Application Landscape Manager

Job Description for Application Landscape Manager with Schneider Electric India

Schneider Electric (SE) is the global specialist in energy management and automation.

SE develops connected technologies and solutions to manage energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable.

SE provides an integrated approach, designed for the reality of digital economy (Plant-to-Plug).

The versatile product portfolio addresses all energy needs of industries as well as residential.

About the group (SD): All IT needs for SE are managed by a group called Schneider Digital (SD); spread across 303 locations in 60 countries with over 2300 staff; along with various engagements with all major Global IT Service Providers.

Org Structure -Where is this position placed in the organization: Schneider Digital is segregated into various verticals and one of the verticals is 'Enterprise Systems', this vertical is further classified into Domains.

This individual contributor role is part of the 'Finance Domain'.

CEO->CDO -> CIO-> Digital Leader for Finance & GSC -> Head of Digital Finance -> Capability Owner for Finance, Tax and Accounting -> Application Landscape Manager

About the role: Manage the application landscape for the Finance, Tax and Accounting scope (usage, costs, obsolescence, target) and contribute to (propose and/or perform) rationalization activities in order to reduce legacy applications.

Accountable for the data quality of applications in their scope.

Develop strong knowledge, their functionalities and related technologies.

Maintain close contact with other teams in order to align strategy and execution of projects at all levels (global / local)

Qualifications & Certifications

Engineering Graduate or Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
Required Skills (Must have) along with necessary industry experience

General

Total experience of 14-18 years, with excellent communication and coordination skills.

Self-motivated, positive attitude and ability to inject optimism

Ability to challenge status quo and lead discussions in the right direction

Experience of working in a highly matrixed organization

Ability to collaborate with various teams locally and globally

Ability to influence without authority

Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly

Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to negotiate the best things for the organization

Experience in managing partners, consultants and suppliers

Crisis, conflict, issues management skills

Eye for detail as well as understanding of the big picture

Ability to work with ambiguous information

Foresight and ability to plan with little or no information
Functional

Good knowledge of Finance, Tax and Accounting Domain

Abreast with the latest technology trend in the industry

Provide Digital Solution to address Business Requirements

Ability to validate Business Requirements
Technical

In-depth knowledge on technologies/products/platforms fo...