Up to $150k Super Blacktown Location- Parking provided About your new employer West Technology has been exclusively engaged to recruit for a global business in the engineering sector that currently operates in over 40 countries. Headquartered in Europe, this business places great emphasis on sustainability and continual innovation to help maintain it’s position as a global market leader. About your new role Reporting to the Group CIO based in Europe, the IT Manager for APAC will oversee a lean and dispersed team of 4x IT professionals both in Australia and abroad. This role will oversee the IT environment for the business that incorporates infrastructure, applications and security. This is a huge opportunity for a business savvy IT Manager to earn a seat with the executive team and have a tangible impact on the direction of the business. Some of the key tasks include: •Have financial ownership of the IT budget. •Design and execute the APAC IT strategy ensuring alignment with the global roadmap. •Review the IT environment and look for opportunities to enhance or modernise IT platforms. •Ensure that the tech stack is fit for purpose and scalable. •Oversee the delivery of IT Projects ensuring they are on time, within budget and fit for purpose. •Act as the subject expert for IT within the business and business partner with key operational stakeholders. •Oversee the relationships with third party vendors including selection. About You •You are an experienced IT Manager ideally coming out of a medium sized business or the Australian subsidiary of a global company. •You are ‘hands on’ in your role and have broad skills and experience across infrastructure, support and applications. •You’ll ideally come from an Microsoft environment and have knowledge of Azure, Windows servers, O365 & D365. •Have a defined leadership style that is effective for both onsite and remote team members. •You will come from a business with a supply chain function, such as manufacturing, import / distribution, engineering, retail or similar. •Unfortunately, coming from banking or government will be a disadvantage. •Interpersonally, you are an enthusiastic and self-motivated professional, you thrive in environments where you have ownership and a genuine impact on the direction of your business. You have an excellent communication skills and can present technical IT concepts to non-technical people. What’s in it for you? •Offering between $130k-$150k Super •Annual bonus •The opportunity to position IT on the local exec team for the first time. •Blacktown location- Parking provided. •Great internal culture where your input is welcomed. •Work with an accomplished and supportive leadership team.