Senior Director, Enterprise Applications - Rapid7
Boston, MA
About the Job
Senior Director, Enterprise Applications
The Senior Director of Enterprise Applications is a critical role responsible for overseeing the implementation and maintenance of customer-facing business applications within Rapid7. This position involves strategic leadership, team management, and collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure that customer interactions and experiences with the company's applications are seamless and efficient. This critical role partners closely with our business teams to ensure that we provide robust solutions and excellent customer experiences.
About the Role
In this role, you will:
Strategic Leadership: Develop and drive the vision and strategy for Rapid7's enterprise application stack. Create and manage a roadmap for application improvements, deployment, and maintenance
Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Business Systems Analysts, Business Process Engineers, and IT professionals to foster a high-performance culture. Develop team skills in business analysis, requirements gathering, functional design, and business process engineering
Project Oversight: Partner with the IT PMO to supervise the planning, execution, and delivery of application projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget
Business Process Management: Develop a deep understanding of Rapid7's business process and culture. Develop systems and process solutions to drive high quality customer experiences
Technology Management: Make critical decisions regarding the technology stack, frameworks, and tools for systems delivery, ensuring the use of best practices and modern technologies
Quality Assurance and Compliance: Ensure applications meet quality standards, performance benchmarks, and compliance requirements, and manage risk effectively
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure applications meet business needs and user expectations
Budgeting and Financial Management: Develop and manage the budget for the application function, ensuring cost-effective operations
Continuous Improvement: Promote continuous improvement through regular performance reviews, feedback loops, and process enhancements to drive innovation and efficiency
The skills you’ll bring include:
Experience: 10+ years of experience in IT or business applications, with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing customer-facing and/or back office applications
Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of the software industry, including current trends and technologies. Specific experience working with companies with a large partner ecosystem
Business and Process Analysis: Proven proficiency in eliciting business requirements, preparing functional designs, documenting and re-engineering business processes
Technical Expertise: Strong background in CRM software (Salesforce, Marketo, Xactly, NetSuite), and customer engagement platforms, and/or ERP software (Oracle, Workday, NetSuite)
Data Management: Knowledge of data analytics, data warehousing, and data governance as it relates to customer data
Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead and develop diverse teams of IT professionals. Adept at influencing change
Strategic Vision: Ability to define and communicate a clear vision and strategy for customer-facing solutions that align with the company's business goals
Customer Focus: Deep understanding of customer needs and the ability to translate these needs into technical requirements and solutions. Commitment to designing and delivering solutions that enhance the customer's experience
Financial Management: Experience in budgeting, financial planning, and cost control related to IT and application development projects
Stakeholder Management: Ability to engage with senior management, business units, and external partners to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure alignment
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of presenting complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders
Security: Ensure that all customer-facing applications adhere to the highest security standards to protect sensitive customer information
Customer-centric focus: Commitment to designing and delivering applications that enhance the customer experience, with the ability to integrate customer feedback into application roadmaps
Education: Bachelor's Degree required in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration or related field. Master's degree in Business Administration or Information Technology preferred
We know that the best ideas and solutions come from multi-dimensional teams. That’s because these teams reflect a variety of backgrounds and professional experiences. If you are excited about this role and feel your experience can make an impact, please don’t be shy - apply today.
About Rapid7
At Rapid7, we are on a mission to create a secure digital world for our customers, our industry, and our communities. We do this by embracing tenacity, passion, and collaboration to challenge what’s possible and drive extraordinary impact.
Here, we’re building a dynamic workplace where everyone can have the career experience of a lifetime. We challenge ourselves to grow to our full potential. We learn from our missteps and celebrate our victories. We come to work every day to push boundaries in cybersecurity and keep our 11,000+ global customers ahead of whatever’s next.
Join us and bring your unique experiences and perspectives to tackle some of the world’s biggest security challenges.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law.
