Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities: * Providing technical leadership, foresight and senior level IT advice and information to meet needs and guide strategic and operational decision-making of Senior Manag Duties and Responsibilities: Providing technical leadership, foresight and senior level IT advice and information to meet needs and guide strategic and operational decision-making of Senior Management. Recommend IT strategies, policies and procedures through evaluation of organization outcomes, identify problems, evaluate trends and anticipating requirements. Initiate, design, develop, coordinate and implement IT strategy, operational plans, systems, tools, policies and procedures across all levels of the organization, when required. Establish and enforce IT service standards and maintain quality service. Ensure the efficient, secure and effective operation and performance of IT infrastructure and equipment. Preserve assets, data & cyber security and control structures and conduct regular system, network and data audits to identify improvements. Ensure that an adequate plan for maintenance, disaster recovery and business continuity is maintained and effectively implemented. Ensure site documentation is maintained and updated. Manage IT staff by recruiting, training and coaching employees, communicating job expectations and monitoring and appraising their performance. Manage and report on allocation of IT budget, forecast financial requirements, prepare an annual budget, schedule expenditures, analyses variances and initiate corrective action. Handle any other duties /responsibilities assigned by the Management from time to time. Qualifications and Education Requirements: Graduated with Bachelor's Degree in the relevant field At least 8 years of revelant experiences Understand the business process of academic services, and have at least 3 years management experience in IT programs of academic publishing services. Preferred Skills: Technical Management Data Center Management Cybersecurity Assurance IT Human Resources Management What we offer: Professional and personal development An international work environment Flexible working hours within the limits of a full-time job Flat organizational structures Competitive salary, benefits and equity Additional Information: This role is based in Singapore. About MDPI: A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 300 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 84,200 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available. MDPI has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland with additional offices in Europe and Asia. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.