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Brookhaven National Laboratory · 3 days ago

Group Manager - Enterprise Applications

Brookhaven, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$134K/yr - $222K/yr

10+ years exp

Brookhaven National Laboratory is seeking a highly-skilled technical and strategic leader for the Applications and Software Engineering department within the Information Technology Division. This role focuses on leading the organization’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) modernization efforts while collaborating with business partners and stakeholders to optimize investment opportunities and operational efficiency.

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Responsibilities

Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for enterprise applications that supports our organization’s business goals and objectives

Own, maintain and promote awareness of the application strategic roadmap

Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of IT professionals

Evaluate employee performance, set group and individual expectations

Foster a culture of innovation, excellence, urgency and ongoing improvement

Build strong working relationships with Laboratory partners, jointly identifying strategic needs and influence how applications can enable new sources of value

Oversee the management of our enterprise applications portfolio, ensuring it meets current and future business requirements

Evaluate and prioritize objects based on strategic alignment, return on investment and risk

Identify opportunities for system modernization, integration, and automation

Safeguard the reliability, availability and performance of our enterprise applications

Implement best practices for application life cycle management, including development, deployment, maintenance and support

Manage master data across applications

Establish and maintain strong relationships with key vendors and partners

Develop a thorough understanding of strategic vendors’ roadmaps and how these will support the Lab’s business objectives

Build a strong relationship with our internal procurement teams

Work with our internal governance and cybersecurity teams to ensure enterprise applications comply with all relevant laws, regulations and industry standards

Oversee risk management processes to identify, assess and mitigate risks associated with applications and database systems

Develop and manage the budget for enterprise applications, ensuring optimal allocation of resources and cost-effectiveness

Qualification

ERP systemsVendor managementProject managementCloud-based servicesTeam leadershipStrategic planningAgile environmentDevOps best practicesCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's degree, preferably in computer science, information systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience on a basis of 2:1)

10+ years of relevant experience

Extensive experience and in-depth knowledge with ERP or other business-critical applications

Five years or more in a leadership role - directly managing a team of software development professionals

Ability to use strategic planning to translate business goals into technology solutions

Strong project management skills

Demonstrated success in vendor and stakeholder management

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills: Ability to collaborate with executives (e.g. often interacting with CFO and CIO), stakeholders and teams across the organization, and to influence people to achieve common goals