IT Functional Program Manager - Oahu, Maui, or Hawai

IT Functional Program Manager - Oahu, Maui, or Hawai'i Island

Company: Hawaiian Electric

We recognize our competitive advantage — our people. We believe in our people, who share our vision of meeting the needs of our employees, customers, and communities and who carry out the continued success of the company.

Our employees are committed to the company's foundational values: integrity, excellence, teamwork, environmental stewardship, and community commitment. In turn, we invest in our employees, providing opportunities for challenge and advancement and offering a competitive compensation package.

Posting End Date:
This position will remain open until filled. Early applications highly encouraged.

Supervises functional administrators to provide direction in Customer Information System (“CIS – SAP” and peripheral applications) related activities, including responsibility for system administration, day‑to‑day operational support, configuration, software maintenance, modification, upgrade and testing support. Supports the identification of, planning for and prioritization of system lifecycle and software‑driven business process improvement activities with key business and IT stakeholders in support of Hawaiian Electric (Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric, Hawaii Electric Light;

the “company”) administrative and strategic goals and objectives. Manages the development and documentation of continuous improvement measurement data collection, translation, validation and estimation systems, processes and procedures. Assists with the identification, creation, and presentation of key performance indicators/performance benchmarking materials. Serves as subject matter expert and functional resource, mentoring, advising, and participating in project teams.

• Oversees the maintenance, update, and configuration of the CIS SAP solution and other systems. Oversees the development and implementation of enhancements following the company’s ITIL and COBIT methodologies. Oversees work order fixes and/or testing with respective company technical and functional software users. May include planning, setting milestones, follow‑up, functional expertise, work direction and review. Resolutions include providing training, temporary work‑around solutions, redesign of business process/procedures/policies, software defect corrections and enhancements to the CIS solution and other systems.
  
  Improve business processes, procedures and policies to maximize the capabilities of the CIS solution and standardize across the company. Ensure proper controls are in place to provide data integrity and system security. Initiates continuous improvement using SAP and technology processes and assists with developing short‑term and long‑term strategies.
• Leads a team of people by assigning work and its associated priority, monitoring and evaluating work, and overseeing the performance, training, and development needs of the group. Acts as primary mentor to functional support staff to relate big picture program awareness and facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Collaborates with other internal and external staff, contractors, vendors, and/or customer personnel to carry out the functions of the position. Keeps current with industry trends. Networks with other utilities and attends seminars or workshops that promote and/or provide “best practices” solutions.
• Develops and administers forecasts and reports and ensures that accounting procedures and systems are aligned with overall process area and corporate goals. Defines strategic roadmap for scheduling and implementation of SAP service packs, enhancement packs, and upgrades. Plans and budgets the SAP CIS and other systems initiatives for all of the new configuration, forms, reports, interfaces, and enhancements including service packs, enhancement packs and upgrades.
  
  Complies and aligns with the ITS governance structure and methodology. Develops, maintains, monitors, and presents team and system performance metrics and cost/benefit reviews. Supports internal and external audit initiatives as required.
• Manages third party functional consultants retained to provide support in maintaining…