Manager, Business Applications

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This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

Position Overview
The Technology Solutions Manager, Business Applications primary responsibilities are to support the applications and systems that support business site operations, partnering and coordinating application change management across operations teams, maintaining the technical service catalog, and assisting with business continuity.​ They are also responsible for the development of program roadmaps, day-to-day activities, backlogs, change management, resources, governance, and standards. They will coordinate the different tasks that must be completed by their team for a project. Tasks may include researching and creating effective methods to collect data, analyzing information, and recommending solutions to a business. The manager will partner with other functional IT groups within the organization to ensure adherence to application change management and security standards. The manager motivates his/her team to complete projects efficiently.  They will communicate with managers in different departments in the company to strategize and align goals. They must also manage the roadmap, schedules for future developments, and implement technological improvements to ensure robust application Programs.
 

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive, coherent, and effective application programs for our business site operations applications and systems.
• Provide monthly updates to leadership on the current progress and plan for the application programs.
• Work closely with the functional operations groups and service delivery teams in supporting the business site operations applications and systems.
• Collaborate with other Technology Solutions teams to support and deliver services required for the business applications.
• Direct a team of system analysts and third-party vendors responsible for the ongoing maintenance, management, and enhancement of business applications.
• Manage a Technical Service Catalog to ensure that the applications this role is responsible for are up-to-date, support IT and are useful to the organization.
• Improve the existing support process for business applications by reducing the number of incidents/support cases escalated either by providing standard resolutions and/or knowledge to the IT Service Desk.
• Ensure adherence to proper QA, UAT and regression testing for any business application enhancements.
• Build and execute an operational plan for managing and monitoring business applications and performance of those applications.
• Provide weekly status reports and develop business applications metrics for reporting to leadership and help manage the team.
• Directs a portfolio of applications projects, often serving as the project manager and/or hands-on technical resource.
• Partner with other functional IT groups across the organization to ensure alignment of application roadmaps and to facilitate change management process.
• Help to facilitate and communicate the weekly change management plan to business application owners and ensure the proper testing of those changes.
• Develop and maintain a common repository of systems documents, SOPs, user training documents.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 3+ years managing business application programs and a team of system analysts.
• 2+ years project management experience.
• 1+ years management of an application environment.
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to create and understand system architecture diagrams and design documents.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage project delivery.
• Strong report-writing and presentation skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Understanding the flow of data and business processes.
• Demonstrated ability to organize information, manage tasks and projects to support business needs.
• Ability to flexibly accept dynamically changing priorities.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Generation Management Systems and SCADA platforms specifically Aveva PI and PI Framework, AspenTech OSI Monarch SCADA.
• PMP certification.
• Experience with advanced Excel data manipulation.
• Experience with Data analytics and data visualization tools, such as Power BI.

Base Pay

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills.
 
In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.
 
Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.