Candriam is a global multi-specialist asset manager and a recognized pioneer and leader in sustainable investment. For more than 25 years, Candriam has offered innovative and diversified investment solutions across many asset classes including fixed income, equities, absolute return , asset allocation and illiquid assets.

As a Responsible Employer, Equal Employment Opportunity is crucial to Candriam. We are committed to building the best global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We provide an inclusive work environment and support wellbeing and work-life balance.

The mission of the IT Manager Leader is to develop and support the teams, helps them grow and lead them to achieve performance objectives. A Manager manages the strategy and the global approach,

The IT Manager Leader is responsible for the application of management decisions and strategy. She/He understands and implements CANDRIAM’s strategy, describes the objectives of the strategy in her/his teams, ensures teams implement these goals.

The IT Manager Leader is alongside these teams to ensure that the workload is distributed fairly, that the teams have visibility on the tasks to be handled. She/He guarantees compliance with CANDRIAM policies and procedures.

The IT Manager Leader is able to identify difficulties and help the members of these teams to work in optimal conditions. She/He manages his team's delivery is able to report alerts to management at the right time.

The IT Manager Leader puts all the means at her/his disposal to properly serve internal and external customers, customer service is a key objective of her/his mission, She/He is in charge of creating great proximity between his team and the business. To improve the image of the IT and above all the confidence of business in IT.

The IT Manager Leader is an operational manager, He/she may be required to play different roles in projects deployment of agility.

Team Management :
• Manage an autonomous and agile team (12 people: internal and external)
• Ensure continuity of service and continuous improvement of products
• Manage resources, capacities, budget and planning while respecting the IT processes in place.

Delivery Management
• Manage the roadmap in collaboration with the business teams and the CDO (Chief Data Officer)
• Manage the delivery and ensure commitment towards IT and Business teams
• Manage level 3 support and collaborate with the production services department to ensure business support and satisfaction. Be proactive in improving service and participate actively in resolving incidents.
• Avoid technical debt and propose remediation plans consistent with the business roadmap
• Clearly report on the activity of the team and produce KPIs to measure continuous improvement.

IT Relation Management
• Work in collaboration with teams and/or domains managers: coordination of development, testing campaigns and global IT roadmap synchronization.
• Work closely with production services and architecture teams.
• Participate in IT transformation in coordination with the Agile Competence Center.