Director, Global Business Applications
Deluxe Entertainment
Burbank, CAThis was removed by the employer on 10/12/2016 4:36:00 PM PST
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Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. (DESG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., is the leading provider of a broad range of entertainment industry services and technologies. We offer complete film and digital solutions
for production, post-production, major studio and independent theatrical release, broadcast, home entertainment, archiving and asset management. Deluxe operates facilities in major film, video and digital production markets around the world.
We currently have an opening for a Business Solutions Director - HR. This position will be located in Burbank, CA.
Position Summary:
The Business Solutions Director (BSD) will work as the primary interface between the assigned area of the business and IT. The BSD will represent IT to the business, promoting IT's vision, value, services, and capabilities as well as act as advocates on behalf
of business stakeholders to ensure IT services meet their business priorities and needs.
The BSD will work to align the requirements of the business with the delivery goals of IT through solution discovery, project management, risk management, service management, and relationship management. The BSD will facilitate, and serve as a lead, for the
planning and execution of Business/IT projects and initiatives and communicate decisions, priorities and relevant project information to appropriate levels of staff.
The BSD will also facilitate the adoption of new technology-based solutions by business users and provide guidance throughout key IT initiatives.
Position Responsibilities:
BUSINESS ADVOCACY/IT ALIGNMENT
• Understands and anticipates direction of the business area and identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to support the assigned business area's desired future state
• Works with IT stakeholders and technical resources to align technology solutions with business strategies
• Establishes and maintains a strategic relationship with appropriate level key business and IT stakeholders
• Guides the creation and delivery of the ongoing Strategic IT plan for the assigned business partners
• Makes policy recommendations and plans in line with Strategic IT plan and business requirements
• Leads internal and external stakeholder business technology planning and strategy meetings
• Leads prioritization of IT initiatives based on business needs/strategy, IT workload and budget
• Leads solution discovery process, including business requirements, RFP, & vendor selection.
• Ensures the business need is addressed by the technical solution from a conceptual standpoint
• Represents the business strategies and priorities to IT
• Represents the IT vision to the business
• Promotes business knowledge of IT process, roles, and procedures to ensure the best possible outcome
• Participates in short and long term planning sessions with clients to improve business processes
• Acts as an advocate for business needs and required results
• Provides regular updates on major strategic IT projects, business line priorities, business specific issues and ROI management
• Identifies and mitigates potential problems and conflicts with IT delivery
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Locates opportunities and develop and prioritize projects according to relevant measurement criteria.
• Leads the definition of project scope, goals, budget, schedule, resourcing and deliverables
• Defines and develops IT project / program management best practices, processes and policy to ensure alignment with corporate strategy and goals.
• Develops and manages project work plans through life of project
• Manages all aspects of projects to meet project goals, timeline, and budget
• Manages and reports on project status to plan
• Manages project budget, including budget, actuals, ETC and EAC
• Identifies & communicates with business leaders and other stakeholders to ensure awareness of project progress, risks, and results
• Ensure value realization and measures and tracks throughout project
• Responsible for project communication to team members, management and stakeholders
• Effectively applies established methodology and enforces project standards
• Ensures the project management methodology is adhered and stores all project deliverables and documentation
• Leads and may champion change management activities
SERVICE MANAGEMENT
• Ensures IT is aware of key business issues
• Ensures the oversight for resolution of escalated IT issues
• Manages to contractual agreements
Qualification Requirements
Core Skills / Requirements
• Excellent client relationship skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Very detail oriented and organized
• Strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills
• Solid working knowledge of entertainment industry (specifically, organizations similar to Deluxe) and industry context preferred
• Solid project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Works well under stress with tight timelines for deliverables
Education / Experience:
• Experience with global deliver of SAAS and on premise application solutions
• 7+ years of broad experience leading IT projects with track record of handling multiple projects concurrently with successful project delivery across a broad footprint
• Minimum of 4 years experience in IT management, business analysis, consulting, process engineering or solutions management or other related area.
• Experience with HR systems, Workday preferred.
• Experience successfully leading large, complex projects in business, IT consulting or management roles.
• Deep understanding of MS Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business or a related field, or equivalent work experience.