Head Business Applications Transformation

Zurich  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Head of Business Applications to drive Transformation. Vacancy requiring profound IT architecture knowledge for our Zurich based client in the manufacturing sector.

Your experience/skills:
  • Practical knowledge and experience in IT architecture and managing IT systems along with Change Management and Transformation
  • Proven track record of implementing ERP (SAP) and BI platforms
  • Proven track record in delivery of large scale, complex COTS and business redesign initiatives
  • Background in manufacturing industry and managing diverse teams as well as developing team members of varying skill levels
  • Confidence with new technologies like paperless, big data and digital in maintenance, engineering processes
  • Strength in high level architectural design as well as management of all phases of an application delivery project
  • University degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or related technical field
  • Languages: fluent English and German, both written and spoken


Your tasks:
  • Leading a strategic planning process and setting road maps for the applications landscape overall and for the specific solutions implemented
  • Establishing best-practice development standards, methodologies and policies
  • Supervising and coaching the solutions teams
  • Liaising with senior business management and analysing high-level business needs, goals and objectives for the application strategy, road map and technical solutions
  • Coordinating projects related to implement the road map and deliver business value
  • Encouraging enhancement of Business Intelligence and Big Data capabilities, ensuring solid data governance and enabling end-users to drive data-driven decision making
  • Acting as escalation point for complex production and platform issues and manage vendor support


Start: ASAP

Duration: 6M ++
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Ref.Nr.: BH14497

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As a preferred recruitment agency for Swiss banks, international insurance, finance service providers, software and pharma companies, we acquire exciting positions since 1998 in Zurich, Bern and other regions in Switzerland every day.

Due to work permit restrictions we can unfortunately only consider applications from EU or Swiss citizens as well as current work-permit holders for Switzerland.

Going the extra mile…

New to Switzerland? In case of successful placement, we support you with:
  • All administrative questions
  • Finding an apartment
  • Health - and social insurance
  • Work permit and much more
Start date
09/2019
Duration
6M ++
(extension possible)
From
RM Group
Published at
24.09.2019
Project ID:
1826843
Contract type
Freelance
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