SUMMARY

The Manager, IT Governance will focus on standards adherence, application rationalization, application governance and IT risk avoidance. The successful candidate will provide stewardship and guidance to the relevant IT areas to promote technology standards and IT architecture compliance.

This position requires an experienced leader who can partner effectively with all levels of the IT organization, influence others, drive results and proactively identify/resolve problems. This position requires someone who is willing to be a hands-on facilitator to ensure process adherence, standards adherence and enable IT strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and facilitate the IT governance process to evaluate architectural fit of new technologies
• Manage & administer the application portfolio ensuring technology reuse opportunities, supporting portfolio modernization and facilitation of application road mapping
• Facilitate the IT Governance Community of Practice, communicating best practices and other IT governance related topics to the IT community
• Partner with stakeholders for forecasting pipeline of ideas requiring an IT governance review
• Track IT governance process SLAs and report out metrics through Power BI reports
• May organize, deliver, or promote specific training regionally or by business function

• Works with process owners to develop and maintain best practices/methodologies

   

EDUCATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Analytics, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline. Master's degree in related discipline a plus
• 5-8 years hands on experience in the IT field
• 5+ years managing projects or leading cross-functional teams
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a solution architect or enterprise architect a plus
• Prior experience in IT governance, risk or compliance/audit functions a plus
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles and methodologies
• Demonstrated functional understanding of key business processes such as Purchasing, SCM, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, and Engineering a plus
• Strong understanding of business process modeling and IT governance principles
• Intermediate to expert experience in managing, analyzing, developing, and/or implementing IT solutions

• Intermediate to expert experience in project management execution methodologies

   

COMPETENCIES

• Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional, multicultural team environment and integrate activities with other teams within IT to ensure adherence to EA practices and standards
• Must be analytical to discern path of investigation to identify process limitations, resolve issues, and interpret policies to apply or recommend correct solutions; explores alternatives and ideas that provide value to internal customers
• Customer facing and presentation skills with a high degree of professional confidence and credibility to represent the EA team within the customer's environment and drive discussions of IT related concepts effectively with all levels of the IT organization with both technical peers and non-technical partners
• High degree of initiative and capacity to lead multiple priorities of significant scope in a fast-paced environment
• Must possess a high degree of professional confidence and credibility, with the presence and communication skills to represent IT related concepts effectively with all levels of the business and technical counterparts

• Proven project management experience; project leadership, planning, execution, control, and business results

   

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