Driven by the passion to improve quality of people’s lives, WS Audiology continues to grow as a market leader in the hearing aid industry. With our commitment to increase penetration in an underserved hearing care market, we want to accelerate our business transformation in order to reach more people, more effectively. 

Your Team:

As an Application Portfolio Manager, you will serve as a key individual contributor, working closely with internal stakeholders across the IT organization, from Business Owners to System Owners. You will also be an integral member of the global IT team, reporting directly to the Head of Enterprise Architecture.

What you will do

This is an operational role focused on managing the software acquisition process, maintaining an up-to-date software inventory, and providing insights into application performance to drive optimization and efficiency.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Managing and maintaining a comprehensive inventory of applications, including key details such as purpose, usage, costs, and performance metrics.
• Developing and refining processes and governance structures to ensure effective application portfolio management.
• Planning and executing tasks related to application portfolio management and data compliance.
• Providing senior management with insights, reports, and recommendations regarding application performance, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitating effective collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders to drive results.
• Training colleagues and stakeholders on how to effectively use our application portfolio tool, including communication, training, and documentation.

What you bring

To succeed in this role, you should possess a strong ability to collaborate and communicate with global IT teams and business stakeholders. We are seeking an organized expert who can propose improvements, manage ongoing changes, and effectively guide and drive the organization into more application rationalization.

Experience

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role, building or managing an application portfolio
• Understanding of Enterprise Architecture from an IT perspective.
• Experience across tactical, and operational aspects of IT management.
• Proven experience in process development and governance.
• Certifications in Enterprise Architecture tools are a plus, but not a dealbreaker. Tools like LeanIX, Ardoq, Qualiware or Bizzdesign.

Personal competencies

• Strong interpersonal/intercultural skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional, global teams.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with a methodical and systematic approach to work.

Our corporate language is English, so you need to be fluent in English, both verbally and in writing.

Who we are

At WS Audiology, we provide innovative hearing aids and hearing health services.

Together with our 12,000 colleagues in 130 countries, we invite you to help unlock human potential by bringing back hearing for millions of people around the world.

With us, you will become part of a truly global company where we care for one another, welcome diversity and celebrate our successes.

Sounds wonderful? We can't wait to hear from you.

WS Audiology is an equal-opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all. Regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status we firmly believe that our work is at its best when everyone feels free to be their most authentic self.