MIS Manager - Transformation & Global Systems

About the role

A client of Fuku is looking for a senior MIS leader to transform, restructure and strengthen the Group's technology environment and MIS operating model across several countries and businesses. This is a strategic transformation role, not a traditional IT infrastructure or maintenance post. The MIS Manager will assess the organization strategically and operationally, identify gaps, challenge legacy practices and turn management direction into a practical transformation roadmap.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the assessment and restructuring of the Group's MIS organization, technology landscape, processes and operating model, defining a future-state model and a prioritized roadmap.
• Translate senior management's business direction into technology priorities, investment decisions and executable plans, working with country teams, technical teams and end users.
• Establish a Group-wide MIS governance framework covering infrastructure, systems, applications, security, access, data, technology assets and service management, with accountability between headquarters, country operations and external providers.
• Own the integration strategy across servers, storage, identity and access management, email, business applications, APIs, databases and cloud platforms, leading integration and optimization across Linux, Windows and macOS environments.
• Take ownership of the Linux server and open-source environment, setting standards for deployment, hardening, patching, monitoring, backup and recovery, and introducing suitable open-source technologies.
• Oversee the network, server, endpoint, cloud and enterprise infrastructure, lead modernization of legacy infrastructure and review major technology investments.
• Set Group-level standards for identity and access management, endpoint security, patch management, DLP, vulnerability management, backup and disaster recovery, and strengthen business continuity.
• Assess MIS teams and external partners, build internal capability, manage resistance to change and act as a bridge between senior management, business operations and technical teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or above in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience (the text is cut off).
• Experience in environments where systems, processes, responsibilities and governance are not fully standardized, and comfort creating structure from ambiguity and managing resistance to change.
• Sufficient technical depth to challenge technical decisions and diagnose critical issues personally when necessary.