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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in IT strategy and application portfolio management, with a strong focus on enterprise architecture, cost optimization, and technology transformation. Proven ability to lead complex initiatives, develop business cases, and manage stakeholder alignment in a global environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
IT StrategyApplication Portfolio ManagementEnterprise ArchitectureBusiness Case DevelopmentProgram Leadership
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Hard Skills
Application Lifecycle ManagementCost OptimizationDependency MappingTechnical Debt ManagementTechnology Risk AssessmentROI AssessmentChange LeadershipApplication RationalizationM&A IntegrationModernization
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsExecutive CommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityStakeholder AlignmentSound Judgment
Industry Keywords
Enterprise Application PortfolioGovernanceProgram Budget ManagementRisk ManagementVendor Contract Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the enterprise application portfolio strategy and rationalization roadmap
- Build and maintain an application inventory covering ownership, cost, usage, dependencies, technical health, risk, and lifecycle status
- Apply decision frameworks to retain, optimize, consolidate, migrate, or retire applications
- Develop business cases, total cost of ownership models, and ROI assessments
- Lead portfolio governance through steering committee and executive updates
- Track decisions and milestones, manage program budget and financial performance, and escalate risks and issues
- Oversee application migrations, data transitions, business readiness, change adoption, user transition planning, and vendor contract exits
- Operate application intake governance and assess proposed purchases against internal capabilities, strategy, architecture, cost, and duplication risk
- Guide application owners and Enterprise Architecture throughout the portfolio lifecycle
- Drive application retirement plans with application and infrastructure owners
- Translate portfolio data into recommendations and trade-offs, building alignment on the leadership roadmap
- Reduce application redundancy, licensing and support costs, technical debt, and portfolio risk
- Establish repeatable portfolio governance and strengthen stakeholder trust through evidence-based decisions
Requirements
What you’ll need- Extensive experience in IT strategy, application portfolio management, enterprise architecture, technology transformation, or consulting
- Track record of leading complex enterprise initiatives
- Proven experience leading enterprise application rationalization, cost optimization, M&A integration, modernization, or comparable technology transformation programs
- Strong understanding of application lifecycle management, enterprise architecture, dependency mapping, technical debt, and technology risk
- Experience developing business cases, total cost of ownership models, ROI assessments, and benefits-tracking approaches
- Strong program leadership across complex, multi-year, cross-functional initiatives
- Ability to influence without direct authority and align stakeholders in a global, matrixed organization
- Excellent analytical, executive communication, and change leadership skills
- Sound judgment when data is incomplete or trade-offs are complex
Benefits
Comp & perks- Employee Assistance Program
- US health, life, disability, and voluntary insurance plans
- US retirement plan contributions
- US paid time off and paid holidays
- Canada healthcare coverage complementing the provincial healthcare system
- Canada life, disability, and optional benefit plans
- Canada Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
- Canada Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Canada Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA)
- Canada vacation, personal time, and paid holidays
- Bonus eligibility
- Equity may be offered depending on the position
- Disability accommodations during the employment process