- We are looking for an experienced digital manager with a strong project and portfolio management skills, technical enterprise architecture and vendor management background, to continuously optimize IT landscape of BASF Agricultural Solutions Asia team
- The role will ensure IT demand management & project approval process in the region is aligned globally and running smoothly.
- The role will map out consolidated business needs and capabilities into global IT portfolio (also referred to as digital product family) and define region-specific portfolio roadmap, to constantly optimize IT total cost of ownership
- The role will partner with and steer IT delivery unit, to ensure a smooth ongoing operation and execution according to roadmap priorities in the region
- The role will be an integral part of regional digital excellence unit in Agricultural Solutions Asia, and at the same time reporting functionally to the Head of Global Agricultural Solutions IT Portfolio Group
- Manage existing vendors to ensure a smooth and optimized service level delivery, working closely with procurement and contract management team
- Accountable for all Agricultural Solutions Asia IT & Digital solutions (also referred to as digital product family), with respect to strategic development, business outcomes & budgeting, in full alignment with regional business needs
- Prepare, define & position business-driven, forward-thinking and compliant regional Digital solution roadmap (also referred to as digital product family roadmap) as an integral part of global roadmap, collaborating closely with Enterprise Architect team
- Responsible for business partnership, demand management & prioritization prior to Digital investment portfolio board prioritization, manage & steer project approval process in the region, with full global alignment
- Responsible for steering and leading a community practice of digital product owners in Asia, disseminating best practices, use digital as enabler to drive efficiencies and synergies across countries
- Provide an overview of existing digital solutions within the team and maintain the life cycle of the solutions with quantifiable KPIs of progress and business impact (in collaboration with defined digital product owners)
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / or Business Technology related discipline
- Min. 10 years professional experience in IT lifecycle management / enterprise architecture / data management, implemented enterprise-grade IT projects & initiatives and business partnering e.g. experienced in managing enterprise IT data / landscape complexity and continuously optimizing them with the latest relevant technology trends. Certified in TOGAF is preferred.
- Highly proficient in modular IT enterprise & data architecture design spanning multiple platforms
- Highly proficient to scale platform implementation, and enterprise-grade data management practices (technical security, data governance and compliance practices)
- Highly proficient in agile methodology & scrum & devops approach in MNC setup, has done either a 'Scrum Master', 'product owner' or 'developer' role before
- Proficient in data processing technologies, provisioning data services using Microsoft data management-related products, Azure cloud infrastructure (Excel, Power Query, Power BI, Synapse, DataBricks, Purview, SQL, etc) and Azure Data Factory (2nd gen onwards)
- Preferred experience in strong working experience in MNCs setup, with cross-collaboration between multi-disciplinary teams virtually across multiple time zones
- Preferred experience in the agriculture / agronomics industry (i.e. sales operations, digital farming with drones, precision farming, agronomics data platform) or, other B2C business
- Familiar in full stack development (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python), use of serverless technologies, containers, automated deployment tools, code repository / testing tools like GitHub or Microsoft DevOps Toolset
- Additionally preferred: Cloud certification e.g. Azure cloud components, Agile / Scrum certifications
- Digitally-savvy, innovative, highly passionate on new technology offerings, highly perceptive of what's new in the technology space and its relevance to bring business value
- Proven communication, change management skill in matrixed and virtual teams
- Demonstrate a continuous learning, continuous improvement mindset
- Strong communicator to bring team together, ability to synthesize complexity, translate strategy into actionable measures
- Demonstrate a high discipline to complete tasks within project team timelines
Regional Digital Portfolio Manager - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - BASF Asia-Pacific Service Centre Sdn. Bhd.
Description
Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, grows, and develops passionate people who will meaningfully impact the digital future of BASF. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.
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Education
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Technical & Professional Knowledge
Soft-skill Required
As one of the world's largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe, are part of the Global Digital Services team, which is the technology powerhouse driving our vision. As an integrated hub focused on digital growth and innovative business solutions, you will find many opportunities to create an impact here.
Whether you want to streamline processes with robotics automation, deep-dive into emerging technologies, or help tell the story of BASF – we have you covered. By investing in best-in-class tools and encouraging cross-functional collaboration, we empower our people to be curious and pursue any area of the business that interests them. The bottom line? We want you to bring your differences and spark positive evolutions in BASF. Further Information at BASF Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur