Job Description

This position will report to the Vice President, CIO DomainLeader and provide technical expertise, proactive leadership, and guidance onall matters associated with the applications/platforms within the area ofinfluence and is the primary person to advise on the advancement of the digitalstrategy. This position is also the chief liaison to DB&T leadership tocoordinate work with the rest of the company andbusiness/functional units.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Guideand support digital initiatives to enhance domain performance, efficiency,profitability, and safety
• Leadand manage application support and development teams, including hiring,training, and performance evaluations. Review, approve, and allocate workassignments to staff.
• Developand implement strategies to improve the performance and efficiency of theirteam.
• Leadprocess improvement initiatives, such as participating in user group meetingsto identify areas for improvement
• Overseethe day-to-day operations of their team, ensuring that issues are resolved in atimely manner.
• Challenge,assist, and advise on the technical & application solutions to beimplemented
• Pilotand manage technical crises, report alerts, and arbitration needs to theauthorities adapted
• Performa permanent technological watch allowing him to be the technical referent onhis perimeter. Work closely with the CTO for guidance on new technologies andsolutions.
• Providelevel 3 support for its scope
• Ensurethe coordination and compliance with the security standards and architecture ofthe IS on its perimeter
• Ensurethe compliance of developments with security standards
• Managethe various audits (technical, security, and publishers) that may occur withinits scope
• Ensurethe application mapping respects the standards set forth by the ChiefTechnology Office
• Definethe technical base of its perimeter to meet the requirements of the digitaltransformation plans
• Controlthe environment and promotes continuous integration within its scope
• Managethe technical debt of its scope
• Designand validate the technical architecture of its scope
• Setup procedures and tools allowing continuous integration (Jenkins, JIRA,Gitlab...)
• Contributeto the improvement of practices and methods implemented
• Organizeand supervise the production launches of its scope
• Verifyand ensure the quality and performance of the operation of the developmentswithin its scope
• Blueprintfunctional and technical change documentation and work as the liaison betweenthe business and outsourced service providers to deliver the services andchanges to the applications as necessary
• Providesenior leadership with regular project status & reporting
• Createand present business cases, plus identify business needs in a timely andefficient manner
• Collaboratewith Project Managers and Solution Delivery teams to identify appropriateinternal and external resources necessary to accomplish project deliverables ontime and on budget
• Managestakeholder expectations through clear, concise, and professional presentationsand communications
• Leadefficient team operations that promote modernization and upgrades of DB&Tand BU/Domain systems
• Conductperformance evaluations and career planning with DB&T staff that are timelyand constructive
• Mentorstaff members to ensure their goals align with BU/Domain goals and the staffmembers’ personal development goals
• UnderstandAGILE project management methodologies

Education/experience/background:

• Undergraduatedegree in Information Systems or related field, Graduate degree a plus
• Minimumof 10 years of information technology
• Extensiveexperience in partnering with operations as well as leading and managing thedepartment
• Experienceworking with outside firms to augment staff when required
• Priorindustry knowledge beneficial

Knowledge/Skills:

• Excellentverbal and written communication skills (including presentation skills),including the ability to influence and negotiate through expertise
• Outstandingrelationship-building skills
• Proficientproject management, time management and continuous improvement skills
• Superiorproblem solving and financial analysis skills
• In-depthknowledge of software development practices
• Familiaritywith database architecture and design
• Generalknowledge of various enterprise platforms
• Ability/Willingnessto work with Global peers to share best practices to further the business