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EMEA Head of Applications
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
Reporting into the EMEA CIO and sitting on the Technology Leadership team, as EMEA Head of Applications you will establish and lead the Applications Centre of Excellence, responsible for product ownership and support of strategic EMEA applications.
You will partner with internal technology groups and external suppliers to ensure that strategic application platforms align with the company's overall objectives. You will also serve as a strategic partner to business leaders, internal innovation teams, and IT functional areas by helping them identify and take advantage of new digital opportunities while providing guidance and ensuring solutions align with the business and IT strategy.
Initially, there will be a strong focus on the HR and Finance Digital Transformation programmes, which are currently in progress. The resulting HR (SAP SuccessFactors) and Finance (TBD) platforms will transition to the EMEA Applications Centre of Excellence for Product Ownership, including functional improvements and ongoing support.
You will also oversee the CRM platform (Salesforce), which is led by the Head of Salesforce Centre of Excellence.
In addition, we currently use approximately 400 applications across 18 EMEA countries. You will be responsible for Application Portfolio Management, to better understand the current application landscape and (working with key business stakeholders) define an application strategy to optimise value for the firm.
The business growth strategy is underpinned by significant M&A activity. Working with the PMO and EMEA Solutions Architect, you will be required to oversee the application mapping of acquired applications aspects of M&A work, including finding pragmatic ways to quickly onboard target firms to the standard application stack.
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