Kerja Sepenuh Masa, IT Portfolio - Strategy Manager di TIME DotCom Berhad Selangor - Maukerja

The position reports to the Head of IT Portfolio & Strategy.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive transformation strategy for the IT department, focusing on process optimization, delivery enhancements, and cultural change.
• Partner with senior leadership to align transformation goals with organizational objectives and reposition Group IT as a trusted and equal business partner.

IT Financial Management and Ops:

• Own Group IT budget planning and monthly. Reconcile actuals and commitments with Finance, explain variances, and recommend actions on timing, funding and allocation.
• Apply FinOps practices to understand and optimise technology spend across cloud, software and licensing, infrastructure, and vendors. Work with budget owners to identify cost drivers, allocate costs and track unit costs where useful.
• Build cost and benefit scenarios for technology decisions, including technical debt remediation, modernisation and deferral. Document assumptions and ranges so leaders can compare investment options.

Transition to Ownership and Fail-Fast Culture:

• Instill a culture of ownership where teams take accountability for outcomes, celebrate successes, and learn from failures.
• Promote a “fail-fast” mindset that encourages experimentation and iterative improvements without fear of mistakes.

Framework Implementation:

• Research, adapt, and implement industry-standard frameworks (e.g., ITIL, SAFe, CMMI) tailored to the organization’s needs to drive process maturity.
• Standardize practices across teams to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with organizational goals.

Forecasting and Future Opportunities:

• Anticipate future trends, challenges, and opportunities in technology and processes, identifying and proposing innovative solutions to maintain a competitive edge.
• Design forward-thinking strategies that enable scalable growth, enhanced efficiencies, and the capacity to seize new opportunities.

Metrics and Reporting:

• Define and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the impact of transformation initiatives across efficiency, quality, and employee engagement.
• Build dashboards and reporting mechanisms to track progress and enable data-driven decision-making.

Software Engineering Process Optimization:

• Redesign and implement workflows to increase efficiency, quality, and agility.
• Drive and support other initiatives members to the adoption of test automation, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and other innovative engineering practices. This includes working together with Head of Engineering and Head of Quality Assurance.

Delivery Excellence:

• Support IT PMO team in building robust delivery frameworks to ensure projects are completed on time and within scope.
• Enhance quality assurance practices using automation and innovative testing methodologies.

Culture and Ways of Working:

• Foster a collaborative and innovative culture that encourages continuous learning and improvement.
• Support IT PMO team in mentoring Agile and Lean methodologies, tailoring them to the organization’s needs.

Change Management:

• Develop and execute change management plans to ensure smooth transitions during transformation.
• Engage stakeholders at all levels to secure buy-in and support for transformation initiatives.

Capability Building:

• Build scalable training programs to enhance the technical and soft skills of the workforce.
• Design and implement onboarding frameworks to streamline new hire integration.

Your Traits

1. Experience in managing large, cross-functional teams.
2. Familiarity with emerging technologies and their application in modern IT environments.
3. Background in setting up industry benchmarks and tracking measurable success.
4. Able to challenge cost assumptions and explain investment trade-offs clearly to technical, Finance and business stakeholders.

Your Merits

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. A master’s degree is a plus.
2. 8+ years of experience in IT transformation, software engineering, or a related field, with leadership responsibilities.
3. Proven expertise in driving organizational change, process improvement, and cultural transformation.
4. Hands-on experience with industry frameworks like ITIL, SAFe, or CMMI.
5. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
6. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
7. Demonstrated experience owning IT budgets, forecasts and variance analysis, including CAPEX/OPEX, vendor and licensing costs, and reconciliation of actuals and commitments with Finance.
8. Practical FinOps knowledge and strong financial modelling skills, including total cost of ownership, unit costs and investment scenarios developed with technical teams.

*Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.