Johnson Controls

What you will do

As a Solution architect you are responsible for managing/ maintaining/ designing the Leasing application & enhancement portfolio for the Fin Apps department. This role requires strong relationships with business leadership and key staff members to clearly understand the overall business objectives and functional process requirements. This role is responsible for translating the business objectives into an actionable IT roadmap. This position must be able to work across organizational boundaries to manage to the successful execution of Finance IT initiatives, ensuring on schedule, on-quality and on-budget project performance. This role will provide oversight, direction and support to the IT application delivery staff responsible for managing leasing applications. You will be liaising with other IT departments, gather cost/ time estimates and propose these to the business customers giving them a full overview on cost, process and timings.

How you will do it

• Work with the Community of Architects to advance the JCI technology blueprint and ensure alignment on specific standards (Security, Data, Network, etc)
• Participate in training, design, documentation and delivery efforts
• Focus on life cycle of the JCI Technology Portfolio at an optimum total cost of ownership. Define high-level migration plans to address the gaps between the current and future state
• Facilitate the planning and execution of business changes using standard business process and technology
• Oversee and facilitate the research, evaluation, and selection of hardware and software solutions, related standards, as well as the design of standard configurations
• Manage and maintain overall solution architecture, scalability, and integrity
• Building partnership relationships with business customers and other IT departments
• Able to effectively influence stakeholders, team members, and peers to design and deliver optimal solutions in line with the best interest and expectations of the business
• Organize efficient enhancement review sessions with the business stakeholders going through all their enhancement requests helping them prioritizing all demand
• Work with the finance organization to manage statement of works, PO’s and invoicing comparing to available budget
• Maintain a professional culture within the team, where individuals take ownership and focus on delivering excellence, quality and value for the customer and business
• Responsible for quality of solutions delivered, ensuring that appropriate development standards are maintained and followed
• Use agile methodologies to maintain a strong focus on delivery priorities, holding others to account for delivery, and swiftly responding to changing requirements.
• Promote resilience and responsiveness in the organization by being open and honest about challenges, and the actions required to address unexpected developments.
• Keep up-to-date with latest technology, software development technologies and methodologies
• Ability to proactively suggest new ways of approaching tasks to provide a better service to our customer base

What we look for

Required

• Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance or related field.
• Knowledge and experience in Finance/loan/leasing solution architecture, application management or business relationship management
• Preferably ERP finance technical/ functional knowledge
• Excellent customer service and communication skills. Able to translate IT language into business language
• Excellent Oral & Written English
• Understand the importance of management controls and process and procedures in the delivery of services
• Strong interpersonal, analytical skills and ability to communicate to people at all levels
• Ability to handle cross-functional tasks in parallel
• Ability to work independently in dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Experience of managing multiple relationships in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Understanding of application architecture
• Prior experience in any leasing application
• Knowledge of following applications/ technologies is a plus
  • Odessa
  • ERPs (Financial modules)
  • Any other leasing application