Digital Solutions and Applications Manager

Motolite; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Motolite in Philippines seeks a senior leader for Digital Solutions & Applications to drive a roadmap of business applications and digital initiatives. You will oversee design, delivery, integration, and lifecycle management of critical systems, partnering with business and IT stakeholders to deliver measurable value.

The role emphasizes governance, cybersecurity, and strong vendor management as part of a unified IT strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, IS, Eng or related field
• 7–10 years IT experience with at least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role
• Strong experience in business applications, digital solutions, systems integration, and application lifecycle management
• Experience leading IT projects, vendors, and technology teams
• Good understanding of enterprise applications, integrations, cybersecurity, and IT architecture
• Strong business acumen, project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Relevant IT, project management, or technology certifications are an advantage

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the roadmap for digital solutions and business applications aligned with business and IT strategies
• Manage the application portfolio and identify opportunities to improve business processes, productivity, and digital capabilities
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that deliver business value
• Lead design, implementation, enhancement, and lifecycle management of business applications and digital solutions
• Ensure applications are properly tested, deployed, supported, and continuously improved
• Establish standards for application performance, availability, documentation, and lifecycle management
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements, processes, and technology needs
• Translate business requirements into practical and scalable technology solutions
• Ensure solutions are aligned with business priorities and deliver measurable value
• Oversee integrations between business applications, enterprise systems, databases, APIs, and third-party platforms
• Identify opportunities for automation, workflow improvement, and digitalization
• Ensure integrations are reliable, scalable, secure, and properly managed
• Lead application and digital solution projects from planning through implementation and stabilization
• Manage technology vendors and partners, including performance, deliverables, contracts, and service levels
• Monitor application performance, service quality, risks, and improvement opportunities
• Ensure applications comply with IT architecture, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and change management standards
• Work with IT Security, Infrastructure, GRC, and other IT teams to address application-related risks and compliance requirements
• Maintain appropriate application documentation, controls, and lifecycle records
• Lead, develop, and manage the Digital Solutions and Applications team
• Establish team objectives, performance measures, and development plans
• Partner with business leaders, IT teams, and external providers to successfully deliver technology initiatives

Skills

IT leadership

Digital solutions

Project management

Stakeholder management

Team management

Cybersecurity

Systems integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/IS/Engineering

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

1. Digital Solutions & Applications Strategy

• Develop and maintain the roadmap for digital solutions and business applications aligned with business and IT strategies.
• Manage the application portfolio and identify opportunities to improve business processes, productivity, and digital capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that deliver business value.

2. Application & Solution Delivery

• Lead the design, implementation, enhancement, and lifecycle management of business applications and digital solutions.
• Ensure applications are properly tested, deployed, supported, and continuously improved.
• Establish standards for application performance, availability, documentation, and lifecycle management.

3. Business Requirements & Solution Design

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements, processes, and technology needs.
• Translate business requirements into practical and scalable technology solutions.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with business priorities and deliver measurable value.

4. Systems Integration & Digital Enablement

• Oversee integrations between business applications, enterprise systems, databases, APIs, and third-party platforms.
• Identify opportunities for automation, workflow improvement, and digitalization.
• Ensure integrations are reliable, scalable, secure, and properly managed.

5. Project, Vendor & Service Management

• Lead application and digital solution projects from planning through implementation and stabilization.
• Manage technology vendors and partners, including performance, deliverables, contracts, and service levels.
• Monitor application performance, service quality, risks, and improvement opportunities.

6. Governance, Security & Risk

• Ensure applications comply with IT architecture, cybersecurity, data protection, governance, and change management standards.
• Work with IT Security, Infrastructure, GRC, and other IT teams to address application-related risks and compliance requirements.
• Maintain appropriate application documentation, controls, and lifecycle records.

7. Team & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, develop, and manage the Digital Solutions and Applications team.
• Establish team objectives, performance measures, and development plans.
• Partner with business leaders, IT teams, and external providers to successfully deliver technology initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7–10 years of progressive IT experience, with at least 3 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Strong experience in business applications, digital solutions, systems integration, and application lifecycle management.
• Experience leading IT projects, vendors, and technology teams.
• Good understanding of enterprise applications, integrations, cybersecurity, and IT architecture.
• Strong business acumen, project management, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Relevant IT, project management, or technology certifications are an advantage.