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 within a professional services, consulting, accounting, or other multi-business-unit environment.
- Experience with application rationalization, platform consolidation, enterprise integrations, technology transitions, and post-acquisition application integration.
- Experience building or maturing a Business Applications, Application Portfolio Management, or Product Operations operating model.
- Relevant certifications in ITIL, Agile, product management, portfolio management, vendor management, or cloud platforms
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Certain states require us to disclose the pay range and benefits summary for job openings. For Colorado residents, the compensation range for this position: $130,000-$153,000. For Washington residents, Illinois residents, New York residents, and Southern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $143,000-$168,000. For Northern California residents, the compensation range for this position: $149,000-$176,000. Compensation may vary based on skills, role, and location. Eligible employees at certain levels can participate in a discretionary long-term financial incentive plan, subject to plan participation rules.
Armanino has a robust offering of benefits, including:
· Medical, dental, visio
· Generous PTO plan and paid sick time
· Flexible work arrangements
· 401K with Profit Sharing
· Wellness program
· Generous parental leave
· 11 paid holidays
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For Individuals who would be working within the City of Los Angeles, Armanino will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
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