IT – Director

Works with the business leaders/business responsible and defines strategies for IT. Advocate rollout of group IT solutions and finalize IT roadmap for the region and participate in the decision process of teams overall strategic directions

  Identify opportunities for automation across functions and deliver efficiency quality and cost leadership initiatives.

Drive architectural compliances across all business IT systems as per group standards and recommendations

Ensure and maintain 100% accurate data of all business IT Systems. i.e. CMBD SOPs Documentations Vendor information Source Codes etc

. Ensure 100% IT Security compliances for all business IT Systems under the scope. i.e. LIMS CRM DWH Financial Systems and any other business applications. Responsibility includes ensuring compliances with various GxP and other regulatory needs ensuring SOPs and Documentations are up to date at any given time for any regulatory and/or internal needs leading periodic application hardening initiatives to improve the IT Security and data integrity leading periodic maintenance on applications systems to ensure s/w applications and environmental variable up to date as per group standards etc.

Be hands on with application life cycle management laboratory instruments instrument s/w etc. Lead and plan for annual tech refresh programs under your scope and execute the plan as per agreed operating objectives from the business leaders.

Actively lead Incident Release Change and Problem management functions for all IT Applications within the scope.

Manage business expectations and day-to-day interactions with key stakeholders and sponsors.

Build and manage the team to deliver required IT solutions (including LIMS CRM DWH and any others) within the approved time and budget.

Plan and Lead various IT steer-co meetings for the region. This involves preparing detailed IT project(s) plans progress reports financial summary etc.

Liaise with solutions owners for any issues or additional features needed in the group solutions used by the business in the region

Liaise with Regional Infrastructure Manager to address any technical issues in the region and co-ordinate any integration efforts for new businesses.

Co-located with business and having constant interaction with the businesses and its customers.

Draw the roadmap to leverage AI/ML for business in scope and plan for its execution.

Effective management of IT solutions budget for the region ability to define track and manage both capex and opex.

People Leadership manage and lead OUIT team successfully towards agreed objectives and build within the teams a sense of ownership selfmotivation innovative mindset focused on results and collaboration.

Build a culture of high performance. Set performance expectations with team conduct annual appraisals track performance and provide feedback.

Work closely with transversal teams like Group architecture team Group IT security team Group solutions team to maximize productivity.

Talent management identify required capabilities and skill gaps within team and plan for fulfilling the gaps Recruit the people with right attitude skill customer centricity and potential for efficient delivery. Education Experience & Language Profile Experience:
 

Preferably had experience in leading IT Solutions for regulated environments such as Testing industry Laboratory and Biopharma businesses etc.

Strong experience in IT Project Management stakeholders engagement.

Strong experience of working with enterprise tools like CRM ERP LIMS Power BI and DWH.

Experience with Microsoft suit of technologies is must

Experience in managing small to medium (10 people) delivery teams

Experience working with business and Infrastructure stakeholders in a fastpaced environment Experience in AI/ML nice to have.

Travel: Ready to travel (10%) Skills:

Experience with LIMS CRM ERP DWH or Power BI reporting systems

Prior experience of defining IT strategy is good to have

Knowledge of Azure migration and SQL is a plus

PMP AGILE & ITIL background is a big plus Personal Skills:

Excellent verbal/written communication skills. Fluent in English and the working country language

Ability to simplify the complex IT problems and articulate the solutions to business leaders.

Executive presence and Excellent presentation skills

Excellent analytical problem solving and strategic thinking skills.

Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills able to adapt quickly work well under deadlines in a complex changing environment and perform multiple tasks effectively and concurrently. Experience in driving discussion with Senior Mgmt. and CxO.

Ability to think out of the box keen observer and eye for details.

Ability to manage relationships with both internal and external customers.

Ability to work independently and within a collaborative team-oriented environment using sound judgment in decision-making.

Should be a self-motivated independent responsible team-player and exhibit exceptional relationship management skills

Ability to quickly learn new concepts and software if necessary

Qualifications :

B.E. and MBA or PMP

18 years of experience in IT with at least 5 years in IT Management

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time