IT Applications Manager

About Us

Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us.

In just four years, we have raised a total of $120 million and have built a world-class team of 220+ employees (including 49+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 17 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3‑5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.

Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.

Are you up for the challenge?

The IT Applications Manager is a hands‑on technical expert and strategic owner of the company’s business applications (Net Suite, Salesforce, integration platforms). This role combines technical proficiency with project leadership and stakeholder management. You will independently manage incidents, changes, system integrations, and application‑related projects while shaping the IT environment for efficiency and simplification. This role reports to the Director of IT & Cybersecurity and offers high impact in a fast‑growing company.

• Serve as primary technical support for core business applications (Net Suite, Salesforce, Celigo).
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, manage change requests, and perform system configurations.
• Maintain documentation of configurations, customizations, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Monitor application performance, optimize processes, and manage vendors, contracts, and licensing.

• Lead application‑related projects from initiation to closure, managing timelines, budgets, and stakeholders.
• Drive the applications roadmap toward efficiency and simplification, eliminating redundancies and advocating sustainable solutions.
• Evaluate and implement new software solutions in alignment with existing architecture.

• Manage and enhance system integrations (iPaaS), ensuring data integrity and minimal disruptions.
• Oversee BI solutions to improve visibility and support decision‑making.
• Establish governance, operational processes, and architectural principles for applications, APIs, and new systems.

• Implement application security measures, including RBAC, access control, and compliance frameworks.
• Track application‑related spending, optimize licensing agreements, and make ROI‑based recommendations.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years in business applications management, including 2+ years hands‑on Net Suite administration.
• Experience managing incidents, changes, integrations, and small‑to‑medium SaaS projects.

• Net Suite: administration, core modules, saved searches, workflows, Suite Script (preferred).
• Salesforce: administration, workflows, validation rules, reporting, security, data management.
• Integration & BI: iPaaS (Celigo preferred), APIs (REST/SOAP), webhooks, data integrity.
• SaaS/cloud applications, end‑to‑end business processes, and application troubleshooting.

• Project management and leadership skills for multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Strong communication, problem‑solving, autonomy, adaptability, and stakeholder management.
• Strategic mindset with ability to simplify processes, optimize business workflows, and evaluate emerging technologies.

• Salesforce administration experience, Celigo/iPaaS exposure.
• Experience in fast‑growing tech companies, semiconductor, hardware, or AI industries.
• Certifications:
  
  Net Suite Administrator/Suite Foundation, Salesforce Administrator, Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum).

We offer a flexible working arrangement, with options to:

• Work from one of our Axelera AI offices (Leuven in Belgium, Amsterdam and Eindhoven in…