IT Business Systems Lead

UL, LLC; Makati; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

UL, LLC seeks an experienced IT leader to translate business strategies into technology plans, negotiate with business units to prioritize requests, and drive cost/benefit assessments for projects. You will partner with Portfolio Management, manage global development resources, lead change management initiatives, and ensure security and compliance while delivering scalable enterprise solutions.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology with 10+ years of related experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT with 10+ years of related experience.
• Proven experience leading complex IT projects and programs.
• Expertise in application lifecycle management and enterprise app delivery.
• Experience with Agile delivery, backlog management, Epic/Feature decomposition, and Azure DevOps.
• Strong product ownership and translating business objectives into scalable tech solutions.

Responsibilities

• Conduces strategic planning and communicates unit strategy with IT staff.
• Negotiates with business to prioritize requests aligned with objectives and analyzes project cost/benefits.
• Works with Portfolio Management to manage project prioritization and cost/benefit analyses.
• Develops technology plans aligned with business/IT strategy and proposes changes to service portfolio.
• Supports business development, develops project proposals, and identifies technology opportunities.

Skills

IT leadership

Cost/benefit analysis

Enterprise apps

Agile delivery

Azure DevOps

Stakeholder management

Global teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

• Conducts strategic planning activities including communication of organization unit strategy with IT staff.

• Negotiates with business to prioritize requests that support business objectives and drives business assessment of project cost/benefits.

• Works with Portfolio Management to manage project prioritization and provides input for business assessment of project cost/benefit analysis.

• Develops technology plans aligned with business and IT strategies and proposes changes to systems & service portfolio.

• Supports Business development activity including development of project proposals, coordinating technology spending, identifying opportunities to leverage technology, and identifying business sponsors for technology.

• Develops and maintains relationships with industry leaders.

• Communicates business requirements to IT.

• Develops, negotiates, and manages business unit expectations of technology services, solutions, deliverables, budgets, and timelines.

• Proposes changes to service level agreements and directs resolution between business and IT Service requirements.

• Manages meetings with business leadership to identify and validate system requirements and processes.

• Supports businesses with building business plans including ROI and benefit/cost analysis.

• Leads change management initiatives, validates recommended changes, and communicates/markets plans.

• Reviews and provides input on training documentation and develops process to measure success of changes.

• Tracks industry by evaluating media, technology trends, and vendor strategies.

• Identifies technology opportunities to help with business issues.

• Provides input to IT management on technology standards and operations.

• Prepares reports on emerging technologies for discussion with businesses.

• Read and follow the Underwriters Laboratories Code of Conduct and follow all physical and digital security practices.

• Performs other duties as directed.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, with 10+ years of directly related experience.

• Proven experience leading complex IT projects and programs, including management of IT teams and coordination of global development resources.

• Expert-level technical and/or software development experience, with a strong background in enterprise application delivery and support.

• Demonstrated expertise in application lifecycle management, enterprise application support, Agile delivery methodologies, backlog management, Epic and Feature decomposition, and Azure DevOps.

• Strong experience in product ownership, business requirements management, and translating business objectives into scalable technology solutions.

• Proven ability to lead and collaborate effectively across geographically distributed teams, fostering strong stakeholder relationships and driving successful delivery outcomes.

• Strong blend of business process knowledge, product ownership, application delivery, AI adoption, and technical leadership.

• Ability to bridge business and technology needs by defining product strategy, managing delivery roadmaps, and leading global engineering teams to deliver high-impact solutions.

A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.

UL LLC has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To assure full implementation of this equal employment policy, we will take steps to assure that: Persons are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, color, age, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, religion, creed, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy, marital or familial status, or any other protected category under applicable law.