IT (Helpdesk) Application Director

Builds and leads local and offshore technology teams to ensure alignment and support of CONAM’s business objectives. Maintains and upgrades environment to ensure a secure, dependable, and highly available application platforms. This position will also be engaged in identifying new applications/products that can be introduced into the existing environment to improve the experience for our associates and/or residents. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of application development, application infrastructure, relational databases, product review and configuration, management of helpdesks and ITIL framework.

Salary Range is $130,000 to $140,000

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

System Management

  • Ownership for managing all business applications including product implementation, upgrades/maintenance, application retirement, integration configuration, databases, and security with a focus on CCPA, SOC and SOX policy and regulations
  • Manages all application vendors including product ordering/cancellation, billing reconciliations and escalation of critical or stalled issues
  • Ensures all critical applications operate efficiently, safely and in accordance with Service Level Agreement (SLA) and industry best practices
  • Owns custom report development program
  • Responsible for management of internal helpdesk platform
  • Maintains a knowledge of vendors and products in the industry and regularly reviews and evaluates

Program Management

  • Annual review of IT applications to ensure accuracy, validity, and inclusion of annual initiatives
  • Oversees all property transitions to ensure application related tasks are completed on time and owns communication to other departments
  • Fosters a positive and productive work environment by building and managing a high performing team focused on customer support and service level agreements
  • Schedules and coordinates key software updates with other departments to ensure smooth application updates without impacting other business functions
  • All other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Required

  • Minimum 7-10 years of progressive IT helpdesk experience
  • Proven experience with the implementation, development, evaluation, support and management of business applications (including ERP platform) for a large organization
  • Deep understanding and comfort working with relational databases
  • Security awareness including checks and balance best practices, separation of duties for SOX purposes and regular user audits
  • Experience leading large geographically diverse teams
  • Management of custom report internal development process
  • Strong communication skills, written and verbal, including technical documentation and system

configurations

Preferred

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Sciences or associated discipline or the equivalent work experience
    • Previous ERP system implementation
    • SSRS experience
    • Multifamily industry software/vendor awareness

Competencies

  • Integrity: Uphold generally accepted social and ethical standards in job-related activities and behaviors, doing the right thing, even when no one is looking.
  • Customer Focus: Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to anticipate internal and external customers’ needs, acting accordingly and giving appropriate priority and focus to customer service and satisfaction.
  • Organization and Time Management: Effectively manage time, resources, and information to consistently meet or exceed deadlines, ensuring that work product and information is organized and accessible.
  • Teamwork and Collaboration: Successfully communicate and collaborate with peers, managers, and customers to achieve common goals. Develop positive relationships across the organization and partner effectively with others.
  • Business Communication: Demonstrate an ability to expresses ideas and opinions clearly in properly structured, well-organized, and grammatically correct reports or documents, ensuring communication is respectful, open, honest, and tailored to the receiver. Actively listen and willingly accept and provide constructive, solution-focused feedback.
  • Initiative: Exhibit a sense of drive, ownership, and responsibility recognizing opportunities within their “circle of influence,” anticipating threats, and acting on them.
  • Decision Making and Problem Solving: Strive to understand contributing factors, work to resolve complex situations, asking for assistance or guidance when appropriate, drawing correct and realistic conclusions, and making timely decisions based on available information.
  • Adaptability: Demonstrate ability to manage ambiguity, adapting to changing circumstances quickly and effectively.

Working conditions

Work is performed in an office environment

Typical Physical Activity

Physical Demands

  • Regularly involves talking or listening, standing, and walking, and the use of hands and fingers
  • Frequently involves sitting, and reaching with hands and arms

Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.
  • Manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, works with the fingers.
  • Involves moderate physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities

Typical Environmental Conditions

  • May be exposed to moderately loud noise levels.
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