We are seeking a Senior IT Manager – Global Applications to serve as a key leadership role within our Global Capability Center (GCC) in India. This position is responsible for supporting enterprise applications globally, while bringing strong APAC regional knowledge, particularly across China and Singapore.
As a GCC leader, this role goes beyond delivery execution—serving as a strategic extension of the global IT leadership team. The role will work closely with the primary IT team in the United States, partner with regional stakeholders across the APAC region, and report directly to the Director of Global Applications based in the U.S.
Essential Functions:
GCC Leadership & Global Enablement
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Act as a senior IT leader within the India GCC, supporting global application and AI initiatives as part of an integrated global operating model.
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Help establish and mature the GCC as a strategic hub for global delivery, regional execution, and digital innovation.
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Represent the GCC in global planning, prioritization, and roadmap discussions.
Global SAP Enablement
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Support and lead SAP initiatives globally, with particular focus on supporting the IT Senior Manager in Asia for APAC business needs.
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Partner with global SAP product owners, the IT Senior Manager in Asia and application partners to deliver enhancements, integrations, rollouts, and adoption.
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Oversee the "Order-to-Cash" (SD/FICO), "Procure-to-Pay" (MM/FICO), and "Plan-to-Produce" (PP/MM) value streams.
APAC Regional Support & Expertise
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Provide strong APAC regional insight, with hands on experience or knowledge of business operations in China and Singapore.
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Partner with regional leaders, including the IT Senior Manager of Asia, to address local requirements while maintaining alignment with global standards.
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Proactively identify and manage regional risks related to regulatory, operational, or data considerations.
Global Collaboration
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Work closely with U.S. based IT leadership and application teams in a matrixed global structure.
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Act as a bridge between global strategy and GCC execution.
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Support global portfolio governance, demand management, and execution cadence.
Stakeholder & Partner Management
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Build strong relationships with business stakeholders across regions.
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Manage global and regional system integrators and technology partners.
Communicate clearly on progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to both global and regional leadership.
Education and Experience
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
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12+ years of progressive IT experience, including senior roles supporting enterprise applications.
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Strong experience supporting SAP environments (ECC and/or S/4HANA) with deep expertise in SD (Pricing, Billing), MM (Purchasing, Inventory), PP (MRP, Shop Floor), and FICO (Costing, GL, AP/AR).
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Exposure to AI, analytics, or data driven initiatives in a global enterprise context.
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Demonstrated success working in global, matrixed organizations with U.S. based leadership.
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Strong understanding of APAC business environments; experience with China and Singapore strongly preferred.
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Excellent communication, leadership, and cross cultural collaboration skills.
Additional Qualifications (Preferred)
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient’s strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person’s qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
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