About
We need an
IT
Business Applications Team Lead
for a 9+ month contract in Long Beach, CA.
This is a Manager-level role.
This role will be ONSITE in Long Beach, CA
one day per week . Thus, our client wants a person who lives in Southern CA,
We are seeking an experienced Business Applications Team Lead for business application projects based on the client's specific goals and needs. This Senior Consultant position requires an individual with a minimum of 15 years work experience with Business Applications in information technology, staff supervision, project management, vendor management, contract management, license management, and application project delivery and maintenance. Key responsibilities include providing feedback to team members on project deliverables, and coordinating with vendors and teammates on maintenance of software licenses and vendor contracting agreements. Additional responsibilities may include
supervising project managers and business analysts , creating project deliverables and / or providing analysis of business requirements or system design for business applications.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
oversight for projects
with broad scope, ambiguity, and high degree of difficulty while also supervising and supporting other business application team members
- Expert in demonstrating proficiency in a wide range of
business application technologies
and platforms
- Expert with a high level of analytical ability where problems are typically unusual and difficult - gather and interpret complex qualitative or quantitative dat
- Understand
program structure, launch plan and timing, and program ownership
- Work with project teams that include teammates and one or more vendor teams in the development of business applications and business systems for the client
- Combining both management skills and specific information technology system knowledge, support the
delivery of projects through their lifecycles, with the goal of completion within specified time and budget constraints
- Organize and delegate tasks, and bring together ideas of team members 8.
Monitor project costs and schedules
while maintaining an appropriate level of quality in deliverables
status reports
on project health and progress. Identify and communicate any roadblocks/risks, and escalate as needed to the project sponsor and/or management
Required Knowledge and Experience
- Structured project experience and an understanding of a variety of
project and portfolio management methodologies, processes and best practices
managing a variety of enterprise business application projects
including
cloud
implementations and upgrades
custom and package software
solutions
- Ability to handle ambiguity and make decisions and recommendations with limited dat
- Solid analytical / problem-solving skills with capability to identify solutions to unusual and complex problems
- Strong understanding of
software development life cycle
processes
- System integration experience with requirements, design, testing and implementation
- Experience creating and presenting
executive communications
business cases
RFPs
and
managing vendor and / or software selection
process
vendor contract processes
software licensing and renewals
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in the Microsoft Office product suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and
MS Project 15.
Supervisory
experience including hiring, performance reviews, coaching, and mentoring
Desired Skills, Education and Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, management information systems or equivalent. 2.
15+ years of overall IT and project management experience
- Demonstrated experience working in a team environment
- Experience with
Oracle Primavera Unifier and P6, MS CRM, Web Applications and SharePoint is desirable
- Knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of
project management
- Experienced with using project management techniques and tools
- Proven experience in
people management, risk management and issue management
- Must possess flexibility, assertiveness, approachability, foresight, and ability to handle stressful situations
- MBA is desirable 10.
PMP
certification is desirable
- ITIL certification is desirable
We would prefer candidates who are LOCAL to the Southern C rea, or who at least live in the Pacific time zone. A VIDEO interview will be required.
Nice-to-have skills
- Project Management
- Vendor Management
- Web Applications
- People Management
- Risk Management
- California, United States
Work experience
- General Project Management
- Product Owner / Product Manager
- IT Project Manager
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