Enterprise Applications Leader

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Ankura Business Services Summary

The goal of ABS is to provide support and assistance to Ankuras client facing business groups. All of Ankuras ABS groups work together to achieve a common goal which is to create innovative solutions for our clients. Ankura Business Services (ABS) includes Finance Legal IT Services Marketing and Communications Real Estate Conflict Check Operations &Workplace Servicesand the People Office. Collaborative lateral thinking hard-earned experience expertise and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results. Together Ankuras ABS groups work in harmony to Protect Create and Recover Value for our clients.

Technology Services at Ankura provides all Technology infrastructure and support services globally across the company in a secure reliable and cost-effective manner. Technology Services goal is to enable Ankuras consultants to effectively deliver client engagements and innovate while operating the business efficiently with the appropriate cost risk and service level trade-offs.

Role Overview:

The Executive Director of Enterprise Applications is a critical technology leadership role responsible for ensuring Ankuras core business platforms enable growth efficiency and exceptional client service. This leader serves as a strategic partner to the business owning the effectiveness governance and evolution of enterprise applications while driving clarity momentum and trust across the firm.

This role goes beyond application operations. The Executive Director is accountable for business outcomes simplification of complexity and building a high-performing team that delivers reliable platforms with transparency and urgency.

This role is central to Ankuras ability to scale operate efficiently and deliver exceptional service to clients. TheExecutiveDirector of Enterprise Applications will play a defining role in shaping how technology is experienced across the firmthrough reliability transparency and consistent delivery of business value. This is a hybrid role ideally based out of Ankuras New York Chicago or Nashville office though other locations may be considered. This position reports to the Chief Information Officer.

Responsibilities:

Business Partnership & Outcomes

• Partner closely with senior business leaders across practices finance HR legal and operations to understand priorities and translate them into clear application roadmaps.

• Own the business impact of enterprise applications ensuring platforms measurably improve how Ankura sells delivers bills and supports its clients.

• Serve as a trusted advisor balancing business needs technical constraints risk and long-term sustainability.

Enterprise Application Leadership

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for Ankuras enterprise applications ecosystem including Salesforce Workday Intapp and related platforms.

• Ensure platforms are reliable secure well-governed and continuously improved to meet evolving business needs.

• Establish clear ownership decision rights and operating models for enterprise applications.

Execution & Delivery

• Drive execution with urgency and pragmatism breaking complex initiatives into deliverable increments and maintaining forward momentum.

• Make priorities and tradeoffs explicit ensuring stakeholders understand what is being worked on what is not and why.

• Plan and deliver enterprise application initiatives on time and within budget adjusting as conditions change.

Governance Simplification & Portfolio Management

• Own the enterprise application portfolio including rationalization lifecycle management and investment decisions.

• Reduce unnecessary complexity by consolidating platforms standardizing integrations and retiring redundant or low-value solutions.

• Establish and mature governance processes that balance speed risk management and architectural coherence.

Data Integration & Platform Enablement

• Ensure enterprise data platforms enable trusted timely and actionable insights for business decision-making.

• Provide leadership over integrations and data flows ensuring they are scalable resilient and well-documented.

• Partner with architecture security and infrastructure teams to ensure platforms are designed with security and compliance by default.

People Leadership & Culture

• Build lead and develop a high-performing Enterprise Applications team including managers and senior individual contributors.

• Set clear expectations coach for growth and foster accountability without reliance on heroics.

• Model candid respectful and collaborative leadership behaviors that build trust and psychological safety.

Vendor & Financial Management

• Manage strategic vendor relationships and contracts ensuring Ankura receives strong value transparency and performance.

• Partner with Finance and Procurement on budgeting forecasting and cost optimization related to enterprise applications.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 12 years of progressive experience leading enterprise applications in a complex professionalservicesor similar environment.

• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business leaders and translating strategy into execution.

• Strong leadership experience managing managers and building high-performing teams.

• Deep familiarity with platforms such as Salesforce Workday Intapp and modern integration and data platforms.

• Business-oriented mindset with a clear focus on outcomes over activity.

• Comfort operating in ambiguity while creating clarity for others.

• High standards for execution paired with empathy and respect for people.

• Calm credible presence under pressure.

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