"Associate Director / Senior Associate Director"

About NUS IT

NUS Information Technology is the cornerstone to providing reliable, high-performance and secure IT solutions and effective IT governance for the campus. Here at NUS IT, we aim to transform NUS into a borderless computing community providing knowledge at its fingertips by enhancing the use of effective applications and services for teaching and learning.

We drive a culture that is forward-looking. With a strong passion for IT, our people are always striving to improve, push boundaries and innovate with a "can-do" attitude. We embrace collaboration, open communication and knowledge sharing. If you see yourself thriving in a dynamic environment and breaking new grounds with innovative ideas, you will find yourself at home in NUS IT.

As part of our team, you can look forward an empowered work environment that allows you to take charge of your own career path. We provide competitive remuneration as well as flexible work arrangements to enable your growth and development. We pride ourselves on our diverse workforce and are committed to transforming NUS into a leading global University shaping the future.

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Job Description

The candidate will be responsible to lead a team for projects delivery and application support that are related to the Finance business domain. He/she will need to work closely with the user community, external vendors, and other stakeholders to achieve this. The Candidate’s responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead the IT team in supporting and managing IT solutions for the Office of Finance (OFN) business unit, such as SAP S/4HANA Finance system which covers FI, CO, TM, MM modules.
• Oversee and manage the team resources (inclusive of vendor and augment staff) so that the team can cope with the work demands while getting the right resource for the right tasks.
• While many initiatives are user driven, Candidate will need to understand the business domain, review user requirements, vendor proposals, assess / discuss technical solutions, and ensure that the selected solutions are endorsed for architecture, scalability, security requirements and compliances. During implementation, he/she will need to provide support on technical matters to ensure timely rollout of the project(s).
• Perform the role of Solution Architect for OFN systems, ensuring that any solutions implemented are secure, inter-operable and extensible.

While the individual will grow in-depth business knowledge in the above-mentioned business domain, he/she may be assigned to deliver IT projects of other business domain.

Duties and Responsibilities

Stakeholder Management

• Manage and work with stakeholders to plan and execute Finance projects.
• Ensure strategies are aligned with business objectives at the University level.

Solution Design (IT)

• Work with network, systems, security teams to develop and formalize the NUS IT architecture.
• Own and refine the architecture according to new developments and demands.

Programme / Project Management

• Account for the successful delivery of programme / projects.
• Manage delivery of programmes / projects to ensure that targets are met. This includes, amongst others, conducting user requirement analysis, participating in solution design, planning and executing testing, deploying solution to ‘live’.
• Create and/or review project artefacts and deliverables to ensure quality and NUS guidelines and polices are met.
• Manage procurement, including preparation and publishing tender specifications, evaluating and recommending potential solutions and/or vendors, contract management.
• Liaise closely with business users and builds good rapport.
• Liaise closely with vendors to ensure successful delivery of products and