Factory IT Application Manager

General Information:

Hitachi Energy Transformers is seeking a Factory IT Application Manager.  As Application Manager you manage application from its initial planning, development through retirement (decommissioning). The Application Manager is responsible for release management, operations, and compliance management; contributes to application portfolio and demand management.  This role is accountable for applying strong IS application technology knowledge and expertise to any application IS activity within all IS process domains, especially within Build and Run to support global business needs. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage application from its initial planning, development through retirement (decommissioning). Create and Maintain business process documentation related to applications in the landscape in support of business continuity and improvement.  Responsible for release management, operations, and compliance management. Contributes to application portfolio and demand management.  Guide and Advise business administrators and users in proper use and care of the application.

• Monitor everyday operations of application development team and provide regular feedback.  Project Manager everyday operations of application development team with oversight of business requirements and execution of development is completed as planned and budgeted.

• Work with business and IT teams and manage all project requirements

• Manage, plan, schedule and control an application or platform build through different stages (including testing and deploying) and environments

• Support and monitor efficient work of analysts and application specialists.

• Collaborate with architects, quality testers, application specialist to achieve quality deliverables 

• Consider and manage IT controls, regulatory and legal requirements while designing, delivering and running platforms, applications and services

• Infosec Security Compliance- Consider and manage IT controls, regulatory and legal requirements while designing, delivering, and running platforms, applications and services.  Executes all actions in IT processes according to agreed RACIS specification

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum 5 years of experience. Candidate must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in Canada. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Technology, electrical or mechanical engineering OR equivalent 10 Years work experience in platforms and applications management and service delivery.

• Proven relationship-building and project management skills. Excellent written and verbal communications skills will be required to negotiate resolutions of controversial issues

• Effective personal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence others, drive new capabilities, and bring new ways of thinking into the organization.

• Requires broad knowledge of manufacturing operations, business processes, business tools and the flow of data

• Effective personal and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence others, drive new capabilities, and bring new ways of thinking into the organization.

Only selected applicants will be contacted.