Business Applications Manager

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Job Responsibilities Lead and develop Application Specialists through coaching, performance management, and career development.

Establish governance, documentation, and support practices that improve accountability, service maturity, and operational sustainability across the application portfolio.

Monitor application health, support trends, stakeholder feedback, and operational risks, coordinating cross-functional teams to drive resolution and continuous improvement.

Build organizational capability by expanding application knowledge, improving succession coverage, and reducing reliance on individual expertise.

Own the governance, operational health, and lifecycle management of the business application portfolio.

Maintain visibility into application ownership, utilization, costs, risks, dependencies, and business value to support informed decision-making.

Partner with business and technology leaders to define application strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities.

Lead application intake, evaluation, rationalization, and post-acquisition integration activities, including disposition planning for legacy or redundant platforms.

Partner with Finance, Procurement, Legal, and technology stakeholders to manage vendor relationships, renewals, licensing, service levels, and contract obligations.

Provide application, usage, and business-impact insights to support investment, renewal, consolidation, and cost-optimization decisions.

Build trusted relationships with business leaders and serve as the primary Enterprise Systems relationship manager for the application portfolio.

Translate business objectives into application priorities and connect stakeholders with the appropriate architecture, security, data, integration, delivery, and support resources. Requirements Minimum of 6 years of experience in business applications, enterprise systems, application portfolio management, product operations, or a related function.

Experience leading and developing technical resources in a matrixed environment.

Experience managing a multi-application portfolio, including ownership models, roadmaps, demand management, vendors, support, risk, and lifecycle decisions.

Working knowledge of SaaS operations, application lifecycle management, change management, information security, privacy, and vendor management.

Demonstrated success serving as a strategic partner to business leaders, translating business priorities into technology investment, roadmap, and operational decisions.

Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with business leaders and communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.

Strong facilitation, prioritization, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Experience with in a professional services, consulting, accounting, or other…