Local IT Officer Full Time

Responsible to proactively improve the end-user productivity and experience in own region. Influence the IT experience of the user and minimize the need to contact the IT Services helpdesk. Be THE go-to person for local management and users in case of IT and OT questions and issues that need follow up. Arrange proper follow up from global resolver groups and monitor timely and adequate resolution. Be the local host for IT projects where needed and act as the process coach for IT processes, supporting AkzoNobel users in utilizing the IT processes and resources in the most effective manner.
Resulting in, Local IT and OT questions are properly answered, issues are timely and adequately resolved. Adequate local support is given to global IT project teams where needed.

Training and Communication

Communicate relevant IT and OT updates monthly to all local stakeholders. Provide regular training sessions on global IT solutions. Actively scan training needs in local area and follow up on these needs.
Resulting in, local stakeholders are adequately informed on IT updates where needed. Local users adequately training in how to use IT solutions.

Incident and Problem Management

Ensure incidents are allocated to the correct IT resolver groups. Monitor all IT incidents escalated by users in the local domain, work with partner escalation teams (HCL, TCS) and our own Service Delivery team to ensure proper follow-up.
Resulting in, incidents, problems, and escalations timely and adequately followed up. Local Management gets active feedback on open escalations. No escalations take longer than 30 days to get solved.

Financial Management
Ensure annual local POs (for IT) are timely and adequately entered, including accrual. Ensure (via the local controllers in ‘your’ area) that local invoicing is timely and adequately processed.
Resulting in, local IT costs are fully transparent & effectively processed. Good local collaboration with local financial controllers.

Security

Ensure the security of the local IT and OT infrastructure (network). This includes actively working with global IT, local OT team and Facilities to protect against potential threats.
Resulting in, active “eyes on the ground” on local security risks. Active collaboration with global security team and local OT team to drive local security improvements where needed. Active “hands on the ground” to help drive local work needed as part of global security projects (e.g. Forza security tracks.

Asset Management

Responsible correct inventory of IT assets in local area. Ensure accurate records of local hardware (workplaces, network infra) and software (local apps) are maintained. Help to track status of local assets in case of questions from central teams (OBS, HCL, TCS).
Resulting in, active “eyes on the ground” on local assets (workplaces, network infra). Active help to clean up CMDB and keep CMDB up to date where needed.

Local Cost Management

Manage local costs: create POs, make accruals, monthly reviews on invoices for local area with local Finance controllers.

The Local IT Officer needs to be able to autonomously mange his duties for all users & sites in his geographical scope. He furthermore need to support stakeholder in local demand, project implementation and IT issues escalation involving higher level within IM or business only when strictly necessary.