Application Portfolio Management Lead
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Job Location:
Deerfield, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
For further inquiries regarding the following opportunity please contact one of our Talent Specialists Hema at or Ragu at
Title: Application Portfolio Management Lead
Location: Deerfield IL
Duration: 7 Months
Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered
Description:
Your Role
As the Sr. Consultant youll lead Clients Application Rationalization Team (ART). Youll be responsible for driving decision-ready application portfolio outcomes across clients enterprise. Operating within ATLAS (Application & Technology Lifecycle Advisory Services) the ART Lead partners with Procurement Security Infrastructure and Business Owners to map the full contractual application landscape analyze utilization identify overlapping capabilities and drive strategic consolidation. This role leads time-boxed rationalization sprints that produce clear disposition decisions not analysis artifacts.
As the Sr. Consultant youll lead Clients Application Rationalization Team (ART). Youll be responsible for driving decision-ready application portfolio outcomes across clients enterprise. Operating within ATLAS (Application & Technology Lifecycle Advisory Services) the ART Lead partners with Procurement Security Infrastructure and Business Owners to map the full contractual application landscape analyze utilization identify overlapping capabilities and drive strategic consolidation. This role leads time-boxed rationalization sprints that produce clear disposition decisions not analysis artifacts.
What Youll Be Doing
Application Rationalization Sprint Leadership
Lead 2-week ART sprints through four phases: Discovery (app landscape mapping) Rationalization (cost contract overlap and risk analysis) Disposition Decision and Actionability Assessment.
Assign each in-scope application a disposition: Keep & Invest Contain Consolidate Replace or Retire.
Enforce non-negotiable exit criteria for every sprint: documented disposition named owner clear next step (Execute / Defer / Close) and recorded assumptions and risks.
Measure sprint velocity by decisions completed not applications touched.
Application Rationalization Sprint Leadership
Lead 2-week ART sprints through four phases: Discovery (app landscape mapping) Rationalization (cost contract overlap and risk analysis) Disposition Decision and Actionability Assessment.
Assign each in-scope application a disposition: Keep & Invest Contain Consolidate Replace or Retire.
Enforce non-negotiable exit criteria for every sprint: documented disposition named owner clear next step (Execute / Defer / Close) and recorded assumptions and risks.
Measure sprint velocity by decisions completed not applications touched.
Portfolio Analysis & Procurement Partnership
Partner with Procurement to map the full contractual application landscape including licensing renewals and vendor consolidation opportunities.
Analyze application portfolios across cost (license support infra) utilization functional overlap risk posture and contractual position.
Enrich CMDB with application lifecycle data and maintain inventory accuracy.
Identify consolidation candidates and feed the debt remediation teams execution pipeline.
Partner with Procurement to map the full contractual application landscape including licensing renewals and vendor consolidation opportunities.
Analyze application portfolios across cost (license support infra) utilization functional overlap risk posture and contractual position.
Enrich CMDB with application lifecycle data and maintain inventory accuracy.
Identify consolidation candidates and feed the debt remediation teams execution pipeline.
Stakeholder Engagement & Governance
Work with application owners and business stakeholders across clients global operations to validate facts assumptions and business impact.
Drive alignment on difficult disposition decisions particularly where organizational attachment conflicts with portfolio health.
Present concise defensible recommendations to leadership governance forums and Architecture Review Boards (ARBs).
Participate in weekly intake triage: classify and route work to ART pipeline DART queue delegated decision or backlog.
Work with application owners and business stakeholders across clients global operations to validate facts assumptions and business impact.
Drive alignment on difficult disposition decisions particularly where organizational attachment conflicts with portfolio health.
Present concise defensible recommendations to leadership governance forums and Architecture Review Boards (ARBs).
Participate in weekly intake triage: classify and route work to ART pipeline DART queue delegated decision or backlog.
ATLAS Continuous Improvement
Contribute to the maturation of ATLAS intake processes sprint cadence and rationalization patterns.
Help establish application lifecycle standards across the enterprise.
Support ATLAS reporting on portfolio health metrics rationalization velocity and cost avoidance.
Contribute to the maturation of ATLAS intake processes sprint cadence and rationalization patterns.
Help establish application lifecycle standards across the enterprise.
Support ATLAS reporting on portfolio health metrics rationalization velocity and cost avoidance.
What Youll Bring
Bachelors degree in an Information Technology discipline or equivalent experience.
10 years of experience in enterprise architecture application portfolio management and/or IT strategy with a proven track record of delivering application rationalization at enterprise scale.
Strong understanding of rationalization frameworks (Gartner TIME or equivalent disposition models) and experience applying them in large-scale enterprise environments.
Demonstrated expertise in TCO analysis business value scoring and multi-dimensional application assessment across large application portfolios (500 applications).
Demonstrated ability to collaborate constructively and negotiate effectively across global lines of business and user bases.
Experience partnering with Procurement on licensing optimization vendor consolidation and contract alignment.
Strong working knowledge of enterprise portfolio tooling (e.g. ServiceNow APM/CMDB).
Experience managing or directing globally distributed team members.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex application landscapes into one-page decision-ready recommendations and effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams business stakeholders and executive leadership.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with a strong focus on delivering results within time-boxed sprint constraints.
Bachelors degree in an Information Technology discipline or equivalent experience.
10 years of experience in enterprise architecture application portfolio management and/or IT strategy with a proven track record of delivering application rationalization at enterprise scale.
Strong understanding of rationalization frameworks (Gartner TIME or equivalent disposition models) and experience applying them in large-scale enterprise environments.
Demonstrated expertise in TCO analysis business value scoring and multi-dimensional application assessment across large application portfolios (500 applications).
Demonstrated ability to collaborate constructively and negotiate effectively across global lines of business and user bases.
Experience partnering with Procurement on licensing optimization vendor consolidation and contract alignment.
Strong working knowledge of enterprise portfolio tooling (e.g. ServiceNow APM/CMDB).
Experience managing or directing globally distributed team members.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex application landscapes into one-page decision-ready recommendations and effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams business stakeholders and executive leadership.
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with a strong focus on delivering results within time-boxed sprint constraints.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in large-scale IT transformation separation (TSA) or carve-out programs.
TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture experience.
Knowledge of cloud migration assessment frameworks (6R model) as they relate to disposition decisions.
Experience in large-scale IT transformation separation (TSA) or carve-out programs.
TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture experience.
Knowledge of cloud migration assessment frameworks (6R model) as they relate to disposition decisions.
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