Director Application Development & Support - Finance/HR

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Position Purpose:

We are in search of a seasoned Director of Application Development & Support to join our Municipal Water Regulated DB&T team. This role will oversee the strategy, implementation, and support of our 'Finance/HR' functional area, which encompasses a variety of applications and products including PeopleSoft (AP, GL, PC & SCM Modules), Perceptive Content, PowerPlan, Workday, and Hyperion Planning, among others. The successful candidate will be tasked with creating and implementing innovative technical and functional strategies to modernize and streamline our financial application portfolio, which may include potential migration to a new ERP solution. Beyond providing functional and technical leadership, the ideal candidate should possess strong people management skills, have the ability to cultivate a high-performing and agile team, motivate and mentor team members, and foster strong relationships with stakeholders.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Drive digital transformation initiatives to optimize domain performance and profitability.
• Develop and execute strategic plans for application development and support.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and modernization efforts.
• Create and present business cases while managing stakeholder expectations.

Team Management

• Build and lead high-performing application development and support teams.
• Oversee recruitment, training, performance evaluations, and career development.
• Implement and enhance Agile methodologies.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Technical Oversight

• Guide and validate technical architecture decisions.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and IS architecture.
• Manage technical debt and quality assurance.
• Oversee continuous integration and automation initiatives.

Operational Excellence

• Direct day-to-day operations and crisis management.
• Supervise production launches and development quality.
• Manage technical audits and compliance requirements.
• Provide regular status reporting to senior leadership.

Innovation & Development

• Champion digital transformation initiatives.
• Implement modern development tools and practices.
• Drive continuous integration and automation improvements.
• Align technical solutions with business objectives.

Work Environment:

• This will be a hybrid role located in Paramus, NJ.

Education/Experience/Background:

• Undergraduate degree in Information Systems or related field, Graduate degree a plus.
• Minimum of 10-15 years of information technology.
• Experience working/leading teams for Peoplesoft, PowerPlan, Hyperion Planning, AWS.
• Extensive experience in partnering with operations as well as leading and managing the department.
• Experience working with outside firms to augment staff when required.
• Prior industry knowledge beneficial.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including presentation skills), including the ability to influence and negotiate through expertise.
• Outstanding relationship-building skills.
• Proficient project management, time management and continuous improvement skills.
• Superior problem solving and financial analysis skills.
• In-depth knowledge of software development practices.
• Familiarity with technology architecture and design.
• General knowledge of various enterprise platforms.
• Ability/Willingness to work with Global peers to share best practices to further the VNA business.
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively, including presenting strategic programs, with all levels of leadership.

Physical Requirements:

• Travel up to 20% may be required.

Pay Range: $180000 to $196000 Per Year.

Benefits: Veolia’s comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering and more. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Sick leave – 56 hours; Observed Holidays – 11 days; Vacation – Flexible Time Off

Eligible for up to 20% Annual Performance Bonus.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.