Hyperion/Anaplan Application Consultant - Management Consulting Firm

We are looking for a Hyperion/Anaplan Application Manager for a niche management consulting firm based at Bengaluru

We are NOT considering implementation managers or developers or end users.

Job Details :

Location : Narayanapura, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru

Role : Permanent ; Individual Contributor

Reports to : Client

Department : Finance

Work Timings : 5 days working, ; Working from Office Roster basis;

CTC : Industry Standards

Experience : 4-10 years of experience ; Certifications in Project Management or Agile domain like PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, CSPO, SAFe preferred

Education : Strong educational background from reputed engineering and management schools

Mandate : Hyperion, Anaplan

Job Description

- Collaborates with Business and IT leadership to determine and communicate application or platform vision, direction, and work priorities, and drives progress towards technology target roadmaps

- Managing an application portfolio and associated projects and Identifying opportunities for application optimization, redesign, or process improvement - focused on collaboration systems and internal tools

- Deployment and evangelization of IT Service Management and its related processes: Incident management, Request Fulfillment, Problem Management, Configuration Management, Change Management, and Knowledge Management

- Addressing the various needs, concerns, expectations of stakeholder groups in planning and executing projects, meeting project requirements, and creating project deliverables

- Balancing competing project constraints including but not limited to scope, quality, schedule, budget, resources, and risks to accommodate the needs of each user/customer

- Manage application maintenance outsourcing & software contract agreements; Implement and monitor standards around scope management, financial management, service level agreements (SLA), ensure compliance to mitigate risk, increase service/business Impact & reduce costs

- Ensures that sound agile project management, business analysis, and quality assurance processes are in place and practiced

- Creates environment for delivery teams to be self-governing organizations who are accountable for their own performance and delivery commitments

- Exhibits a desire for continuous learning and sharing of new knowledge within the organization

- Removes roadblocks, cultivates relationships, and effectively communicates across Enterprise at various levels of leadership

- Manages and tracks project/program schedules and budgets

- Manages and leads adoption and migration of new and emerging technologies

- Leads, develops, and mentors a high performing team of individuals with a diverse range of skills and experiences

- Maintains an effective approach on problem solving, multi-tasking, coordinating, and scheduling

- Leads, influences, and upholds technology standards and goals to ensure visibility and predictability

- Manages production issues and off-hours support, communication, and coordination, as needed

Required Skills:

- The candidate should have advanced knowledge of at least one planning application between Hyperion and Anaplan and basic working knowledge of the other application

- Experience in managing, supporting, and delivering 'mission-critical' projects/migrations

- Experience working with Agile project management methodologies and tools

- Experience in managing operations and changes for major IT applications or platforms across geographies