Apps Support Group Manager

The Apps Support Group Manager is accountable for management of complex/critical/large professional disciplinary areas. Leads and directs a team of professionals. Requires a comprehensive understanding of multiple areas within a function and how they interact in order to achieve the objectives of the function. Applies in-depth understanding of the business impact of technical contributions. Strong commercial awareness is a necessity. Generally accountable for delivery of a full range of services to one or more businesses/ geographic regions. Excellent communication skills required in order to negotiate internally, often at a senior level. Some external communication may be necessary. Accountable for the end results of an area. Exercises control over resources, policy formulation and planning. Primarily affects a sub-function. Involved in short
- to medium-term planning of actions and resources for own area. Full management responsibility of a team or multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, to include performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations and budget approval.

**Responsibilities**:

- Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of how apps support integrates within the overall technology function to achieve objectives; requires a good understanding of the industry.
- Vendor relationship management including oversight for all offshore managed service.
- Improve the service level the team provides to our end users, which includes maximizing operational efficiencies, strengthening incident management, problem management and knowledge sharing practices.
- Formulate and implement a framework for managing capacity, throughput and latency.
- Work with various team members on coaching them on how to maximize their potential, work better in a highly integrated team environment and focus on bringing out their strengths.
- Drives continued cost reductions and efficiencies across the portfolios supported by means of Root Cause Analysis reviews, Knowledge management, Performance tuning, and user training
- Evaluates subordinates' performance and makes decisions on pay increases, hiring, terminations and other personnel actions.
- Participates in business review meetings, relating technology tools strategies to business requirements.
- Assures adherence to all support process and tool standards and work with Management to create new and/or enhance processes to ensure consistency and quality in “best practices” across the overall support program
- Influences and negotiates with senior leaders (across functions); may communicate with external parties
- Management responsibility for a team or multiple teams, including management of people, budget and planning, performance evaluation, compensation, hiring, disciplinary actions and terminations and budget approval.
- Performs other duties and functions as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- 10+ years relevant experience
- Post-Graduation in relevant field preferred
- Senior to advanced level experience in an Apps Support role with commensurate experience in people management.
- Experience of senior stakeholder management
- Project management with demonstrable results in improving IT services
- Capacity Planning/Forecasting exposure a plus
- Effectively share information with other support team members and with other technology teams
- Ability to plan and organize workload
- Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate appropriately to relevant stakeholders
- Hand-on experience AI/ML services.

**Education**:

- Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred**Job Family Group**:
Technology
- **Job Family**:
Applications Support
- **Time Type**:
Full time
- **Most Relevant Skills**

Please see the requirements listed above.
- **Other Relevant Skills**

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