Executive Director, Corporate Applications & Shared Services

Key Responsibilities

• The strategic interface of business units and shared services for business and IT strategy development, solution discovery, service, risk and relationship management. Serves as liaison between business units and IT.
• Oversees the identification, prioritization and delivery of work; development of expectations and business architecture.
• Responsible for developing and delivering assigned products, solutions or services.
• Provide strategic consulting, support and guidance regarding key IT initiatives to multiple business units.
• Communicates decisions, priorities and project information to appropriate levels of staff regarding business unit and shared service requests, projects and initiatives to multiple business units.
• Serves as a primary point of contact and advisor for IT Executives. Advises in delivering products and services to value all business partners for multiple business units.
• Plays a lead role in enabling business goal achievement through the effective use of technology and facilitates business changes through technology for multiple business units.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance on application solutions, architectures, integration strategies, governance, quality assurance and business support processes.
• Lead the ongoing design, deployment xand enhancements of the Workday platform and many other SaaS applications used by HR, Finance, Legal and facilities shared services teams.
• Have complete ownership of the Workday platform and continually drive excellence based on stakeholder needs and Workday capabilities.
• Manage solution delivery for HR and Finance including working with other Trustmark shared services teams and 3rd party vendors.
• Act as the key liaison across Finance and HR as well as the IT department
• Manage partner relationship with Workday and other 3rd party vendors as appropriate and necessary.
• Collaborate with architecture, information security and operations teams to ensure solution compatibility with company standards.
• Assists executives in defining organizational goals and strategic plans.
• Contributes to and develops guidelines, processes, and procedures for the IT Application organization.
• Owns developing and implementing IT project/program delivery processes like the SDLC
• Makes strategic decisions based on company goals and objectives. Presents to ELT on projects or strategic items.
• Expert business knowledge with comprehensive understanding of the organization and functional area(s).
• Responsible for assessing, nurturing, and growing talent.
• Drives innovation and seasoned direction in area of expertise.
• Proactively share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to build competitive advantage and improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Experience working with or leading a team of User Experience Designers.
• Experience in building and implementing demand management frameworks, processes and procedures.
• Experience defining processes for sourcing planned and unplanned demand and reporting to all levels of the organization.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or a related field required; advanced Degree preferred
• 12+ years of experience in IT with direct experience leading IT delivery teams
• 5+ years working with strategic partners as an extension of the IT organization
• 3+ years leading an organizational change to agile delivery models
• Experience in Application development, support, and delivery
• Technically proficient in a wide range of architectural patterns, development languages, middleware applications, operational frameworks, process improvement models and best practices
• Strong business acumen and relationship management skills
• Proven ability to influence all levels of the organization
• Extensive experience with Workday is required
• Strong business acumen and relationship management skills
• High sense of urgency and ability to build a strong understanding of each business unit
• Strong communication, organizational and analytical skills

Benefits

Trustmark benefits include health/dental/vision, life insurance, FSA and HSA, 401(k) plan, Employee Assistant Program, Back-up Care for Children, Adults and Elders and many health and wellness initiatives. We also offer a Wellness program that enables employees to participate in health initiatives to reduce their insurance premiums.