Systems Enabling Technologies Manager

The Systems & Enabling Technology manager oversees the successful digital strategy development, management, and execution for the department, ensuring that company maintains a modernised IT environment which supports the businesses objectives and drives efficiencies and competitiveness

Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategy development

  • Establish and lead the company’s digital systems strategy and roadmap, in support and aligned to the overall vision and strategy of the business.

  • Prioritise, direct, and lead the implementation of new IT projects.

• Service delivery and execution

  • Lead and manage (Plan, implement and evaluate) and assume overall accountability for the departments project execution and service delivery.

  • Oversee and govern the technical direction of all IT projects and digital initiatives through the entire lifecycle:

    • Defining requirements / acceptance criteria

    • Co-ordinating key stakeholders (internal and external)

    • Technical architecture and technology choice

    • Development and project management

    • Implementation and change management

  • Develop excellent understanding and insights of the businesses and industry related processes. Assist in proactive identification and motivation of strategic digital projects.

  • Oversee the continuous enhancement, maintenance and support of existing applications and systems.

• Relationship management

  • Develop and nurture relationships between key business stakeholders and 3^rd party partners. Including key relationships in subsidiary markets (Peru, Chile, Spain and France)

  • Actively engage with key business stakeholders, building effective relationships which will influence the successful alignment of the IT strategies, direction, and adoption.

• Team management

  • Lead, support and develop the Systems and Enabling Technologies personnel.

  • Manage the team’s workload in line with the company’s priorities and deliverables.

  • Manage succession, training, and skills development within the team to ensure resource capability and business continuity.

• Finance and vendor management

  • Prepare, execute, and control the departments capital and expense budgets.

  • Oversee IT vendors and service providers, focusing on activities related to contract negotiation, controlling costs, ensuring service delivery / SLA and mitigating business continuity / dependency related risks.

• Governance and risk management

  • Establish, implement, and maintain IT system and application policies, protocols, procedures, and standards.

  • Support IT audits

  • Monitor and proactively implement IT risk management controls.

  • Oversee the coordination of routine application upgrades, redundancy testing and maintenance.

    Qualifications and competencies:

    Education:

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, commerce, or engineering

• Postgraduate degree advantageous Profile:

• 7+ years of technology experience

• 5+ years (managerial) experience at a senior organisational level

• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Experience in leading and supporting technical teams

• Strong knowledge of system architectural principles aligned to operational and business processes, technical expertise in application design, development, and data warehousing

• Proven track record and experience in leading IT projects and teams (Internal and External) through the project entire lifecycle and achieving success across key deliverables (objectives, budget, and time)

• Excellent skills in planning, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals through effective collaboration and management of others

• Strong understanding of key business concepts and operational processes

• Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to business stakeholders in a clear and concise manner

• Strong understanding of data analysis, business application architecture, IT innovation trends and operational processes

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Effective planning and budgeting skills

• Willing to travel locally and overseas

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