Deputy Director / Director (Student Systems)

Here at NUS IT, we drive a culture that is forward-looking. We always strive to improve, push boundaries and innovate. We value our people and we want them to reach their fullest potential. We empower everyone to take on challenges, be in charge of their career paths and reach the pinnacle in their respective specialisations. We embrace collaboration, open communication and knowledge sharing. We build camaraderie through events and activities that celebrate milestones and achievements. The strong, personal relationships fostered keep us engaged and bring us together on a personal level, with mutual trust and respect.  

Our people possess a clear passion for IT and are driven to excel. Apart from having deep knowledge and experience in IT, we are proactive and possess a growth mindset. If you thrive in a dynamic environment, often break new grounds with innovative ideas, possess a “can-do” attitude, and always seek to make a difference, you’ll find yourself at home in NUS IT.   

Job Description

This is a strategic leadership role with responsibilities in the planning, delivery, and management of student systems suite for the University. The incumbent will also liaise with senior management and business stakeholders to ensure IT initiatives are aligned to business. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management to drive towards a high-performance, innovative, and collaborative Student Systems team.
• Drives strategic initiatives within Student Systems Team to achieve business goals.
• Oversees the delivery and management of the multi-year mega program, NextGeneSIS, which is the next generation student systems for NUS. 
• Together with IT Management, contributes to shaping the digital transformation strategy to achieve business goals.
• Routinely engages with business sponsors, process owners and end-users to understand business needs.
• Plans Student Systems’ related budgets, manpower and resources.

Qualifications

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent 
• At least 18 years within IT industry, inclusive of 8+ years’ experience in IT leadership positions, and 10+ years’ experience in large-scale applications development and support. 
• Good grasp of IT technologies, methodologies, architectures, and best practices.
• Knowledge of technological trends to build strategy. 
• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment.
• Skilled in engaging and managing stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong business processes and analytical skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly, and communicate complex requirements and issues clearly and concisely. 
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong leadership, project management, contract management, and vendor management skills.
• Experience in Higher Education industry is a bonus.

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: NUS Information Technology

Department : Applications – Students Systems

Employee Referral Eligible: Yes

Job requisition ID : 16957