Operational Technology Application Specialist at Anglo American

Job Description:
Purpose: 

• To provide interface between the business community and the IM organization in order to provide application solutions to meet user needs. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze business partner’s operation to determine opportunities to streamline or automate processes and functions.
• Assist in the business process redesign.
• Translate high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IM organization and manage changes to such specifications. Demonstrate commercial awareness- Partner with senior management of the business community to identify and prioritize opportunities for utilizing IM to achieve the goals of the business.
• Educate the IM organization on the direction of the business and align the IM strategy to the business direction.
• Negotiate agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business and IM from initial requirements to final implementation.
• Understand technological trends and use this knowledge to bring solutions to business units supported to enhance the enterprise’s competitive edge.
• Develop project plans and teamwork assignments, direct and monitor work efforts on a daily basis, identify resource needs, perform quality review; and escalate functional, quality, timeline issues appropriately.
• Coordinate communication with all areas of the business that impact the project scope, budget, risk and resources of the work effort being manage.
• Manage third party vendors, ensure they are meeting or exceeding their contractual commitments for services and projects.

Qualifications:

• A Degree or Post Grad in IT/IM qualification.

Knowledge and Experience:

• The specific IM field, controls and risk mitigation.
• Geospatial knowledge (advantageous). 
• Proficiency in the required languages. LATAM roles will require a proficiency in Portuguese or Spanish.
• The IM Region systems.
• Business Unit plans and initiatives.
• Make recommendation to process stakeholders on process improvement.

Closing date

• 21 April 2021