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Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Remote Sr Director of Application Development to join one of the largest non-profit organizations out of Dallas, TX. The primary responsibility of the Sr. Director, Application Development is to provide strategic direction, planning and support of all internally facing enterprise applications at the company. The Director is also responsible for understanding the needs of the various business units and building relationships with the different business unit leaders. Additionally, the Director is responsible for building strategic relationships with the technology partners / vendors and for creating technology roadmaps for future application enhancements and upgrades. Technologists in this department have deep levels of understanding in their various areas of expertise and as such they provide critical application support to the business units. The Director is responsible for ensuring high performance outcomes from these resources and that the needs of the organization are being met or exceeded. Emphasis on business value and quality of service is critical while working to reduce the cost of application maintenance and support.

Additional responsibilities include:

Provides leadership and direction in the management of the company internally facing enterprise applications.

Mentors the Enterprise Applications Teams managers for Oracle JD Edwards, Oracle Cloud, Workday, MS SharePoint and MS Dynamics CRM as well as a variety of other business unit specific applications.

Working with business unit leaders, directing strategic planning for enterprise application roadmap for the company.

Liaises with leadership across American Heart Association to ensure technology services the company needs and determine future needs.

Manages staff issues and other administrative duties.

Manages relationships and negotiations with strategic vendors for enterprise applications.

Evaluate the application support model in pursuit of process improvements, productivity improvements, and growth opportunities for staff members.

Determines processes, projects and procedures to create efficiencies, secure data, and cut costs within the department. Finds opportunities for doing so across the company.

Researches and implements new technologies enabling new business processes and opportunities for the company.

Provides leadership to implementation planning for software rollouts, products and services.

Defines new KPIs and builds roadmaps to advise decision making and prioritization.

Sets Goals and Expectations for performance and works with employees to establish specific, measurable goals and commitments.

Mentors, coaches, and encourages a team of analysts and programmers.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com .

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Skills and Requirements

Bachelors degree in technology, Information Systems, Analysis, Business or a related field of study.

Minimum of (5) years of experience supporting/implementing enterprise software application technology environments such as Oracle Cloud, Workday, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics with management of managers.

Prior experience building and leading teams that tackle sophisticated problems and perform broad technology implementations.

Broad-based leadership and general business management experience gained in a variety of assignments, functions, and business environments including distributed team and remote management

Ability to negotiate contracts with controls and service levels

Broad understanding of technology and technology evaluation techniques.

Analysis and creative problem-solving techniques.

Solid understanding of technology security and best practices.

Demonstrated ability to stay current with technology trends and assess business value.

Ability to plan and manage multiple budgets as well as set, communicate, and achieve business goals.

Must be able to travel overnight approx. 5% of the time. Business analysis, needs assessment experience

Proficient in programming SQL, Java, Python, Oracle Integration Cloud

Staff development planning

Direct management of sensitive data and data security

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We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.