IT Applications Principal

- Application Owner: Execute the strategy and roadmap established by the director, incorporating feedback from cross-functional stakeholders into the strategic planning process. Assist in defining the application vision and developing a short- and long-term roadmap for both internal teams and external partners, serving as the subject matter expert for the enterprise portfolio. - Governance, Security & Compliance: Support compliance with privacy and security regulations, helping to maintain data governance. Proactively identify security and compliance issues and collaborate with legal or security teams to resolve them, focusing on defining data boundaries for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). - Application Vision and Strategy: Assist in establishing and advocating for the application vision, strategy, and roadmap for our application platforms, considering the long-term future needs of Gentex while creating compelling business cases and value propositions. - AI Opportunity Identification: Seek out opportunities to utilize AI/ML to enhance user engagement, personalize experiences, automate processes, improve content delivery, optimize performance, and facilitate data-driven decision-making across our enterprise applications. - Requirements Definition: Transform market analysis, user needs, and technical constraints into detailed product requirements, user stories, and technical specifications. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with engineering, operations, business development and sales, finance, data science, marketing, and other stakeholders to prioritize, plan, and execute the product roadmap, ensuring alignment and effective communication. - Performance Monitoring and Analysis: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for our applications with a focus on value generation. Analyze data to pinpoint areas for enhancement and iterate on the IT application offerings. - Technical Leadership: Possess a thorough understanding of IT systems, technologies, architectures, and development processes, along with an evolving grasp of technical concepts, algorithms, and their practical applications. - Stakeholder Management: Communicate application plans, progress, and outcomes effectively to stakeholders at all organizational levels. - Application Expertise: Act as a subject matter expert for enterprise application platforms, future vision, and AI initiatives both internally and externally.