Head of Information Technology

You will be responsible for managing the IT Department at Symbiosis Open Education Society (SOES) to provide support to students and internal users at both local and remote sites. Your key responsibilities will include: - Managing assigned IT projects, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and project scope. - Developing effective methods to track project progress and preparing project status reports. - Communicating project initiatives and status updates to relevant units and departments. - Working with third-party vendors to manage software applications, E-learning development, assessment engines, and online exam rollouts. - Understanding current and future business goals and IT issues to ensure business success. - Developing a renewal and upgrade schedule for company software programs and IT applications. - Ensuring employees follow computer user policies, information security, and privacy. - Participating in recruitment, orientation, and training of new IT staff. - Supervising and directing IT personnel. - Preparing and submitting MIS reports to the management. - Updating the reporting authority on the department's day-to-day activities. - Preparing and executing the roadmap for the IT Department with the help of top management. - Handling any other work assigned by the management. Qualifications required for this role include: - Masters or Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. - 10+ years of experience in medium to large IT project management. - Proficiency in Java, .Net, Oracle, Cloud, VMWare, Microsoft Windows, Google Apps administration, network administration, and service desk administration. - Familiarity with hardware platforms, Operating Systems, digital marketing, and IT applications. - Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. In addition to the above qualifications, the following skills are required: - Strong organizational skills with attention to detail. - Excellent analytical, logical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. - Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. - Thorough understanding of project management principles, SDLC, IT procedures, and practices. - Ability to motivate and lead groups to complete projects within given timeframes. Preferred skills for this role include experience with various IT applications and digital marketing. Please note that the work location for this position is at Symbiosis Open Education Society (SOES) in Model Colony, Shivajinagar, Pune, Maharashtra.,