Director, Enterprise Applications Position Available In Fulton, Georgia

Director, Enterprise Applications
locations
Atlanta GA
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted Yesterday
job requisition id

R202562415

Company
Cox Enterprises
Job Family Group
Information Technology
Job Profile
Director, Enterprise Applications
Management Level
Director
Flexible Work Option Hybrid – Ability to work remotely part of the week
Travel %
Yes, 5% of the time
Work Shift
Day
Compensation
Compensation includes a base salary of $144,900.00 – $241,500.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Job Description
The Enterprise Applications Director, will focus on the Product Management function for internal COX Enterprise customers. The role will lead and manage delivery teams that support a diverse set of SaaS based applications supporting the enterprise. In this function, this leader enables technology and business leaders to achieve goals in a timely & cost-effective manner through planning, visibility, and coordinated prioritization. The Director is also responsible for overseeing the development, strategy, and lifecycle of the portfolio of products. Their primary goal is to ensure these products are in sync with customer needs and contribute to the overall growth of the business. They often work closely with cross-functional teams and have significant influence on the direction of the portfolio’s products.
This leader must build relationships with, influence, and develop a strong understanding of their COX Enterprise portfolio’s needs and problems to solve. This person will operate as a change agent for continuous improvement throughout their portfolio and operate with an agile-mindset in a product-centric engagement model.

Job Responsibilities:

Relationship Management Builds long-term, strategic relationships and collaborates with senior stakeholders across the organization
Acts as a trusted advisor, single point of contact, and facilitates access to colleagues and subject matter experts within the business and technology
Facilitates discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution within the portfolio team within a regular engagement cadence
Ensures appropriate feedback loops are in place, so alignment remains consistent across the portfolio
Maintains a strong intuitive understanding of clients’ needs, problems, industry, and business, assists clients in the formation of technology strategies, and acts to ensure that they are offered solutions aligned to these strategies
Analyzes and presents data looking at trends and problems that influence strategies
Creates a culture of continuous improvement and ensures retrospectives are occurring within the release train team and action is taken on relevant feedback
Addresses and resolves customer issues quickly
Defines and executes the product strategy, including feasibility assessments, competitive analysis, pricing, and positioning
Creates and maintains short-term and long-term product roadmaps that align with business objectives and customer needs
Work in collaboration with cross-functional teams (technology, architecture, design, QA, etc.) to ensure timely and high-quality product development and launches

Performance Metrics:

Define, track, and analyze key performance indicators to evaluate product success and guide future product iterations and improvements
Demand Management
Supports the efforts to effectively plan work and prep it for portfolio decision-making
Lead delivery teams working sessions and drives review, alignment, prioritization, risk remediation, trade-offs, and metrics to optimize portfolio outcomes
Facilitates proactive dependency management and sequencing of all approved work
Provides full transparency and visibility to release train analysis & insights to include portfolio health reviews (progress to plan, budget, metrics)
Technology-Driven Discovery Plan Creation & Decisioning
Drives the discovery phase through the creation of a Feature, the technology plan, that includes clear articulation of size/cost estimates, dependencies & capacity plan
Drives prioritization of approved Features based on value and estimates
Sequences Features ready for delivery and facilitates in-take with delivery teams
Job Qualifications –

Experience/Education/Training:

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 10 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 8 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 5 years’ experience in a related field; or 14 years’ experience in a related field 5+ years’ experience in a management or leadership role 10+ years of professional experience
6+ years managing and leading employees and complex team efforts
Experience managing complex work including but not limited to: scoping, planning, decisioning, budgeting, status reporting, issue/risk management, stakeholder management, and communications
Previous experience in relationship and change management
Experience with product management and agile practices
Strong leadership, facilitation, influencing, negotiation, mentoring and personnel management skills
Previous experience directly managing a team
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Willingness to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
Experience presenting to and working with senior leadership and stakeholders
Demonstrated ability and experience leading teams through change and transformation efforts
Experience with Portfolio Management and Agile lifecycle management tools is preferred
Experience with business support software applications such as MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Visio, and Access) required
Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in related discipline strongly desired Benefits
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.