Application Manager - Operations, Production & LCI

at  Aker BP ASA

Aker BP aims to be the exploration and production company of the future by transforming the way we work and operate. We are setting new standards by focusing on safe production and low emissions in the oil and gas industry.
We have big plans - do you want to be part of them?
We are looking for Application manager for the Operations & Production portfolio incl. LCI. The portfolio consists today of 100+ applications (Energy Components, PI, AIM Tool, Sigma, Aize, SmartPlant Instrumentation, AVEVA Workmate, CoW, among others) and the budget is around 120mnok.
The Application manager will be responsible the daily lead for the portfolio, including operations, governance, engineering and have the end-to-end functional responsibility for the service life cycle incl. development, enhancement, delivery and decommission of the service.
Aker BP is in a transition to a new operating supplier (TietoEvry) and the right candidate will be involved in shaping our new operating model.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline. Relevant experience can compensate for formal education
• Minimum of 5 years managing applications, systems, processes, and vendors, incl. 1+ years in IT team leadership managing technical teams and vendors.
• It is preferred that the candidate have professional experience related to Operations & Production and/or LCI domain
• Experience with vendor management, including responsibility for following up on contracts and vendor performance; has experience with tactical and strategic conversations with service providers etc.
• Experience applying financial management skills with operational budget tasks.
• Customer-focused mindset and strong ability to plan and prioritize
• Fluent in English and Norwegian, both verbal and written

• Coordinate application management with team from service provider (TietoEvry)
• Participates in strategy and roadmap development with System Owners and Architects to align with current and future business objectives.
• Provides a focus on application portfolio goals, including maintaining, improving, modernising, decommissioning, and transforming.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the service’s related systems, technical architecture, interfaces, and processes.
• Help monitor vendors’ plans and roadmaps.
• Directs activities related to release coordination, end-user communications, reporting, optimising licensing, and maintaining technology roadmaps.
• Monitor, manage, and report key performance metrics.
• Utilises organisational change management best practices to drive technology adoption, champion technologies and operations.