Senior Manager, IT Finance Applications (ERP)

The one of the largest growing Data Centre companies, growing connectivity between clients worldwide. Partner with Equinix APAC & Global business stakeholders to develop & re-engineer business processes, develop IT roadmaps and define regional application architecture. Participate in all APAC and Global IT initiatives as applicable. Participate in program planning (business requirement, phasing strategy and planning, vendor evaluation, RFP, etc). Manage resources within the Application Delivery team & engage with other global IT teams (Business Systems Analysts & Application Developers) to deliver IT-based business application solutions in support of Japan business functions. Supervise and professionally develop a team of 30 folks (including contractors). Coordinate and integrate application development from external IT and third-party managed services partners as necessary. Coordinate and prioritize the activities of resources to enable progress on multiple, concurrent high priority projects. Communicate effectively across all levels of the organization to ensure identification of and response to business technology requirements. Facilitate communication within the applications & business team to ensure strong teamwork and continuous awareness of priorities and individual accountability to projects. Participate in the definition, champion and enforce the use of portfolio and project management, software development, change, QA, and release management processes, consistent with the standards established by Equinix IT. Coordinate development, testing and integration activity on projects. Manage the allocation and scheduling of team resources to the Production Support area as needed to support business processes. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience Fluency in English language Experience with Financials & Quote-To-Cash business processes on Oracle Applications Ability and willingness to travel to APAC and the US as required Extensive hands-on experience on project managing, developing, implementing ERP applications using Oracle Applications (Financials, Quote-To-Cash) Experience in partnering with business teams in bringing on SaaS solutions (requirements, vendor assessments, RFP, etc.) Understanding of business processes in the High-Tech or Services industries Experience in managing large-scale, complex projects ($2M) Experience in leading and managing IT teams A proven track record of accomplishment in managing and controlling multiple projects and working within a team environment. Significant prior experience interfacing between business and technical teams to gather requirements, estimate projects and report progress is required. Excellent interpersonal, team leadership, and communication skills are required