IT Solutions Owner, Corporate Application

The IT Solutions Owner leads the end-to-end delivery and ongoing improvement of enterprise applications supporting National Visions corporate functions including Operations Finance People Team and Legal.

This role serves as the primary connection between business leaders IT teams and external vendors ensuring technology solutions meet business needs and deliver measurable results. You will lead initiatives from discovery and planning through implementation adoption and ongoing support using Agile Waterfall or hybrid delivery methods.

Projects may include SaaS implementations enterprise application upgrades integrations enhancements and process improvements. This is a cross-functional leadership role that drives results through collaboration and influence rather than direct authority.

What Would You Do The Specifics.

• Own enterprise application initiatives from requirements gathering and planning through implementation launch and ongoing improvement.

• Partner with business leaders to define objectives scope requirements priorities and success measures.

• Lead cross-functional teams including IT engineering architecture security QA business stakeholders and external vendors.

• Develop and manage project plans roadmaps schedules budgets risks dependencies and deliverables.

• Coordinate software vendors systems integrators and managed services providers to ensure successful delivery.

• Lead business process analysis and fit-gap assessments to identify appropriate application solutions.

• Coordinate application configuration integrations data conversion testing training deployment and post-launch support.

• Ensure solutions meet security privacy compliance internal control and software development lifecycle (SDLC) requirements.

• Manage application enhancements upgrades releases defects and technical debt in partnership with business and platform owners.

• Provide clear project updates escalate risks and communicate recommendations to business and IT leadership.

• Drive user adoption operational readiness knowledge transfer and continuous improvement.

• Identify opportunities to responsibly use AI-enabled tools to improve delivery efficiency and productivity.

Additional Responsibilities

• End-to-end technology delivery leadership including application implementations integrations testing releases and operational transition. (Required)

• Strong business and functional analysis skills including process mapping requirements gathering user stories acceptance criteria and decision facilitation. (Required)

• Knowledge of Waterfall Agile Scrum Kanban hybrid delivery and product-team models. (Required)

• Experience managing scope schedules budgets risks dependencies change control vendor coordination and executive reporting. (Required)

• Understanding of SDLC controls architecture SaaS/ERP integrations data conversion security compliance testing and production support. (Required)

• Strong communication facilitation negotiation and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence. (Required)

• Functional knowledge of at least one corporate area such as Finance Procurement HR Workforce Management Merchandising or Legal. (Required)

• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM/SCM UKG ServiceNow Microsoft Dynamics 365 or comparable platforms and proficiency with tools such as Jira Azure DevOps Confluence or Microsoft 365. (Required)

Qualifications :

Education

• Four year college degree or equivalent experience.
• Bachelors degree in Business Information Systems Computer Science Engineering Finance/Accounting HR Technology or related field; or equivalent practical experience (Required)

Work Experience

• 4-6 years  Enterprise application delivery product/project/program management business analysis implementation consulting or related technology roles. (Required)
• Delivery of SaaS packaged configured integrated or custom enterprise application solutions (Required)
• Waterfall Agile hybrid and vendor implementation methodologies (Required)
• Coordination of software vendors systems integrators managed services and internal technical teams (Required)

• End-to-end technology delivery leadership including application implementations integrations testing releases and operational transition. (Required)

• Strong business and functional analysis skills including process mapping requirements gathering user stories acceptance criteria and decision facilitation. (Required)

• Knowledge of Waterfall Agile Scrum Kanban hybrid delivery and product-team models. (Required)

• Experience managing scope schedules budgets risks dependencies change control vendor coordination and executive reporting. (Required)

• Understanding of SDLC controls architecture SaaS/ERP integrations data conversion security compliance testing and production support. (Required)

• Strong communication facilitation negotiation and problem-solving skills with the ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence. (Required)

• Functional knowledge of at least one corporate area such as Finance Procurement HR Workforce Management Merchandising or Legal. (Required)

• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP/EPM/SCM UKG ServiceNow Microsoft Dynamics 365 or comparable platforms and proficiency with tools such as Jira Azure DevOps Confluence or Microsoft 365. (Required)

Licenses Certifications Professional Affiliations

• Agile or delivery certifications such as CSM PSM SAFe PMI-ACP PMP or equivalen (Preferred)
• Platform or domain training in ERP/EPM HCM/WFM procurement finance systems merchandising ServiceNow or comparable applications.(Preferred)
• Training in internal controls change management vendor management and software contract fundamentals.

Additional Information :

Taking Care of our People!

We understand the importance of financial health and security and because of that we provide competitive compensation to all associates. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance 401k retirement savings with company match flex spending account paid personal time off paid company holidays parental leave employee eyewear discount and much much more. At National Vision we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs and access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin genetic information disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time