Software Technologies Director

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?The E&C Software Technologies Director leads the software technology strategy and execution for the E&C Digital & IT department. On one hand, he/she oversees the design, development, implementation, and versioning of proprietary software applications and on the other hand the integration of off-the-shelf software applications from the market within the applications landscape. He/She works closely with the digital products teams in the other teams of the Digital & IT department bringing innovation and efficiency. He/she ensures the alignment of software technology initiatives with business goals

Accountabilities & related Activities

1. Define, implement and monitor software technologies strategy

• operating model for the software management of E&C digital solutions

  
  

• technical strategy of integration of all E&C Digital Solutions

  
  

• implement the technology roadmap (Hexagon, Aveva, AspenTech, Ansys, APIs, SAP, etc.)

  
  

• technology software budget, financial process (targets, actuals, reforecast, etc.), reporting

  
  

• alignment of Digital and IT roadmap with business needs 

  
  

• culture of open communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the team

  
  

• strategic partnerships with vendors, suppliers, and industry leaders

  
  

 

2. Lead and manage software engineering teams

• team of software engineers and IT professionals recruitment, retention and development 

  
  

• best practices in software development, inc. Agile, CI/CD, product mgt. and automated testing

  
  

• rationalization of the applications landscape, integration “by design”

  
  

• software engineers and technical experts hosting for the other Digital & IT teams in Europe

  
  

• disaster recovery, business continuity mechanisms

  
  

• quality standards, performance metrics for technology projects, risks mitigation, compliance

  
  

 

3. Lead Digital Solutions Development and integration

• implementation (development, testing, integration) of digital solutions with the product managers

  
  

• seamless handover for transitioning digital solutions to the Digital & IT operations teams

  
  

• customization and integration lifecycle for off-the-shelf tools

  
  

• user-centric design, users requirements gathering, usage and adoption monitoring  and reporting

  
  

• digital solutions TCO objectives enforcement

  
  

• digital solutions documentation (users manuals, admin guides, maintenance procedures, etc.)

  
  

• security, data privacy

  
  

 

4. Monitor technologies trends and benchmark

• emerging technologies, industry trends, key advisor, evolutions, best practices

  
  

• technology assess, improvement, lab test, minimum viable products

  
  

• third parties applications benchmarking for Innovation Director and product managers

  
  

• technical implementation of innovation projects

  
  

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Knowledge and Knowhow specific to the job

• Strong Mastering of Software Engineering 

  
  

• Strong Knowledge of software technologies, methodologies and languages (Python, ABAP, Java…)

  
  

• Strong knowledge of EPC digital environment (Hexagon, Aveva, AspenTech, Ansys, Etap, etc)

  
  

• Strong Experience of IT Department Lead (Planning, Project portfolio, Budget, etc.)

  
  

• Practice of Agile, Product Management

  
  

• Experience of design and user centricity

  
  

• Practice of Cloud, Solution architecture

  
  

Management and behavior skills

• Strong Leadership 

  
  

• Focus on Delivery

  
  

• International exposure

  
  

• Customer centric

  
  

• Understand business stakes.

  
  

• Analytical, at ease with finance

  
  

• Knows how to define and deploy multinational processes

  
  

• High communication skills (Ind. Eu.)

  
  

• Excellent written and presentation skills

  
  

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.