Senior Manager, IT Applications

Description

Excelerate Energy is changing the way the world accesses clean, affordable, and reliable energy. We are focused on providing flexible LNG solutions to emerging markets across the globe and delivering a lesser emitting form of energy to markets that often rely on coal as their primary energy source.

We strive to achieve sustainable results by delivering what we promise and by investing in our people, assets, and technology while promoting a culture of safety, quality, and environmental stewardship. We believe our human capital is our most valuable asset.

We hire exceptional people who thrive in a dynamic work environment. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of safety and collaboration. Together, we can create a better future by delivering clean energy to the global communities that need it most.

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Manager, IT Applications will be based in The Woodlands reporting to the CIO. They will be responsible for overseeing the managing, supporting, implementation, and maintenance of all software applications within Excelerate Energy. This position involves managing the IT applications function ensuring the efficient functioning of all business-critical applications. The Senior Manager collaborates closely with the CIO, their IT peers, business stakeholders, and external vendors to align application strategies with organizational goals and drive innovation. This role will be responsible for the day-to-day data integrity and accuracy, workflow, functional management, improvement, and support of all company applications including the company ERP SAP. They will also work closely with the IT Security & Audit group to ensure alignment in all aspects of controls.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include but are not limited to the activities below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:

• Manage relationship with Managed Service Provider ensuring that EE's IT governance processes and procedures are followed and terms of contract are applied.

• Manage the relationship with Application business stakeholders across EE and across global time zones, to ensure requirements are understood, prioritized and delivered. Also have continuous open communication on key items such as status reporting and issue resolution.

• Provide guidance and direction to the IT team and business on support and enhancement requests in SAP, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and that it meets quality standards with supporting documentation.

• Manage relationship with support services vendors, ensuring they adhere to EE IT PMO processes and procedures.

• Align IT application strategy with the EE business vision, strategy and roadmap.

• Adhere to the change controls processes, procedures and actively monitor to ensure change processes are followed.

• Ensure alignment with the IT Security & Audit team, assisting with all audit requests from External and Internal Audit timely, ensuring they are completed within the timelines provided. Also ensure that Audit findings are effectively addressed.

• Review and analyze existing application effectiveness and efficiency, and then develop strategies for improving or leveraging the system.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Up to 10%.

WORK AUTHORIZATION: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship. Sponsorship for this role is not being offered at this time.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EEO STATEMENT: It is the policy of Excelerate Energy to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

• Proven experience (10+ years) in a leadership role within the IT applications domain, with a strong track record of successful project delivery and team management.

• Experience (10+ years) with SAP S4 HANA, SAP ECC and SAP GRC essential.

• Experience (8+ years) managing a 3rd party Managed Service Provider essential.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions in complex situations.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Project management certification (e.g., PMP) is desirable.

• Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps practices is a plus