IT Governance Specialist

Founded in 1913 in Italy, the Prada Group was built on a tradition of excellence and with a vision of innovation. Our Iconic Brands include PRADA, Miu Miu, Church’s, Car Shoe and Pasticceria Marchesi and we are currently operating in more than 45 Countries, embracing employees of more than 100 nationalities.

Joining our Company means working in a creative and international environment, with teams of people motivated by curiosity and the quest for excellence. The engine of our success is the importance and value that we place on the talent and passion of our people leading to their own professional growth.
 

JOB PURPOSE

The Candidate will join the Group IT Governance team with the goal of supporting the function in managing "IT-for-IT" processes and the relationship with main IT function stakeholders.

The Candidate – operating within the team based at Headquarters level - will support the function in coordinating the IT project & portfolio, in managing the budgeting/monitoring & forecasting processes for the IT function, in designing the evolution of the IT Operating Model and supporting its adoption, and in coordinating interactions with the main stakeholders of the IT Group function.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Support the architecture team in the definition of the e2e solution for any program that requires the involvement of several IT departments
- Identify and propose new technology to solve emerging business issues
- Define standards and guidelines for the application and technological landscape
- Define integration and data guidelines to be used by the rest of IT department
- Create digital architectures and support in the definition of new applications and complex data architectures
- Conduct periodical reviews of the current implementation activities in order to evaluate architectural evolution and respect of provided guidelines

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Master’s degree, in Information Technology or Engineering fields
2+ years of relevant experience in Retail, Fashion industry or IT consulting 
Knowledge of IT processes and services, preferably with a focus on the Retail and Fashion/Luxury sectors.
Strong competence and experience in managing budget / cost control processes, and enablement of tools to support it
Knowledge of SDLC processes for both waterfall and agile methodologies, and related frameworks such as ITIL and SAFe
Strong competence and experience in Operational Model design for IT functions (operational model, roles and responsibilities, procedures, sizing, organizational model) and change management for their adoption 
Strong attitude for continuous improvements and digitalization as strategic lever driving efficiency and simplification
Experience in designing and developing presentations and data views to support IT Leadership 
Previous project and program management experience, preferably gained by tackling complex transformative programs
Ability to prioritize effectively and work across different teams
Public speaking, presentation skills and logical reasoning capability
Organized and detail oriented
Fluent in Italian and English, both written and spoken