IT Platform Solutions Manager - HR Applications

Job title:
IT Platform Solutions Manager - HR Applications

Key Areas of responsibilities:

• Manage or handle part of the E2E Planning, design, build, test, deploy and run the platforms for both Functional and non-functional requirements in line with planned budget, resources, and timelines, working effectively with partners and Philips staff.
• Partner with Business, Function and Market leads, Tribe leads, BPEs in understanding the business needs and ensure their IT needs pertaining to the in-scope applications/Processes /services are met and ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Works on medium-sized program/project /support of medium complexity Platform or manages multiple small platforms, Engages with Architects, Business Process experts, Solution Architects, Platform Analyst and DevOps team to deliver on the solution/ service as per the business requirement.
• Responsible for the lifecycle management of the Platform including cost management, Security and Compliance guidelines. 
• Participate or lead team in internal capability-building initiatives, Sourcing and Utilization Management and ensures data driven continuous improvement in their programs and services to achieve operational excellence.
• Interface with the other platform teams wherever required and ensure delivery of business demands.
• Enable the business by using best practices, tools, techniques, methodologies like Lean, Agile, DevSecOps and save costs and efforts to both IT and business..
• Organize Partner Teams in line with Sourcing contracts, manage their delivery, service, and finance performance.
• Reduction of critical incidents that lead to unplanned downtime of system or critical functionality. Determines risks, define corrective actions, and tracks the progress.
• Continuously report out on the program and service delivery performance/KPI’s and analysis of issue trends/patterns for platform improvement.
• Conduct Release planning sessions / workshops for finalizing Program Increment (PI) and ability to Ability to deliver project and services using Agile and DevSecOps
• Tactical supplier management and ensure contract accuracy.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience :

• Bachelor’s degree, or master's degree from a reputed college or University
• 10 years of overall IT experience and minimum 5 years of role play in as solution manager as a liaison between business needs and technical solutions, ensuring that the implemented solutions align with organisation goals, meet quality standards, and deliver value to the customers, in line with the first-time right quality ,planned budget, resources and timelines, working effectively with partners, 
• Experience in SAFe Agile, DevSecOps process and governance and program/ Project Management.
• Minimum 5-years of working experience in HR landscape across various platform like Workday platform with special focus on integrations across domains (Recruiting, Core HR, Absence, Time tracking, Comp & advance Compensation, Talent and performance, reporting , Integrations and Adaptive planning) involved in execution, rollouts and projects. Expertise in E2E application life cycle management
• Knowledge of other HR applications like Cornerstone, ServieNow, Avature, Evie etc, would be a plus
• Works autonomously and better understanding of established procedures, governance, and practices.
• Good command on stakeholder management, judgement, conflict resolution, risk & mitigations.
• Well spoken, cross-cultural etiquettes, customer centric and collaborative mindset.
• Strong Consulting, Analytical and Interpersonal skills, understand business and trends

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