IT Director - Selayang Municipal Council - Crowe Malaysia PLT

Asia-Pacific IT Director Job Description

The Asia-Pacific IT Director plays a key role in overseeing regional operations. This includes leading the regional team in managing business requirements for IT needs, designing and implementing IT strategies and infrastructure while identifying/eliminating security risks to achieve established regional goals.

This role assists with the application architecture for Sherwin-Williams in the Asia-Pacific region on an enterprise level, provides vision, problem anticipation, and problem-solving ability to the organization. The director is directly responsible for the development and execution of regional plans, projects, operation efficiency improvement, financial controls, and relationships with external vendors/parties.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and leads the IT strategy for the APAC region, ensuring alignment with regional business and global teams on strategic direction.
• Leads cross-functional geographically disbursed teams, including offshore consultants, and manages multiple projects simultaneously.
• Provides efficient communication and decision-support to stakeholders and management at all levels.
• Manages regional IT delivery, including support operations and project delivery from scoping and definition to successful execution.
• Collaborates with Global teams of respective functions for regional initiatives and contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Builds and maintains relationships with outside vendors/parties.
• Engages actively with Asia-Pacific business management team to ensure tracking and management of strategies and plans in alignment with organizational objectives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent) or 15+ years of experience in Information Technology or Business.
• 15+ years of IT-related experience, 8+ years of IT management/leadership experience (direct reports), and 5+ years of business relationship management (BRM) and/or portfolio management experience.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and soft skills; demonstrated leadership and ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to build and grow relationships.

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About Us:

Sherwin-Williams believes there's not one path to success. We believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there's a place for you at Sherwin-Williams. We provide opportunities to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. We'll give you space to share your strengths and we want you to show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow, and discover in a place where you can thrive.