Application Portfolio Manager – R&D and Engineering IT

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As an Application Portfolio Manager (R&D and Engineering IT - Mechanical CAD) you will own and govern a global portfolio of Mechanical CAD and related engineering applications across the full lifecycle (plan build run optimize retire). You will ensure service governance using ITIL practices lifecycle decisions roadmap alignment vendor performance and cost/license optimization. A core expectation is to evaluate pilot and scale AI-enabled capabilities in CAD and engineering tools and use AI-powered insights to improve operational efficiency and this role you will collaborate closely with Service Managers Product Owners Engineering Business Stakeholders Enterprise Architecture and strategic vendors. You will ensure run excellence while driving modernization rationalization compliance and future-ready innovation across the Mechanical CAD ecosystem.

How youll make an impact:

• Own and govern the Mechanical CAD application portfolio across the full lifecycle.
• Define and maintain portfolio strategy roadmap and lifecycle positioning.
• Ensure ITIL-based service governance across incidents problem change release and service level management.
• Drive service stability availability performance and compliance.
• Evaluate embedded AI and generative AI capabilities within CAD and engineering tools.
• Pilot and scale AI-driven capabilities with vendors and engineering stakeholders.
• Apply analytics to improve portfolio insights demand analysis and decisions.
• Act as the primary interface for strategic CAD vendors and roadmap alignment.
• Optimize portfolio budget Total cost of ownership and financial transparency.
• Track and optimize software license usage and compliance.
• Govern onboarding of new applications into the run organization.
• Contribute to standardization rationalization and transformation initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with applicable internal and external regulations procedures and guidelines.
• Enable user adoption through communication and knowledge sharing
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations procedures and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energys core values safety and integrity which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your background:

• Bachelors or masters degree in information systems Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Must have 815 years of experience in application service or portfolio management in a global environment.
• Strong exposure to Mechanical CAD engineering authoring tools or PLM landscapes.
• Proven experience with ITIL-based application lifecycle governance.
• Hands-on exposure to AI-enabled features and analytics in engineering or IT operations.
• Experience managing strategic vendors and global stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of budgeting and license optimization concepts.
• Working knowledge of Agile / SAFe methodologies; ITIL or Agile certifications are a plus.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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