About the role

AI summarised

The Enterprise Applications Lead at Sembcorp, an energy and urban solutions provider, is responsible for end-to-end ownership, stability, and evolution of enterprise applications including ERP and EPM systems. The role leads application teams, partners with stakeholders to translate business needs into solutions, and drives improvements through AI and emerging technologies.

UtilitiesFull-time

Key Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio covering Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) system and custom-developed applications.
Act as the primary point of accountability for application availability, incidents, enhancements, and projects.
Ensure applications meet business requirements, performance, security, and compliance standards.
Partner with business users to understand needs and prioritise demand.
Ensure seamless integration across systems and consistency of data flows.
Lead solution assessments, considering cost, scalability, time-to-market, and long-term sustainability.
Identify opportunities to simplify processes, automate workflows, and improve user experience through digital solutions.
Advocate the use of AI and collaborate with business to embed AI capabilities into solutions.
Manage relationships with software vendors and system integrators.
Oversee vendor performance, licensing, renewals, SLAs, and cost optimisation.
Ensure applications comply with Group standards, cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Support audits, risk assessments, and disaster recovery planning for owned applications.

Requirements

At least 15 years of experience in application management, enterprise systems, or digital delivery.
Proven experience in managing enterprise application systems and leading in-house development team.
Technical experience with commercial off-the-shelf solutions and custom-developed applications.
Experience working in a large, complex, or multi-country organisation preferred.
Strong application lifecycle and delivery management skills.
Solid understanding of best practices and industry standards for solution architecture, system integration, UI/UX, mobile app development, DevOps and application security.
Technical familiarity with development platforms and tools such as .NET, Python, Azure App Service, Azure Logic Apps, Azure DevOps, GitHub etc.
Ability to translate business needs into practical technology solutions.
Proficiency in use of AI in solutioning and software development processes.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Pragmatic, and outcome-focused.
Solid experience in operating between business and technology teams.