Kaiser Aluminum · 17 hours ago
Business Application Manager
Spokane, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$110K/yr - $135K/yr
7+ years expKaiser Aluminum is seeking a proactive, hands-on leader who bridges business needs and application solutions. The role partners with Operations and other functions to understand processes and pain points, convert them into a clear technology vision, and execute a prioritized, budget-minded roadmap with measurable outcomes.
AerospaceAutomotiveIndustrialManufacturing
Hiring Manager
Sean Hussey
Responsibilities
Proactively engage on-site: walk the floor, surface opportunities, lead discovery, define success metrics, and keep stakeholders aligned
Lead the team: set goals, allocate work, coach developer team, run standups/reviews, enforce definition-of-done, and build a reusable knowledge base
Stakeholder & vendor management: communicate trade-offs plainly, track benefits, hold partners to outcomes, and report status to the Controller and business leads
Reliability first: own availability, capacity, and support processes for ERP/finance/operations applications (including legacy/on-prem)
ERP/MES coordination: maintain clear boundaries and data handoffs (orders, BOM/routings, confirmations, materials, quality, inventory)
Middleware/interfaces: operate and improve APIs, ETL/ELT, EDI, and/or iPaaS with monitoring, alerting, and robust error handling
OT partnership: coordinate with Operations Technology on MES/historian changes, maintenance windows, and safety/cyber constraints
Pragmatic modernization: stabilize and extend where it pays; replace selectively; make budget-minded build-vs-buy decisions
Roadmap ownership: maintain a value-ranked portfolio balancing quick wins and strategic change; sequence by impact, risk, and cost
Project delivery: plan and deliver upgrades and integrations (REST/GraphQL, SQL, ETL/ELT, EDI, iPaaS); manage risks, milestones, RAID logs, and communications
Azure DevOps ownership: define branching/PR policies, CI/CD pipelines, environments/releases, and dashboards; trace work items → commits/PRs → builds/releases
Own value tracking and TCO/ROI: maintain a value-ranked backlog, quantify benefits, and adjust sequencing based on evidence
Enablement tools: apply LLMs/AI as appropriate (PR assist, test scaffolding, doc/search) with simple guardrails and outcome metrics
Disciplined SDLC: requirements → design reviews → test plans → change/release management → post-mortems; right-sized documentation
Quality & reliability: increase unit/integration test coverage, reduce change-fail rate, maintain rollback/runbooks, and improve MTTR
Controls: operate ITGC (change, access/SoD, backups/DR) and application-level controls; provide IPE/IUC evidence; partner with Internal Audit
Change governance: chair or participate in the Change Control Board; capture level-of-effort and value/cost trade-offs; enforce change-freeze windows and approvals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Software/Computer/Industrial Engineering, or Operations Management (with a strong systems/ERP focus)
Seven to ten (7–10+) years in business applications/application management, implementations, or integrations
Proven ownership of ERP/finance/operations applications and comfort with legacy/on-prem environments and integrations
Comfortable reading/guiding code across Python, .NET, SQL, and legacy 4GL/domain-specific languages; able to direct reviews and standards without being a heads-down coder
Hands-on with Azure DevOps (repos, PR gates, CI/CD, environments, dashboards) and SDLC best practices
Proven budget-minded decision making (build vs. buy, vendor selection, license optimization) and roadmap planning aligned to operational goals
Working knowledge of audit & controls (ITGC, SoD, IPE/IUC) and evidence expectations
Familiarity with ERP–MES data boundaries; ANSI/ISA-95 awareness is a plus
Excellent communication; able to turn ambiguity into a clear, achievable plan
Preferred
Master's degree (MBA, MSIS, or Engineering Management) helpful but not required
Manufacturing coursework or experience (process/IE, supply chain) strongly preferred
LLM/AI familiarity as a delivery accelerator (no deep ML engineering required)
Project/Delivery & Change: PMP or PMI-ACP; CSM/PSM or CSPO/PSPO; ITIL 4 Foundation; Prosci Change Management
Architecture/Governance: TOGAF (Foundation); COBIT Foundation; ISACA CISA/CRISC
Microsoft/Azure & Data: AZ-400 (Azure DevOps Engineer); PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst) or DP-900 (Data Fundamentals); PL-200/PL-400 (Power Platform)
AI (optional): AI-900 (Azure AI Fundamentals)
OT collaboration (optional): ISA/IEC 62443 awareness
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance (including spouse and children) with modest payroll deductions
10 paid holidays per year
3 weeks of vacation
Supplemental leave (used with Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave)
401(k) with company match
Quarterly bonus structure
Tuition reimbursement
Company
Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser Aluminum is a leading producer of fabricated aluminum products for aerospace/high strength, general engineering, automotive.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.07B2025-10-27Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2025-10-16Post Ipo Debt· $575M
2006-07-07IPO
Leadership Team
Keith Harvey
President and CEO
H
Hugh Barger
Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Recent News
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