One of our reputed clients has mandated to headhunt an Applications Manager for their corporate Office. 

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Role Objective : 
Manage the business and operational applications of information and data .  Review SAP applications, Cloud applications, software acquisition, storage and retrieval approaches, and definition of the strategic direction of all information processing and communication systems and operations. 

1. Manage and control the portfolio of installed system applications and planned or in-process projects.
2. Review SAP applications, manual systems, cloud applications, software acquisition, storage and retrieval approaches, and definition of the strategic direction of all information processing and communication systems and operations.
3. Provide management and direction for the IT Applications group including: setting priorities, coordinating work efforts, and reporting group activities.
4. Work closely with other groups within IT to coordinate plans and activities including: SAP development projects, SAP upgrades, operating system upgrades, and the deployment of new products or services on premise or cloud.
5. Participate with vendors in the assessment of advanced operating systems, new SAP implementations, cloud systems, including Saas, Paas, and Iaas and other production systems, and beta and field test programs.
6. Provide leadership role in design and implementation of SAP and non-SAP application architecture.
7. Provide support to the enterprise and external groups in the use of enterprise systems.
8. Develop long range information architecture and strategy.
   Support growth of firm, both internally generated and externally created or acquired.
9. Review and report of all major development projects which are undertaken by any IT function within the enterprise or as requested by IT Manager.
10. Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual application architecture reports on the operations of all IT operations of the enterprise.
11. Identify the emerging applications technologies to be introduced within the corporation which could significantly impact enterprise.
12. Assess brand-new SAP applications and any other cloud or none cloud applications and utilities to determine potential value for the enterprise.  

Competencies Required 
Collaboration & Team Work - Advanced
Customer Centricity - Advanced
Drive Vision - Advanced
Empower & Nurture Talent - Advanced
Information Security Management - Practitioner
Interactive Communication - Advanced
IT Governance - Specialist
IT Infrastructure Management - Practitioner
IT Operations - Specialist
IT Strategy and Planning - Specialist
Project Management - Expert
Radio and Satellite Communication - Beginner
Achievement Oriented - Advanced
Solution Oriented - Advanced
Business Requirement Analysis - Expert
Applications and Software Development – Expert


Key Result Areas
•    Manage new projects implementation
•    Change management for enhancing the current applications 
•    Providing support as and when required
•    Manage the performance management, training needs of IT Applications team 
•    Supporting the recruitment process of IT Applications staff as and when required
•    Manage the Budget plans for the IT Applications 
•    Follow and contribute to system processes and policies

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or any related field  
Master’s Degree is preferred
ITIL and/or PMP certificate is a must 

Experience:
10 years of related experience of which a minimum of 3 years in managerial position, preferably in a similar industry

Job Specific Skills:
Advanced knowledge of SAP system administration, database administration, and backup/recovery administration
Advanced knowledge of SAP ERP, SAP NetWeaver Portal, TREX, Hana Cloud platform and Solution Manager.
Advance Knowledge of Microsoft development framework, Azure, DotNet, and o365.