Key Responsibilities
1. IT Project Management & Delivery
- Lead IT projects end-to-end: initiation, requirements, planning, execution, testing, go-live, handover and closure.
- Build and maintain project plans, milestones, budgets, resource plans, RAID logs and dependency maps.
- Coordinate business stakeholders, internal IT teams, vendors and consultants to deliver agreed scope on time and within budget.
- Run project governance: steering committee and status reporting, action tracking, change control and escalation.
- Manage UAT, cutover, deployment and stabilization, and hand over cleanly to business and IT operations.
- Complete lessons learned, closure reports and knowledge transfer for every project.
- Provide or coordinate L1/L2 application support during the post-go-live stabilization period.
2. Business Applications Management
- Own the day-to-day management of core applications, including Microsoft Dynamics 365, Ramco HCM, Focus, Sage and other enterprise systems.
- Coordinate with application vendors and implementation partners on support, incident resolution, enhancements, integrations, upgrades and patches.
- Work with business departments to understand processes and pain points, and translate requirements into functional and technical solutions.
- Maintain application roadmaps, enhancement backlogs and release plans, including testing and deployment.
- Keep application documentation, support procedures, access controls and vendor contacts current.
- Coordinate integrations across Microsoft 365, Azure, GCP and ERP, HR, property, finance and other systems.
3. Microsoft 365 & Licensing
- Manage Microsoft 365 sub ions, license allocation, renewals, utilization and cost optimization.
- Work with Microsoft partners on licensing, technical issues and service changes.
- Oversee identity, access, administrative roles, security controls and compliance for Microsoft 365, together with the infrastructure and security teams.
4. Cloud & Infrastructure
- Coordinate the group's Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform environments with providers, vendors and internal technical teams.
- Support cloud migration, modernization, integration and disaster recovery initiatives.
- Track cloud usage and cost, and act on optimization opportunities.
- Ensure cloud environments follow approved architecture, security, access, backup and governance standards.
5. Network, Server & Cybersecurity Coordination
- Coordinate support of networks, servers, firewalls, VPN, backup and endpoint services with the IT technical team.
- Coordinate cybersecurity tooling, including Trend Micro XDR and other security technologies.
- Drive vulnerability remediation, security updates, monitoring, access control, backup and DR improvements.
- Ensure infrastructure and security issues affecting business applications are escalated, tracked and resolved.
6. Business Relationship & Solution Management
- Act as the primary IT contact for business stakeholders across the group.
- Run workshops and requirement-gathering sessions with users and process owners.
- Prepare business cases, solution comparisons and vendor evaluations for management approval.
- Coordinate demonstrations, proofs of concept and technical assessments.
7. IT Governance, Policies & Controls
- Establish and maintain IT project governance standards, templates, reporting and controls.
- Develop, review and implement IT policies, procedures and operating guidelines.
- Ensure projects and IT services comply with policies, security requirements and internal controls.
- Maintain documentation for management, audit and compliance; support IT audits and close findings.
- Ensure approval, change, access and vendor management processes are followed.
8. Vendor & Contract Management
- Manage relationships with IT vendors, system integrators, software providers, cloud providers and managed service providers.
- Monitor vendor performance against SLAs, deliverables and milestones; lead service reviews and improvement plans.
- Support procurement: RFP/RFQ preparation, technical and commercial evaluation, negotiation, renewals and contract review.
- Identify opportunities to reduce vendor dependency and optimize IT spend.
9. IT Service Management & Operational Support
- Coordinate incidents, service requests, problems and escalations that need project or application management involvement.
- Ensure projects transition into operations with documentation, SLAs, support models and knowledge transfer.
- Analyze recurring incidents and drive permanent fixes, automation and process improvement.
- Coordinate business continuity, disaster recovery, backup and service restoration for critical IT services.
10. Team & Stakeholder Coordination
- Coordinate application, infrastructure, network, system administration and service desk (L1/L2) resources as required.
- Prioritize work by business criticality, project commitments, risk and available capacity.
- Provide direction and escalation support to technical teams and external providers.
- Promote collaboration between IT, business departments, vendors and senior management.
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration or a related field.
- Proven end-to-end delivery of enterprise IT projects.
- Mandatory: hands‑on or strong functional/project experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Experience managing enterprise business applications, including support, enhancements, integrations and rollouts.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 administration/licensing and Azure and/or GCP.
- Sound understanding of network, server, firewall, backup, endpoint and cybersecurity environments.
- Experience managing IT vendors, implementation partners, SLAs, contracts and technology evaluations.
- Experience in IT governance, policies, change management, risk management and project reporting.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, problem‑solving and analytical skills.
Preferred Certifications
- PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification.
- ITIL certification.
Technology Scope :
Business Applications
Microsoft Dynamics 365, Ramco HCM, Focus, Sage and other enterprise applications
Cloud Platforms
Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Productivity & Collaboration
Microsoft 365
Infrastructure
Network, servers, firewalls, backup, connectivity, endpoint services
Cybersecurity
Trend Micro XDR and other security technologies
Governance & Service
ITSM, project governance, change, risk and vendor management, policies and controls