Applications Director

1 week ago


Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa Edge Executive Search Full time
Job Title: Applications Director

Edge Executive Search is seeking an experienced Applications Director to lead our client's IT portfolio and drive digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support the CIO in delivering IT projects on time, within budget, and to scope.
  • Ensure all relevant applications are available per SLA and maintain a long-term roadmap for each application.
  • Lead a team of functional analysts, developers, and reporting specialists to support ERP, HCM, BI, CRM, and other application needs.
  • Define and enforce application development methodologies, principles, standards, and processes.
  • Manage team performance, create a culture of high performance, and optimize costs.
  • Serve as the Centre of Excellence for applications, providing expertise on application functionality and roadmaps.
  • Support the CIO and Enterprise Architecture Director in critical reviews of application roadmaps.
  • Quorum member of the Architecture Review Board, approving or rejecting solution designs.
  • Escalate issues, mitigate delays, and remove obstacles for projects.
  • Establish, communicate, manage, and enforce change and release management, test, and quality mechanisms.
  • Proactively plan future IT resource requirements with third-party suppliers.
  • Review business cases to assess all application impacts.
  • Own all business cases and RFI/RFP/RFQ related to applications.
Requirements:
  • 8+ years of experience in leading large teams with proven results.
  • 8+ years of application development and management experience.
  • 8+ years of managing suppliers and large contracts.
  • Experience in architecture, testing, and test management is an advantage.
  • Experience in project management is an advantage.
  • Experience in working in a Delivery Centre environment is an advantage.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a team of experts and drive digital transformation in a dynamic and innovative organization.



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