IT Application Manager

The Opportunity

This role involves managing or performing work across multiple areas of an organization’s overall IT Platform/Infrastructure including analysis, development, and administration of IT Systems Software, Hardware, and Databases.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Oversee the administration, configuration, and maintenance of the applications platform to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Collaborates with IS Service Managers, Application Manager, Solution Architect and Specialists to estimate the effort for IS solution/services development, change requests and releases. Is responsible for entire requirements management process. Ensure that the final solution meets business objectives and adds to the bottom line.
• Provide support and training to end-users, helping them leverage the platform effectively.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including IT, operations, and business units, to understand their needs and deliver tailored solutions in line with organizational guidelines and policies.
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in process intelligence, data engineering, and technologies, proposing and implementing best practices to improve the overall application architecture.
• Provides guidance or support to temporary work teams, guiding and monitoring task completion, sharing expert knowledge and advice without carrying line responsibility.
• For assigned tasks, executes all actions in IT processes according to agreed RACIS specification.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
  
  

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Overall 8+ years of experience with minimum of 5 years of experience in managing application / platforms.
• Experience in IT service management (ITSM) practices, including incidents, problem, and change management. Experience in IT Applications Management and Service Delivery in multinational companies.
• Proven experience in managing projects, including planning, execution, and monitoring.
• Proficiency in SQL and data integration tools, experience in ETL process, and process mining methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and engage with cross-functional stakeholders at various levels, ensuring their needs and expectations are met.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.
  
  

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.

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