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IT Deputy Business Manager

  • Location:

    Basrah

  • Sector:

    Oil & Gas

  • Contact:

    Elaf Khoshnaw

  • Job ref:

    4612

  • Published:

    about 11 hours ago

  • Expiry date:

    2025-02-13

mselect is looking to hire an IT Deputy Business Manager for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah, Iraq. Candidates must have a minimum of more than 10 years of relevant job experience within the Information Technology industry, with additional Oil and Gas experience, Project management experience is preferable. Fluency in English and Arabic is a must.

Job Purpose
The IT Deputy Business Manager is responsible for budget management, tender & contract follow-up, IT team administrative & focal point for the IT Team, assisting in finance management for all IT department contracts & projects, IT procurement supervision, assisting IT business manager for IT organization chart consolidation, IT hiring planning and recruitment direction; facilitating business needs of clients and stakeholders, and helping to determine feasible solutions to meet business needs or resolve business challenges.

Key Responsibilities
  • Budget management, planning and traceability for the budget of the IMIT department
  • Budget performance tracking, presentation and expenditure control
  • Finance management for IMIT in compliance with company standards and guidelines
  • IT procurement demand management
  • Managing the business section application to ensure proper data and reporting to IT higher management
  • Ensure proper data integrity for SAP-HANA and SAP Ariba
  • Convert business requirements into functional solutions and assess the risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solution options
  • Assess and model processes, data flows, and technology to understand the current value and issues, and identify opportunities for improvement
  • Build positive relationships with clients, partners, associates and networks
  • Communicate effectively with clients, networks and associates
  • Participate in forming IMIT strategy and road map and assist the IT business manager in implementing this strategy
  • Plan, and identify the scope and architecture for new IMIT services and solutions
  • Support business objectives and goals
  • Assist in internal & external business interface with other departments
  • Help IT business manager for IT organization chart management,
  • Work closely with stakeholders to build trust and understand their goals, motivations, constraints, risks, and operating environment
  • Assist IT, business manager, in leading IT internal business projects
  • IT department reporting focal point
  • Create documentation to communicate management requirements and related information
  • Create and present compelling business cases to justify solution value and establish approval, funding and prioritization
  • Support longer-term business strategic goals by proposing improvements in value, cost, process, data, technology, and functionality, and initiating high-level business requirements and feasibility studies to discover options and directions
  • Respond to organizational changes during ongoing activities

Requirements
  • BSc Degree in Engineering, information management, Business management or Minimum Education or Certification: 4-year Degree related to IT
  • More than 10 years of relevant job experience within the Information Technology industry, and have Oil and Gas experience
  • Cost and budget control experience
  • Preferable Project management experience
  • Proven ability to come up with innovative approaches to existing problems or new opportunities
  • Good understanding of and demonstrable hands-on experience in all functional aspects of Cost Engineering including estimating, budgeting, forecasting, commitment control, change control
  • MS Office: Excel (Advanced), Word (Intermediate), PowerPoint (Intermediate)
  • English level – upper intermediate
  • IT Business management
  • Operation management complies with international standards

Rotation
28/28


*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.