Job description:

The Regional Business Applications Manager oversees the lifecycle of local and regional IT applications, ensuring they align with ANDRITZ IT global governance. This role involves acting as a business consultant, managing end-to-end delivery, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality service. The manager also oversees regional services, manages resources, interacts with vendors, and ensures projects are delivered on time and within budget.

 

Essential Duties:

• Manages the entire lifecycle of local / regional IT applications, from development to deployment and maintenance / support according to ANDRITZ IT global application cluster governance
• Acts as a business consultant supplementing BRM activities to implement fit-for-business-purpose application solutions
• Manages and supports the end-to-end delivery of regional applications, ensuring quality of service.
• Coordinates various stakeholders, including business units, developers, and IT operations, to ensure applications align with organizational goals steered by global application cluster
• Oversees regional application-specific services, ensuring they are delivered in compliance with global governance standards. Manages service delivery to maintain high-quality performance and alignment with organizational objectives
• Manages regional application resources and employees in the Application Group, while also serving as an administrative manager for global team members
• Manages the regional application landscape and prioritizes project schedules, delegating tasks based on availability
• Analyze system or application usage and coordinate appropriate actions based on monitoring results.
• Interact and negotiate with vendors, outsourcers, and contractors to secure software products and services.
• Develop, implement and maintain policies, procedures and associated training plans for system users and appropriate in line with global requirements.
• Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations.
• Ensure projects in scope are delivered in time and within budget.

 

 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or Computer Science
• 5+ years of industry experience in a similar position
• Project Management experience
• Understanding/exposure to working in a shared services model and working in virtual teams potentially over time zones
• Ability to work across teams, groups and functions and to build strong relationships
• Strong communication and organizational skills

• Understanding of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
• Ability to present ideas and solutions in user-friendly language.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• 20% + Travel is expected. Some International travel will be required.
• On-call availability should be minimal but may be required
• Weekend and off-hours will be needed based on projects