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Director, Applications (Closed)

About the Company

Our client is located in Markham Ontario, and they are looking for a Director of Applications to join their team.

About the Opportunity

• You will work closely with the senior leaders, plan and strategize development plans with respect to applications systems
• You will prepare reports and provide recommendations on IT plans and initiatives to senior stakeholders
• You will develop and present formal business cases for proposed system enhancements or replacements
• You will help and lead the charge to identify, evaluate, and recommend commercially available applications to support operational strategy
• Develop, revise, and administer internal IT policies with the guidance of the CIO
• You will continue to establish IT service standards and indicators
• Manage a portfolio of software applications
• Coordinate projects priorities, timelines, and resources allocation with multiple stakeholders
• You will negotiate and maintain service level agreement contracts with external vendors
• Develop and lead continuous improvement of IS initiatives
• Maintain IS Change Management Standards
• Facilitate and troubleshoot issues related to the clients’ applications
• You will act as a lead to ensure the delivery of all projects
• Develop policies and procedures for system applications ensuring compliance to business standards
• Provide support to a variety of stakeholders ensuring information needs are met
• Oversee the development and implementation of system enhancements and solutions to meet ongoing business and user needs
• Identify staff with strong leadership potential and actively support them in self-development
• Provide education and development opportunities within IS Team
• Facilitate and maintain team development and build team-work culture
• Set performance expectation of new IS staff and manage staff performance issues
• Interview and select team members and oversee their orientation/training
• Manage the budget
• Coach and mentor team members

• Number of direct reports and titles: 4
• Number of indirect reports and titles: 15

About You

• A Degree in Computer Science with a Masters highly desired
• A minimum of 15 years progressive information technology experience in a similar role
• Extensive experience working in and support a Microsoft environment with O365 and ALL attendance tools
• Experience managing a team of up to 20 staff
• A broad knowledge base of current technology is required (list of technologies will be shared with successful candidates who move to the client interview)
• A thorough understanding of both technical and business issues involved with developing and bringing to market technology products/solutions is required
• Experience in leadership and supervision of IT staff is required
• The ability to quickly diagnose and respond to emergency failures is required
• Advanced written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills are required
• Analytical, problem-solving and negotiation skills are required
• Experience in coaching and mentoring is required
• Demonstrated ability to lead continuous improvements in business processes is required
• Excellent project management skills and experience are required
• PMI or Agile management certifications are an asset

How to Apply

Click the “Apply Now” button and follow the instructions to submit your resume. Please note that we only accept documents in MS Word or Rich Text formats. When referencing this job, quote #284447.

You must currently reside within the Greater Toronto Area and be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity. A recruiter will be in touch with you if your profile meets our client’s requirements for this role.