Business Applications Manager

Arnold Magnetic Technologies is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of high-performance permanent magnets, magnetic assemblies, precision thin metals, and engineered materials. With more than 125 years of innovation, Arnold serves a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, medical, energy, and automotive. The company partners with customers worldwide to deliver mission-critical solutions that enable advanced technologies and drive progress.

Arnold is seeking a Business Applications Manager to lead the ongoing deployment, improvement, and integration of our business applications. This hands-on leader will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering technology solutions that support efficient operations and drive business growth.

The role combines strategic leadership with technical execution. The Business Applications Manager will oversee projects, budgets, and vendors while also contributing directly through application configuration, database work, and code development. By partnering across the organization, this role ensures that our systems are aligned with business needs, optimized, and delivering measurable value. The ideal candidate is a versatile manager with strong development skills, experience leading projects, and a proven ability to balance day-to-day execution with long-term vision. 

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead and mentor a team of application developers, application support, and data specialists.
• Conduct performance reviews, set professional growth goals, and maintain accountability through structured tracking.
• Foster a collaborative, transparent, and continuous improvement culture.
• Manage external partners and consultants by defining project scope, setting clear expectations, and holding them accountable for deliverables, timelines, and quality of work.

Business Systems Improvements, Rollout, and Support

• Plan and oversee improvements, rollouts, and integrations for enterprise applications.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure new system implementations align with business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Provide hands-on support for application configuration, integrations, and custom development when needed.
• Reduce technical debt by consolidating legacy systems and optimizing the application portfolio.
• Oversee the application support process, ensuring requests are managed through the ticketing system and resolved effectively. Coordinate with the Service Desk team on training and escalation from tier 1 issues.

AI & Automation Initiatives

• Lead AI initiatives, including focus groups, training, pilot projects, and tool adoption.
• Evaluate and implement AI-enabled solutions for process automation across functions.
• Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and decision-making through AI.

Data & Analytics Enablement

• Implement and manage a modern data lakehouse architecture to centralize and govern enterprise data.
• Build and support reporting solutions that deliver accurate, timely, and accessible insights.
• Drive self-service reporting capabilities through BI tools, empowering teams to access and act on data.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and alignment with business strategy.

Agile & Project Delivery

• Implement and refine Agile practices, facilitating sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and backlog prioritization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align priorities, define requirements, and deliver incremental value.
• Champion Agile practices across the organization to drive adoption and efficiency.

Strategic Alignment & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with senior leadership to align business applications, AI initiatives, and data strategy with organizational goals.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable roadmaps for system rollouts, integrations, and enhancements.
• Manage vendor selection and performance to ensure optimal return on technology investments.

Standards, Governance & Budget Oversight

• Establish and enforce development and governance standards, including CI/CD, code reviews, and documentation practices.
• Manage budgets, resource allocation, and vendor contracts to ensure cost efficiency and compliance.
• Maintain centralized documentation and training resources to improve knowledge sharing and adoption.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field required. 
• Proven experience managing and delivering enterprise application rollouts, integrations, or major upgrades.
• Strong knowledge of application development practices, databases, and modern integration approaches.
• Demonstrated hands-on technical ability — configuring systems, writing code, or managing data.
• Experience leading projects using Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) with measurable results.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with experience guiding cross-functional teams.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
• U.S. Citizenship required due to access to export-controlled technology and data under ITAR, EAR, and FCI/CUI regulations.

Preferred

• Experience implementing core business systems like ERP, CRM, FP&A, HRIS, or QMS systems in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Exposure to AI initiatives such as automation, analytics, or AI-driven business process improvements.
• Experience leading data architecture or BI initiatives (data lakes, or self-service reporting).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) and modern DevOps/CI/CD practices.
• Professional certifications (e.g., PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, ITIL, Microsoft, or AI-related certs).
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is a plus.

Working Conditions:

• Full-time, Monday–Friday, with flexibility to occasionally support critical system go-lives or urgent production issues outside of standard hours.
• Primarily office-based role with extended periods of computer use and meetings.
• Some travel required for periodic visits to other sites, vendor offices, or industry events.
• May occasionally require entering manufacturing areas where personal protective equipment (PPE), including safety shoes and eye protection, must be worn in compliance with company safety policies. Hearing protection is available if desired.
• The employee may occasionally be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Arnold Magnetic Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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