Role Description
Within one of Italy's leading multi-utility companies, currently undergoing a major digital transformation and technological innovation journey, we are seeking an Application Solutions Area Manager.
Main Responsibilities
Leadership & Governance
- Lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team of around 40 IT and Digital professionals.
- Manage the technological roadmap in alignment with corporate strategies and business needs.
- Ensure overall governance of the IT application ecosystem and digital transformation projects.
IT Architecture & Integration
- Maintain and evolve a modular, secure, interoperable enterprise application and technology architecture, primarily cloud-based.
- Manage integrations among heterogeneous systems through APIs and microservices orchestrated via middleware.
- Guarantee architectural consistency across platforms such as ERP, CRM, Billing, Asset Management, SCADA, and IoT systems.
Solution Management
- Select, assess, and supervise IT solutions that best fit the company's needs.
- Actively collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to deliver scalable and efficient solutions.
- Ensure quality, sustainability, and performance of implemented solutions.
Innovation & Digital Transformation
- Foster a culture of continuous technological innovation, promoting the adoption of modern methodologies (DevOps, Agile, low-code, AI / ML, IoT, etc.).
- Monitor market trends and technological developments to propose high-impact innovative solutions.
Requirements
Education & Technical Skills
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other STEM disciplines.
- Solid experience (at least 7–10 years) in IT leadership roles, with strong focus on:
- Enterprise solution architecture
- Integration of complex systems
- Coordination of large teams
- Expertise in:
- ERP (SAP), CRM (Salesforce), billing systems (SAP I-SU), cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Distributed architectures, API management, middleware
- Application security and regulatory compliance (GDPR, ISO, NIS)
- DevOps, CI / CD, IT monitoring and management tools
- Knowledge of processes and solutions in the Utilities sector is considered a strong plus.
Soft Skills
- Strategic leadership and ability to guide large, diverse teams.
- Excellent communication and mediation skills with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong results orientation, holistic vision, and systems thinking.
Ability to manage complex projects in regulated, multi-stakeholder environments.
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