PSG is a leading independent financial services group, with an extensive national footprint and Namibian presence. We have been in operation since 1998, and offer a value-orientated approach to our clients' financial needs, from asset and wealth management to insurance.
PSG has more than 250 offices throughout South Africa, and two offices in Windhoek. Ou...
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The successful candidate will function as an Application Development Manager of the CRM platform. The development pertains to the functionality of the PSG CRM platform used by PSG Advisers nationally.
Responsibilities:
Design and develop components of the CRM platform, as well as the client facing portals, Apple/Android apps in conjunction with our external software development partner.
Work within a C# microservices architecture while transforming the current software stack.
Research, design, document, and modify software specifications throughout the production life cycle.
Oversee the development of clean, well-documented, efficient, and standards-compliant code with an eye towards performance optimization.
Ensure the development of secure code by the development teams and exercise good judgment in handling sensitive data.
Industrialize solutions with DEVOPS.
Provide input for Developers, BA’s, and Testers, as well as maintain an excellent working relationship with our external software development partner.
Utilize modern coding practices, comfortable to propose and implement improvements to current processes.
Display a customer service approach to the users (Advisers and internal business) of the CRM platform.
Along with the BAs, assess and validate development requirements received from stakeholders before submitting for development.
Closely working with business (pre-development) and testing (post-development) to ensure requirements are delivered in an expected format.
Minimum requirements:
A relevant tertiary qualification, preferably a degree or honours in computer science
Extensive experience in related roles in the financial services industry
Experience in CRM and client portal solutions.
Agile / Scrum experience
Expert C# development experience
Expert understanding of the software development process.
Good negotiation ability
Knowledge of wealth management and adviser value proposition requirements
Ability to effectively translate business requirements in technology terminology.
Ability to explain technical issues back to business for decision making.