Armanino

Business Applications Manager

Armanino
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130,000 - $176,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Application Portfolio Management, including governance, lifecycle management, and vendor relationships. Proven ability to translate business objectives into technology strategies while fostering collaboration between business and technical stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Application Portfolio ManagementSaaS OperationsVendor ManagementStakeholder ManagementITIL Certification

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead and develop Application Specialists through coaching, performance management, and career development.
  • Establish governance, documentation, and support practices across the application portfolio.
  • Monitor application health, support trends, stakeholder feedback, and operational risks; coordinate cross-functional resolution and continuous improvement.
  • Expand application knowledge, improve succession coverage, and reduce reliance on individual expertise.
  • Own governance, operational health, and lifecycle management of the business application portfolio.
  • Maintain visibility into application ownership, utilization, costs, risks, dependencies, and business value.
  • Partner with business and technology leaders on application strategies, roadmaps, and investment priorities.
  • Lead application intake, evaluation, rationalization, and post-acquisition integration, including legacy or redundant platform disposition planning.
  • Manage vendor relationships, renewals, licensing, service levels, and contract obligations with Finance, Procurement, Legal, and technology stakeholders.
  • Provide application, usage, and business-impact insights for investment, renewal, consolidation, and cost-optimization decisions.
  • Serve as the primary Enterprise Systems relationship manager for the application portfolio.
  • Translate business objectives into application priorities and connect stakeholders with architecture, security, data, integration, delivery, and support resources.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in business applications, enterprise systems, application portfolio management, product operations, or a related function.
  • Experience leading and developing technical resources in a matrixed environment.
  • Experience managing a multi-application portfolio, including ownership models, roadmaps, demand management, vendors, support, risk, and lifecycle decisions.
  • Working knowledge of SaaS operations, application lifecycle management, change management, information security, privacy, and vendor management.
  • Demonstrated success serving as a strategic partner to business leaders, translating business priorities into technology investment, roadmap, and operational decisions.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with business leaders and communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders.
  • Strong facilitation, prioritization, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.
  • Experience within a professional services, consulting, accounting, or other multi-business-unit environment.
  • Experience with application rationalization, platform consolidation, enterprise integrations, technology transitions, and post-acquisition application integration.
  • Experience building or maturing a Business Applications, Application Portfolio Management, or Product Operations operating model.
  • Relevant certifications in ITIL, Agile, product management, portfolio management, vendor management, or cloud platforms.
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience (preferred).

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, visio
  • Generous PTO plan and paid sick time
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 401K with Profit Sharing
  • Wellness program
  • Generous parental leave
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Eligible employees at certain levels can participate in a discretionary long-term financial incentive plan, subject to plan participation rules

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Hard Skills
Application Lifecycle ManagementChange ManagementEnterprise IntegrationsApplication RationalizationProduct Operations
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationFacilitationPrioritizationRelationship Building
Certifications & Qualifications
ITILAgileProduct ManagementPortfolio ManagementVendor Management
Industry Keywords
Business ApplicationsEnterprise SystemsMulti-Business-Unit EnvironmentConsultingAccounting