Head of Enterprise Application Technology

 Coles Supermarkets  Hawthorn 


Requisition ID: 55297 

Employment Type: Full time 


Good things start here

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us – a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.
 

Head of Enterprise Application Technology (55297)

What you’ll be doing

As part of the broader Technology team, Corporate Systems are responsible for the development and support of applications across multiple enterprise platforms including Finance, Procurement, People & Culture, Risk, Safety and Legal.? 

The Corporate Enterprise Applications domain includes SAP, Microsoft (inc Azure) and Salesforce and may grow depending on the needs of the group. This role will have overall accountability of the Enterprise Applications’ performance, including supporting growth, innovation and transformation.

You will be required to lead the evolution of the Enterprise applications required to support the portfolio, accountable for technology strategy, transformation, and operations. You will drive an ongoing focus on continuous improvement and evolution of the each of the applications engineering processes and systems

As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the technology roadmap for each Enterprise application platform, working in collaboration with architecture, technology strategy and business team members. You will be accountable for effective business engagement and initiative delivery either directly or indirectly via other technology domains, this includes translating the business and/or other technology domain strategy into Enterprise Application requirements, people capability and processes

Ideally you will have previous experience at a Head Of level, supporting the translation of multiple business strategies into a Technology roadmap. You will have expertise with Transformational Program Delivery, inclusive of technology solutions that land change and business benefits.

A key requirement for this role is your previous stakeholder management experience and being able to provide a single point of accountability for engagement with business stakeholders or other technology stakeholders.

You will have exceptional leadership skills and previous experience managing, developing, mentoring your team members. This includes professional development and coaching of leaders and other team members, career and Succession Planning for the team and the ability to build and motivate a broad and diverse team consisting of internal team members (direct and in-direct) and external partners.

Key aspects of the role include

-executive / senior business engagement

-sponsoring large scale program delivery

-critical application support

-team engagement and supporting a great culture

Key responsibilities will include:

• Extensive experience and or background in software engineering is a key requirement
• Demonstrated understanding of industry trends in software engineering and broader software architecture
• Experience with building and deploying solutions leveraging Cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS and/or Google)
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Internal consulting and stakeholder management skills are a must have
• Managing department and project budgets
• Experience negotiating with third party suppliers, including development of critical partnerships and joint ventures
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organisation under pressure

Good things you’ll need

• 10+ years of technology experience working across SAP, Microsoft and/or Salesforce or similar scale platforms.
• Proven track record in developing technology strategies to support growth and performance of Enterprise grade platforms
• Demonstrated ability to effect change in both small and large-scale change programs
• Demonstrated ability to manage process and technology outsourcing services
• Proven track record in building high-performing teams and managing technology systems for business-critical functions.
• Knowledge and experience of digital technologies and their application across team member experiences.
• Vendor management experience essential.

We’re looking for a team player with a growth mindset, who is not afraid to get their hands dirty. 

If this sounds like you, we’re keen to talk to you.

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Why Coles?
You’re joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We’ll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You’ll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.

As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.

You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website. 

For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs – so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au > Careers for everyone > Disability employment.

We’d love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.