APAC IT Director, Materials Group & Digital Solutions

Avery Dennison Corporation; Bandar Baru Bangi; On-site; MYR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison Corporation seeks a Director, Information Technology for Materials Group APAC. The role is the strategic tech partner to executive leadership, defining and governing the end-to-end technology strategy to enable growth, efficiency and competitive differentiation across APAC.

This leader will translate business strategy into multi-year technology roadmaps, lead governance for investments, and partner with regional GMs to ensure scalable, secure digital platforms while navigating a

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive leadership experience spanning business and IT, including senior-level responsibility for technology strategy in manufacturing or technology-enabled enterprise.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Demonstrated success defining and governing enterprise or business-unit-level technology strategies in complex, matrixed organizations.
• Experience overseeing large-scale ERP and platform transformations; Oracle Fusion experience strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of supply chain, operations, and data-driven transformation in manufacturing or operationally intensive environments.
• Proven ability to operate at the executive level, influencing C-suite and business unit leaders in a global environment.
• Track record of leading change, driving value realization, and balancing strategic vision with execution discipline.
• Willingness to travel up to ~25%, with flexibility based on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for Materials Group APAC, fully aligned to the business strategy and enterprise digital direction.
• Serve as a senior advisor to executive leadership, translating business strategy into scalable technology solutions that accelerate growth and optimize operations.
• Establish clear technology principles, guardrails, and success metrics to guide investment and execution decisions.
• Lead a value-based technology investment governance model, enabling transparent prioritization and trade-off decisions tied to business outcomes.
• Partner with regional leaders to integrate technology into core business operations—advancing commercial growth, driving factory excellence, empowering global functions, and maintaining a secure, scalable digital foundation.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise architecture and standards, balancing local needs with global consistency.
• Monitor execution health, risks, and dependencies across the portfolio, intervening as needed to protect outcomes.
• Lead the digital optimization agenda, identifying opportunities to modernize platforms, streamline operations, and unlock new capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, translating relevance into pragmatic recommendations and pilots.
• Foster a culture of experimentation, learning, and continuous improvement with disciplined execution.
• Serve as a visible change leader, driving adoption of new capabilities and ways of working across APAC.
• Influence across a highly matrixed organization without direct authority, aligning stakeholders around shared outcomes.
• Communicate complex technology topics in clear, business-oriented language to executive audiences.

Skills

Strategic IT leadership

ERP program management

Executive stakeholder management

Change management

Digital transformation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Avery Dennison Corporation seeks a Director, Information Technology for Materials Group APAC. The role is the strategic tech partner to executive leadership, defining and governing the end-to-end technology strategy to enable growth, efficiency and competitive differentiation across APAC.

This leader will translate business strategy into multi-year technology roadmaps, lead governance for investments, and partner with regional GMs to ensure scalable, secure digital platforms while navigating a