Description

The position of Senior SharePoint Technical Specialist will be responsible for delivering business solutions,   participating on architecture initiatives and administration of the Enterprise SharePoint farm.  When working on business initiatives, the Senior SharePoint Technical Specialist will be responsible for evaluating customer requirements, leading and coordinating projects from a technology perspective, ensuring that software development life cycle activities are consistent with best practices and implementing the solutions in the most cost effective manner using the appropriate project management methodologies to keep pace with business demands. The Senior SharePoint Technical Specialist may also be expected to spend a significant amount of time on development activities. When working on architecture initiatives, the Senior SharePoint Technical Specialist will be part of a team working on highly technical, architecture initiatives.  Job duties include, but are not limited to research, tool evaluation, documenting  standards, technology evaluation and recommendation, mentoring developers through hands-on assistance as well as formal and informal training and  technical development. This is a challenging position which is also responsible for day-to-day SharePoint application production support. The ideal candidate must display excellent written and oral skills with demonstrated interpersonal and organization abilities. A candidate for this position must be able to work in a varied, fast paced environment. Flexibility and tolerance is a necessity.  A key success factor in this role is the ability to manage and maintain strong customer communications thru the lifecycle of the project or deliverable.          

The Senior SharePoint Technical Specialist must be able to take high level direction, formulate a plan to achieve the goals and execute the plan. The Senior SharePoint Technical Specialist will be expected to work on multiple tasks and initiatives concurrently.

Responsibilities                                                                                 

·         Provide advanced SharePoint development and testing support  of custom webparts, workflows, forms, pages, integration with external systems and deployment the final solutions onto managed the managed SharePoint farm

·         Create custom .Net or C# solutions for extending SharePoint’s out-of-the-box functionality  

·         Research, evaluate, design, architect cost effective solutions/tools and recommend the most efficient and cost-effective application solutions

·         Work on a team, providing technical leadership/guidance/mentorship (direction setting and articulating, consensus building, conflict mediation, diplomacy, etc.).

·         Build and support critical applications, running in a highly distributed manner

·         Develop/oversee the development of line of business applications using Sharepoint Designer and InfoPath.

·         Build consensus across multiple teams and working with teams in disparate geographic locations.

·         Create custom .Net or C# solutions for extending SharePoint’s out-of-the-box functionality  

·         Research and evaluate alternative technical solutions and recommend the most efficient and cost-effective application solutions

·         Work with other internal/external technical teams in the development of detailed technical specifications, test plans and implementation strategies

·         Adherence to SLDC through the various lifecycle stages from business need through design and delivery, ensuring that goals or objectives are met according to the business need  

·         Attend/lead project-related meetings as needed

·         Administration of the Enterprise SharePoint farm

·         Provide user support and training

·         Testing and installation of new software, service packs, cumulative updates

·         Troubleshooting errors in SharePoint 2007/2010 farms

·         Troubleshooting errors in IIS 6/7/8

·         Working closely with Management, IT project managers, database administrators and developers

·         Communicating regularly with technical, applications, and operational staff, to ensure the database integrity and security

·         Communicate regularly with management regarding the status of incidents and project initiatives

·         Adherence to incident management process (includes, incident creation/update/closure, RCA and action item follow-up)

·         Rotational 24x7, on-call support responsibilities

This position is responsible to provide analysis, development, testing, and implementation of BU chargeable custom solutions. This position will be required to complete, a maximum of 10 - 20 production support tickets per month.

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

·         5+ years of with expert level skills in object-oriented programming using .Net, ASP.Net, VB Net and C# programming languages

·         3+ years of hands-on experience building and administering SharePoint 2007/2010 farms in high availability multi-tier environment

·         Demonstrated success in upgrading an Enterprise SharePoint platform from 2007 to 2010

·         Experience integrating .NET applications into SharePoint 2007/2010

·         Demonstrated expertise as a technology lead

·         Proficient with Sharepoint 2010 and related technologies

·         Prior full cycle experience with advanced knowledge in SharePoint customizations using Site Definitions, templates, and development of custom web parts, workflows, forms, pages, integration with external systems and deploying the final solutions into the managed SharePoint farm.

·         Experience in developing/overseeing the development of line of business applications using Sharepoint Designer and InfoPath.

·         Experience building consensus across multiple teams and working with teams in disparate geographic locations.

·         Knowledge of SQL Server 2005/2008 setup and administration to support SharePoint Farms a plus

·         BS or MS in computer science or related

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Description

The Senior Application Administrator will deliver the application support lifecycle in support of business services resulting in revenue growth. This role designs and leads strategies to ensure long-term competitiveness of business processes, products and services, and acts as a role model, an agent of change, mentor and coach to others within the team.  The Senior Application Administrator will interface with our business partners and ensure high quality in work delivered and incident management analysis conducted.

Essential accountabilities include:

·         Interact with and coordinate activities of cross-functional teams, including business partners, development, server operations, network and storage engineering, and solutions engineering.

·         Conduct application performance tuning, operational process development, training and configuration management for business and infrastructure applications.

·         Responsible for following the Application Support Lifecycle by managing application availability, deployment, patching, capacity analysis & upgrades.

·         Support the incident management process as a Tier 2 [on-call] support engineer for business applications & infrastructure applications.

·         Conduct problem management process (root cause analysis) to determine the real or underlying cause of an incident in order to prevent future recurrences.

·         Participate in Service Management Processes such as incident, problem, change and IT asset management.

·         Collaborate with Application / Server / Solutions Engineering teams to ensure that new application builds and changes are supportable.

·         Help to develop and document standard operating procedures and best practices in our technical repository.  Has the ability to identify gaps and proactively improve system inefficiencies.

·         Responsible for mentoring and training staff by following the defined training programs and IT asset management.

·         Provide reports to customers and management teams on incidents and problems.

Qualifications

Experience with the following technologies:

-          Apache Web Server (2.2.x)

-          Apache Tomcat

-          JBOSS

-          PHP

-          DMZ Hosting

-          UNIX shell scripting

-          Perl scripting

-          Solaris 2.8/2.9/10

-          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3/4/5

-          Oracle WebLogic Server 8.x, 10.x, 11g

-          Protocols:  HTTP, SSL, J2EE, Servlet, JSP, JDBC, LDAP

-          IIS knowledge a plus

-          Windows 2000, 2003, NT knowledge a plus

Qualifications:

-          University degree in the field of computer science or computer information systems or other degree with equivalent work experience required.

-          A minimum of 8 years of experience in Information Technology including 6+ years of business application support required and 5+ years of software / application development experience preferred.

-          Strong analytical focus, results-oriented and execution driven, with the ability to align the appropriate support levels to technology developments with the generation of potential competitive business advantage.

-          Expert level problem solving and root cause analysis skills, with the ability to identify learning opportunities, improve current processes.

-          Strong written, verbal, negotiation and presentation skills with the ability to effectively interface with technical and non-technical staff at all levels of the organization.  

-          Experience analyzing project scope and determining resources needs to meet business objectives.

-          Proven ability to resolve the most complex user/systems issues effectively.

-          Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly to solve technical problems.

-          Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.

-          Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

-          Experience in implementing and managing information technology projects spanning multiple geographical locations. 

-          Strong understanding and experience in application development life-cycle and alternative SDLC methodologies such as Agile.

-          Strong understanding and experience in ITIL processes.

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Overview of Role

The Product and Technical Documentation group, within Technology, is seeking a highly motivated, self-starting, Business Analyst. The successful candidate must be able to work independently while actively participating in a dynamic, global team.

Authors technical documentation for internal and external users; edits existing written and on-line technical documentation.  Assures that the finished product complies with the company standards in content, format, structure, grammar and presentation. 

Principal Responsibilities & Accountabilities

"           Analyze and document business requirements

"           Write and publish IT technical documentation (i.e. Functional Specifications, process flows, and use cases) in line with  SDLC process

"           Plan and schedule the documentation (functional) phase of the lifecycle

"           Carry out business analysis and assist developers with business knowledge

"           Review and update previously created documentation

"           Inform all stakeholders of progress/issues in a timely and effective manner

"           Form strong relationships and interface closely with all functional areas, e.g. Product Managers, Development, QA and Certification to gather data and ensure the final work product complies with expectations

"           Understand the Capital Markets business, product offerings and technology

"           Participate in issue management and tracking

"           Review and validate test case catalogs

Competencies

"           Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

"           Strong communication and interpersonal skills

"           Efficient time management and organizational skills

"           Ability to develop and deliver presentations

"           Ability to present a professional image and demeanor to internal and external customers

"           Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with internal and external customers

"           Ability to handle confidential material in a professional manner

Professional/Technical Skills

"           Hands on proficiency required:  all MS Office products, Windows environment

"           Experience with use cases (UML) and process flow diagrams

"           Knowledge of Fixed Income products and derivatives

"           Proven ability to manage multiple projects and to work well in a collaborative environment

"           Excellent problem analysis and solving capabilities

"           Ability to handle stress

"           Ability to work independently and be a team player

Qualifications & Experience

"           Bachelor's Degree or higher, or equivalent professional experience

"           5-7 years Business Analyst experience within the Financial Services IT environment

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OVERALL SUMMARY - POSITION DESCRIPTION

Global company with Operations in NA with over a dozen separate enterprises and a corporate head office with locations across the US and Canada .  The business units include media, search, digital media, creative services, with other organization in research and business consulting..  The group is part of  a FTSE 250 company. US entities are part of global brands with global business and technology initiatives. 

The CTO is responsible for strategic IT initiatives in respect of the North American and Global Strategy both in terms of business applications and infrastructure and support.  The CTO will lead a team of approximately 40 technologists across North America .  The CTO will be part of the Sr. Executive Team including CEO 

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Technology leadership responsibilities:

·         Develop a roadmap for infrastructure and support, in conjunction with the global IT strategy and implement in order to drive efficiencies while increasing the stability and service of IT infrastructure

·         Manage and provide leadership to the IT team across the region.  Evaluate the competencies of the team and make changes where necessary to switch the focus from infrastructure to applications

·         Establish and maintain relationships with the global IT leader and other regional CTO’s to share best practices, efficiencies and to ensure that North American initiatives are compatible with other regions

·         Manage the internal and external audit requirements as part of a public company control environment

Strategic Thinking & Leadership:

• Demonstrate a deep knowledge of business model and client brands
• View strategic goals in a broader business context
• Initiate long-term projects that will provide competitive advantage
• Demonstrate strong analytical and strategic skills
• Implement efficient and effective solutions to complex problems
• Arrive at solutions that balance the needs of the company and clients
• Actively keep current with industry trends, financial business and tools – buying systems, research, resources and associations
• Manage assigned groups’ staffing needs (hiring, promotions, performance)
• Evaluate acquisition candidates from a technology viewpoint

Communications Skills:

• Encourage open, ongoing internal communication
• Establish and maintain communications process with IT and operating entities 
• Adapt communication style to relevant audience

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

·         Bachelor’s degree required.  Masters degree preferred.

• Minimum or 10+ years in Sr. level IT position
• Minimum 10 years total IT and operations experience with:
  at least three years experience of leading IT operations at a company or division level
• Proven track record in developing and implementing IT change programs and strategic initiatives

·         Strong understanding of client’s business environment and agency services business models

·         Proven ability to think strategically, with a balanced analytical and creative approach, and the ability to teach others to think strategically

·         Proven leadership ability – experience managing multiple IT teams

·         Collaborative and able to successfully bring people from different disciplines, internal and external to the Company. 

·         Current knowledge of trends and innovations

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Job Description

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Work with the lines of business leadership to analyze the development and execution of Customer focused projects.  This position has a key and strategic role in the achievement of the overall success of customer centered implementation programs.  The scope of the work will include working with multi-functional teams and leadership to evaluate methods and standard operating procedures within business units.

Responsibilities:        

• Manages operations research and projects with a focus on driving and applying performance metrics and tracking methods to evaluate production
• Train innovation staff on performance metrics and tracking methods and standard operating procedures for research
• Manage/support modeling and simulation projects and activities
• Expected to bring current research techniques to a higher level, i.e., introducing new research techniques, enhance process capabilities and ways of communicating results

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Proven track record: 10+ years of experience in a high volume transactional business, manufacturing operations, or product development environment.
• Undergraduate Degree (Master’s degree preferred)
• Capability to work between Customer focused methodologies and various disciplines
• Passion for the customer (Customer-Centric)
• Demonstrated success in mentoring individuals through multiple project closures
• Able to motivate others towards a common vision and implement a business strategy
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and facilitation skills
• High energy and ability to influence people at all levels…energize an entire organization into effective cultural change
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills; statistical knowledge

§         Proficiency with engineering disciplines including planning, design and testing

§         Experience with Customer focused, Lean Manufacturing, reliability, motion time studies and modeling and simulation ( Crystal Ball a Plus); Experienced in Mini-Tab (I-Graphics a Plus)

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Lead the development and implementation of education and certification programs in support of process improvement initiatives across the corporation, and to seek and adopted industry-wide best practices to drive Enterprise Process Excellence.

•         Establish and implement Lean Level Assessment criteria and process.

•         Lead external benchmarking efforts to identify best practices and next level of process excellence objectives.

•         Manage skills development program to support process improvement strategy, including curricula for Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, DFSS, Project Management, Change Acceleration, and Facilitation Skills.

•         Maintain assessment of skills and certification.

•         Maintain knowledge base, curriculum and “tool kit”

•         Lead and/or participate in training sessions to drive process improvements, e.g. Six Sigma, Lean, or functional specific initiatives..

•         Coordinate company participation in conferences.

KPIs: % Completion of training plan, % of employees trained/certified, ROI on training, Performance to Budget

Job Requirements

Demonstrated leadership and ability to affect change

Passion for excellence

Excellent communication & energy

3+ years experience in application of Lean and/or Six Sigma.

Excellent project management skills, including use of Microsoft Project

Capable of teaching Lean and/or Six Sigma, with expert certification in at least one of these.

Breadth of Influence: Company-wide

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Minimum experience required:

5-10 years manufacturing experience with responsibility for the development and implementation of customer focused product and/or process quality.

Minimum skills required:

Certified Black Belt, CQE.FMEA, DOE, advanced statistical tools.

Preferred levels:

Advanced degree in engineering or science or MBA, 10+ years Certified Master Black Belt, Implementation of Six Sigma Driving Six Sigma projects.

Required years of experience Five - Seven Years

Job Requirements

BS in Engineering or Science

Minimum experience required:

5-10 years manufacturing experience with responsibility for the development and implementation of customer focused product and/or process quality.

Minimum skills required:

Certified Black Belt, CQE.FMEA, DOE, advanced statistical tools.

Preferred levels:

Submit resumes / inquiries via email only to: dalzapiedi@tmdg.com Advanced degree in engineering or science or MBA, 10+ years Certified Master Black Belt, Implementation of Six Sigma Driving Six Sigma

Develop and lead the process improvement strategy to achieve world class performance in Human Resources, Information Technology, Finance, Legal, and Public Affairs

•         Work with functional leaders to develop process improvement strategies for enterprise support processes including HR, IT, Legal, and Finance.

•         Identify and prioritize projects and events  to improve functional KPIs and corporate financial performance.  Lead projects as required.

•         Ensure completion of skill development of Process Excellence Leaders s and Green Belts with these functions.

•         Conduct or participate in training courses to advance the level of process improvement capabilities.

•         Review PEL projects to provide coaching and ensure measurable success.

•         KPIs: % of target improvement in functional KPIs, # successful projects in function, financial benefits in function, % of function trained/certified.

Job Requirements

Previous experience in a leadership position in supply chain or operations

Demonstrated Leadership and ability to affect change

Passion for excellence

Experience in application and leadership in process improvement.

Excellent communication & energy

Applicable demonstrated  functional or technical expertise based on role, e.g. MBB, Lean Agent, Functional Expertise

Breath of Influence: Company Wide

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A leader in financial services, is committed to improving its internal processes. Within the Operational Excellence based on Six Sigma methodologies, philosophies and applications, We're looking for Master Black Belts with extensive Six Sigma expertise and experience to join a team as trainers, mentors, and project leaders. This is a high-level, extremely challenging position for individuals with the right combination of skill and experience.

Along with your Champion, you will successfully prioritize, select and manage high-impact process improvement projects and support other PE/OE initiatives; provide measurable results; teach other facilitators the Six Sigma methodologies, tools and applications; serve as a resource for statistical process control; train and mentor Black Belts (Experts) and Green Belts, (Specialists); maintain the integrity of Six Sigma measurements, improvements and tollgates; and spearhead development and revisions of Six Sigma training materials.

You also will serve as an adjunct professor for the in-house training and development resource. You will coach expert-trained individuals and provide guidance and feedback on DMAIC projects, including meeting project deliverables. You will document white papers, participate in the development of new PE/OE initiatives and programs, and take an active role at professional conferences.

- Bachelor's degree with a concentration in statistics, qualitative and quantitative measurement, industrial technology, industrial psychology, or quality assurance, graduate degree in one of these areas preferred.
- Master Black Belt certification.
- At least 5 years of progressive work experience with Six Sigma programs in a corporate or professional services environment.
- Proven ability to interact with and influence senior management.
- Ability to drive results and change within an organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent presentation, training, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to deploy both process improvement (DMAIC) and design for Six Sigma (DMADV) methodology as well as Lean methodology.  
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint; Minitab and Visio are a plus.
- Ability to apply strong consultative, relationship management and influencing skills at all levels of an organization.
- Ability to work independently and deliver a high level of performance.

Job Requirements

- Bachelor's degree with a concentration in statistics, qualitative and quantitative measurement, industrial technology, industrial psychology, or quality assurance, graduate degree in one of these areas preferred.
- Master Black Belt certification.
- At least 5 years of progressive work experience with Six Sigma programs in a corporate or professional services environment.
- Proven ability to interact with and influence senior management.
- Ability to drive results and change within an organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent presentation, training, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to deploy both process improvement (DMAIC) and design for Six Sigma (DMADV) methodology as well as Lean methodology.  
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint; Minitab and Visio are a plus.
- Ability to apply strong consultative, relationship management and influencing skills at all levels of an organization.
- Ability to work independently and deliver a high level of performance

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A leader in investment management is committed to improving its internal processes. The operational excellence program based on Six Sigma methodologies, philosophies and applications. We're looking for a Black Belt with extensive finance and Six Sigma expertise and experience to join our team as a consultant and project leader. This is a high-level, extremely challenging position for an individual with the right combination of skill and experience.

You will manage high-impact process improvement projects and support other OE initiatives.  Using quality methods and tools, you'll collaborate with business units to analyze work processes and quality issues. You will develop a detailed understanding of each client's environment and collect and document data to support quality issues, including process maps and decision matrices.  You will develop customized quality improvement programs and lead cross-functional teams to implement quality initiatives.  You will provide measurable results; teach other facilitators the Six Sigma methodologies, tools and applications; serve as a resource for statistical process control; mentor Green Belts, (Specialists); maintain the integrity of Six Sigma measurements, improvements and tollgates; and spearhead development and revisions of Six Sigma training materials.

Additionally, you will coach specialist-trained individuals and provide guidance and feedback on DMAIC projects, including meeting project deliverables. You will participate in the development of new PE/OE initiatives and programs, and take an active role at professional conferences.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree with a concentration in finance or accounting, statistics, or qualitative and quantitative measurement; graduate degree in one of these areas preferred.

- Black Belt certification.

- At least 5 years of progressive work experience in the areas of finance or accounting and quality initiatives or organizational development.

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- Ability to drive results and change within an organization.

- Self-starter able to work independently and deliver a high level of performance with minimal or no direction.

- Ability to develop practical responses to issues where there is no clear precedent.

- Ability to interact at all levels of the organization.

- Strong proficiency in Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint; Minitab and Visio are a plus.

- Ability to apply strong consultative, relationship-management and influencing skills at all levels of the organization.

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Our Client, a top tier lender, is forming a lead internal consultative group to perform high level operations planning and business analysis to deploy enterprise wide process improvement and service quality initiatives.

You will be responsible for developing and assuring best practices across the organization/s.

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer

You will have experience in lending, possibly consulting, understanding service quality with significant experience within operations and consulting with ops and quality.

You must be both strategic and tactical with experience managing large projects. You will implement change within multiple operating companies.

Job Requirements

Ideal background- rotation thru lending functions- asset based or lending functions

We require someone with good discipline as you must be self-sufficient with a quality focus.

Key attributes of the position will be:

Operations planning and analysis.

Enterprise wide process improvement and shared quality services.

Develop operational and process metrics

Business requirement and definition along with business project justification/validation.

Responsible for coordinating on time delivery of key opportunities and acquisition integration strategies and processes.

Risk assessment.

Business analysis.

Technology operations/infrastructure support

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