Wednesday, June 15, 2011

[itroundtable] LEAD: Sr Mgr/Dir - Apps Hosting Svcs - NJ

 

Sr. Mgr./Dir.  IT
Application Hosting Services   
Location        New Jersey
Position Purpose
Provide  (IT) leadership for the companies business units and customer segments. This includes a) primary responsibility for leading business case development for industry/customer solutions, b) business requirements and functional analysis, project management and transition of support to service delivery teams for new initiatives, c) ongoing portfolio management, measurement and reporting of business results from IT investments, and d) identification, communication and close collaboration around market trends from both a business and technology perspective to/from Business and IT teams.

Primary Responsibilities
Develop and implement Information Technology strategy to support industry solutions to drive business results.
Participate in team, as necessary - shape thinking on how technology solutions can support the goals for their businesses in the context of Business and Technology Strategy.
Actively manage domain IT industry solutions portfolio, budget and forecast in alignment with broader IT portfolio requirements.
Act as an innovation enabler and proactively bring forward opportunities and solutions that can drive revenue growth and profitability.
Prepare business cases for industry solutions to support domain initiatives, including input to sourcing decisions (i.e. make/buy)
Work with appropriate User Experience specialists to produce use-case analysis and prototypes to assist with requirements analysis
Take ownership of delivery of IT solutions for new project activities until the solutions are transitioned to appropriate service delivery leads.
Leads or supports the development of Requests for Proposal (RFPs) as needed
Serves as technical advisor on capturing and articulating end user functionality requirements
Analyzes user needs and performs research and functional analysis on a variety of projects to determine end user functional and cross-functional requirements
Performs functional analyses and develops business requirements documentation
Provides recommendations for functional enhancements on existing customer solutions based on end user feedback
Delivers functional specifications for selected industry solutions and monitors quality of functional specifications developed by vendors or other IT colleagues
Partner effectively to define, scope, and deliver IT solutions aligned with multi-channel marketing program, in collaboration with business partners, IT solution centers, and vendor partners
Track and proactively communicate business results from IT initiatives for U.S.  domain businesses

Technical Skill Requirements
Managing major custom or packaged implementation projects with experience delivering to a large or remote external user base greater than 500
Web technologies (e.g., .NET, SharePoint, Webtrends)
Varied database and data integration technologies (e.g., Oracle, SQL*Server, Informatica, DataStage)
General software evaluation, delivery, and support methodologies
Qualifications (i.e., preferred education, experience, attributes)
A bachelor's degree or relevant advanced degree in IT preferred.  MBA or Equivalent Degree Preferred.  Business Development or Start-up experience preferred.  Experience in leading high performing matrix teams.
Experience required:  10+ years in IT management
Languages:  fluent in English, other languages an asset.
Superior customer focus and the ability to work with others to achieve personal and team goals.
Candidates should be able to anticipate future IT needs and champion IT solutions to the business.
7+ years of experience in a commercial environment, preferably life-sciences, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and resources concurrently, developing budgets and managing forecasts for IT investments.  Clear understanding of software development lifecycle.  
5 years of managing major custom or packaged implementation projects with experience delivering to a large or remote external user base, Internet solution experienced preferred.
Strong oral and written communication skills required.  Able to deliver effective presentations to large business groups.
Understanding of animal health/pharmaceutical market is a plus.  Prior programming background is a plus.

Core Competencies
Seizes accountability
Change agile
Functional/Technical skills
Acts decisively
Peer relationships


Technical/Functional Competencies (list 3-5 competencies only)
Managing Systems Development Lifecycle
Understanding Solution Architecture
Business Process Analysis & Design

Ray Lancaster
908-526-5440
RFL@Lancasterinc.net
www.LancasterAssociates.net



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June 7th - Tues Reg Mtg - 6 pm - Berman Larson Kane Offices, Paramus - DO NOT use GPS for directions - Get dir from BLK site - Bring 15 copies of your resume

June 28th - Tues - Recruiter Night Out dinner mtg Marty Latman Moderator - Daria Palestina Regeneron - Fawad Ali NYU Langone Med Ctr

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