Application Lead

HIRING: SENIOR APPLICATION LEAD

Location: BGC
Work Setup: Hybrid — 8 days onsite per month
Employment Type: Project-Based — with possibility of extension and absorption

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Application Lead with strong Project Management experience to lead application initiatives, manage project delivery, and coordinate technical and business teams to ensure successful implementation of application projects and enhancements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Project Management
• Application Project Management
• Project Planning & Delivery
• Scope & Requirements Management
• Timeline & Milestone Management
• Risk & Issue Management
• Dependency Management
• Resource Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-functional Team Coordination
• Change Management
• Release Management
• Application Lifecycle Management
• SDLC
• SIT / UAT
• Agile / Scrum
• Project Status Reporting
• Technical Documentation
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Experience

• Experience leading application development and enhancement projects
• Experience managing technical and business stakeholders
• Experience coordinating multiple application teams or workstreams
• Experience with enterprise applications and system integrations
• Experience in Banking, Insurance, or Financial Services is an advantage
• Experience working in an Agile environment

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of application projects and initiatives.
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and priorities.
• Manage project scope, requirements, dependencies, risks, issues, and changes.
• Coordinate with Developers, Business Analysts, QA, Infrastructure, Security, and other technical teams.
• Monitor project progress and ensure deliverables are completed within agreed timelines.
• Facilitate project meetings, technical discussions, status updates, and stakeholder meetings.
• Manage application-related resources, tasks, and project assignments.
• Identify and escalate project risks, blockers, and dependencies.
• Oversee application enhancements, implementations, and system changes.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, deployment, release, and post-production activities.
• Ensure application projects follow established SDLC, change management, and release processes.
• Review project deliverables and ensure quality and completeness of technical documentation.
• Prepare project status reports, dashboards, and management updates.
• Act as a key point of coordination between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Provide guidance and leadership to application teams throughout the project lifecycle.