT is an opportunity to face new challenges in one of the most digitalized financial companies in the Nordic region. We are in the process of establishing a new Department within Card Systems. Card Systems deliver a wide range of products to our customers including dual pan cards and contactless cards. Furthermore, we are part of delivering Mobile Pay (a digital wallet with person to person transfers and purchase in shops and web) which is used by more than 2 million users. In Card Systems we are working on transforming our current platform, from being focused on the physical card product to a new modern infrastructure with focus on self-service digital solutions and mobile wallets; This is the challenge that we want you to help us with. You will be a part of a development environment characterized by the highest ambitions and agile development.

Danske Bank has 19,000 employees in 15 countries along with 2,000 IT professionals in Denmark, India, and Lithuania. We are currently building a new primary development centre in Lithuania where we are already more than 200 employees within IT development.

Responsibilities:

• Full project and delivery responsibility for the deliveries made out of the new team in Lithuania
• End to end project management responsibility
• HR responsibility for all team members of the team
• Building a new team in a new location from scratch
• Ensuring that architectural choices are based on best practice and lives up to the agility required to continue being best in class
• Self-directed work style
• Transforming and adapting legacy systems to a new and modern platform
• Part of the global management team of Card Systems and thereby ensuring a holistic approach to development

Requirements:  

• Experience and a proven track record as Department Manager and experienced Project Manager
• Experience with construction of architecture of a new system
• Background as Master in Computer Science, IT Engineer or similar
• Disrupt our normal thinking and suggest new approaches to the work
• Be able to read, write speak and understand the English language
• Good cooperation skills and attention to details
• Working experience as a .NET developer or similar
• A desire to coach and spar with employees of various experience level in order to build a strong high performing team
• Highly motivated in building your professional career by expanding your knowledge and challenging status quo

We offer:  

• An inspiring environment in a large IT organization.
• A perfect opportunity to join a growing IT team and face the challenge and the opportunity to influence and shape the newly established team in Vilnius.
• Work in an international team which concentrates on innovative business facing solutions.
• An extensive training program to ensure that your skills are maintained and updated on an ongoing basis.
• Highly skilled team and career opportunities.

• Cross business career opportunities in bank.

Please send your application to cvLT@strategicstaff.comOnly selected candidates will be contacted.