Manager, EPM Applications

Simon Property Group Information Technology is actively seeking an experienced IT professional to manage existing information systems and assist in procurement and deployment of additional systems on site at its home office. The IT professional will work closely with IT management, business leaders, and other information system partners to ensure enterprise-wide collaboration. This role will be a Technical Leader / Manager and have the following responsibilities for SaaS and On-Premise Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) applications, customer relationships with business staff, application roadmap, etc.  

• →Works closely with business users in evaluating solution/technologies to support their needs including working with external vendors with contract agreements.
• →Assumes IT ownership of the applications that support Budgeting/Forecasting, Financial Consolidations, Property Valuations, and potentially other verticals.
• →Leads the identification, evaluation, and responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to streamline and automate EPM and related business processes, improve forecasting and decision support, and enhance user productivity.
• →Communicates clearly and effectively with business users and teams through all phases of the software development life cycle.
• →Works closely with IT development, middleware, and infrastructure staff to ensure solutions meet business needs and provide high levels of reliability, performance, and security.
• →Ensures adherence to departmental standards, methodology, and policies.
• →Works closely with internal Audit and Cybersecurity teams to minimize risks and ensure compliance.
• →Provides routine reports and status updates to IT and business leaders.
• →Acts as the project manager at times for IT related projects.
• →Maintains technology lifecycle tracker and assist in projection of hardware/software upgrades.
• →Responds to outage emergencies and coordinates response activities between the business customers, the providers, and IT groups.
• →Acts as the designated IT point of contact for system providers and chairs meetings with system providers and IT representatives.
• →Develops and maintains the EPM application roadmap, aligning platform enhancements, release planning, and investment priorities with Finance and business objectives.
• →Oversees data integrity across EPM applications and source systems, including integrations, metadata, validation, reconciliations, and controls that support accurate and timely planning and financial reporting.
• →Oversees ongoing support of the Infrastructure and Applications.  Performs lifecycle management activities.

• Minimum of 7+ years of IT experience with a background in managing and operating software solutions from implementation and into support
• Experience working on projects with defined scope, budget, and timelines
• Experience with production support management and troubleshooting
• Experience with full Software Development Life Cycle as well as Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Experience working with business users to define and prioritize solution support
• Experience evaluating 3rd-party software solution as well as buy vs. build analysis
• Experience working with software vendors and negotiating contracts
• Knowledge of data architecture and business analytics solution support
• Knowledge of diagnosing and determining root cause of system failures/malfunctions
• Knowledge of integration solutions via APIs, file transfers, publish/subscribe, etc.
• Holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science or finance, or possesses equivalent experience
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to work on cross functional teams, can multitask and manage time independently with little direction
• Experience working directly with business users and other non-technical groups
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to manage a diverse workload and set appropriate priorities