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Rapid7 Senior Director Enterprise Applications 
United States, Massachusetts, Boston 
191649530

21.07.2024

Senior Director, Enterprise Applications

About the Role

In this role, you will:

  • Strategic Leadership: Develop and drive the vision and strategy for Rapid7's enterprise application stack. Create and manage a roadmap for application improvements, deployment, and maintenance

  • Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Business Systems Analysts, Business Process Engineers, and IT professionals to foster a high-performance culture. Develop team skills in business analysis, requirements gathering, functional design, and business process engineering

  • Project Oversight: Partner with the IT PMO to supervise the planning, execution, and delivery of application projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget

  • Business Process Management: Develop a deep understanding of Rapid7's business process and culture. Develop systems and process solutions to drive high quality customer experiences

  • Technology Management: Make critical decisions regarding the technology stack, frameworks, and tools for systems delivery, ensuring the use of best practices and modern technologies

  • Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure applications meet quality standards, performance benchmarks, and compliance requirements, and manage risk effectively

  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure applications meet business needs and user expectations

  • Budgeting and Financial Management: Develop and manage the budget for the application function, ensuring cost-effective operations

  • Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement through regular performance reviews, feedback loops, and process enhancements to drive innovation and efficiency

The skills you’ll bring include:

  • Experience: 10+ years of experience in IT or business applications, with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing customer-facing and/or back office applications

  • Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the software industry, including current trends and technologies. Specific experience working with companies with a large partner ecosystem

  • Business and Process Analysis: Proven proficiency in eliciting business requirements, preparing functional designs, documenting and re-engineering business processes

  • Technical Expertise: Strong background in CRM software (Salesforce, Marketo, Xactly, NetSuite), and customer engagement platforms, and/or ERP software (Oracle, Workday, NetSuite)

  • Data Management: Knowledge of data analytics, data warehousing, and data governance as it relates to customer data

  • Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop diverse teams of IT professionals. Adept at influencing change

  • Strategic Vision: Ability to define and communicate a clear vision and strategy for customer-facing solutions that align with the company's business goals

  • Customer Focus: Deep understanding of customer needs and the ability to translate these needs into technical requirements and solutions. Commitment to designing and delivering solutions that enhance the customer's experience

  • Financial Management: Experience in budgeting, financial planning, and cost control related to IT and application development projects

  • Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage with senior management, business units, and external partners to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment

  • Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders

  • Security: Ensure that all customer-facing applications adhere to the highest security standards to protect sensitive customer information

  • Customer-centric focus: Commitment to designing and delivering applications that enhance the customer experience, with the ability to integrate customer feedback into application roadmaps

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree required in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration or related field. Master's degree in Business Administration or Information Technology preferred


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