Operations Manager – Head of Operations Team
Position Overview
You are the highest-level person responsible for the operations of the entire Vikki digital banking application after go-live. You manage and coordinate L1/L2/L3 positions (Service Desk, Application Support, Data & Reporting, Infrastructure & Cloud, DBA), ensure SLA/OLA compliance, serve as the management point of contact in the relationship with partner FinX, and are responsible for decisions exceeding technical authority (major incidents, contract changes, operational risks).
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate resources of the entire operations team (L1–L3), assign on-call shifts, ensure 24/7 coverage.
- Serve as Incident Commander for critical incidents (P1) when exceeding L3 handling authority; make decisions on resource mobilization and notify senior stakeholders.
- Own overall SLA/OLA: monitor, consolidate and regularly report operational performance (uptime, MTTR, ticket volume) to leadership.
- Serve as the management point of contact in the relationship with FinX: draft/review proposals, negotiate and align coordination procedures, define responsibilities and risks between Vikki Bank and FinX.
- Coordinate with Legal/Compliance departments to finalize and oversee compliance with the Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and contracts related to FinX operations personnel.
- Approve change requests exceeding L3 authority before production deployment.
- Manage operations budget, including cloud infrastructure costs, software licenses and personnel.
- Build and maintain a capability development plan for the operations team (training, recruitment, performance evaluation).
- Report regularly to leadership/senior management on operations status, risks and improvement proposals.
- Chair post-incident review meetings following critical incidents and ensure corrective actions are fully implemented.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in IT or related field.
- 6–10 years of experience in IT operations, with a minimum of 3 years in an operations team management role, preferably in banking/finance.
- Overall understanding of system architecture (backend Java/microservices, mobile, AWS cloud, database) to effectively coordinate between L2/L3 teams.
- Experience managing SLA/OLA, building ITIL processes (Incident/Problem/Change Management).
- Negotiation skills, partner/vendor relationship management.
- Leadership skills, personnel management and team building.
- Reporting and presentation skills for management/leadership.
- Ability to make quick, accurate decisions under pressure in critical incident situations.
Additional Advantages (Nice-to-have)
- ITIL Manager/Expert or PMP certification.
- Experience managing operations of digital banking/fintech products.
- Experience working directly with outsourced software development partners/vendors.
- Preference for candidates with experience in banking/finance environment.
- Knowledge of PCI DSS and State Bank of Vietnam data security regulations.
