Job Description

Preference will be given to qualified employees, as defined in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement. Should a suitable candidate not be found, external candidates will be considered.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, IT Finance and Business Operations (the "Sr. Manager"), the Senior Software Business Analyst/Coordinator provides analysis, advice, design and project coordination services to assist College departments with meeting their software, licensing and maintenance requirements. The incumbent coordinates and supports all College-wide software applications including Enterprise Software Systems, software as a Service , and Cloud Applications. The incumbent also provide analysis for business planning, and budgeting in collaboration with the Sr. Manager.

What You\'ll be Doing

• Coordinating Information Technology (IT) agreements for software and professional services, including enterprise level agreements. This includes sourcing, contract management, cost analysis and budget planning, purchasing and vendor relations in conjunction with the Senior Manager.
• Developing and maintaining a schedule for IT contracts and product lifecycles to ensure smooth operations and avoid risk of service interruptions.
• Leading significant vendor contract negotiations, with a high degree of value to the enterprise, and participates in other negotiations as a subject matter expert.
• Coordinating with Finance and Accounting departments to ensure smooth business operations, resolve vendor disputes, confirm accurate cost allocations and payment schedules for multi-year expenditures.
• Administrating enterprise level software agreements with vendors such as Oracle, Microsoft, and Adobe. This includes stakeholder engagement to identify business needs and organizational objectives, contract negotiations and implementation, multi-year budget planning, analysis for licensing and cost optimization and vendor relationship building all in conjunction with the Senior Manager
• Developing and maintaining an inventory of all software used across the organization in order to support enterprise initiatives such as Application Portfolio Management, Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance, Activities Based Budgeting, Cloud Migration and to improve operational efficiencies.
• Overseeing license rights and monitoring consumption using technical data from IT systems and enterprise licensing portals for the purpose of license compliance and cost optimization.
• Develops strategies, standards and best practices for cloud financial management across the organization in conjunction with IT leadership.
• Conducts real-time monitoring of cloud expenditures across various platforms including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud.

About You

You have a highly collaborative spirit and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with others to support establishing and achieving collective goals.

Your creativity allows you to use your imagination to solve challenges and you invite new ways of thinking to help advance organizational goals.

You use your interpersonal skills to build working relationships and provide excellent customer service.

You have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to present to diverse audiences and communities.

You enjoy balancing many different tasks, staying organized and planning and have the ability to integrate multiple streams of information, prioritize and track multiple projects to meet a demanding workload and keep things running smoothly.

Your excellent problem-solving skills allow you to resolve unexpected challenges and come up with improvements to existing processes.

The successful candidate will also possess the following qualifications:

• Must possess a minimum 3-year diploma/degree in Information Technology, Business or a related field.
• Must have a minimum of 8-years experience with multi Million Dollar Enterprise Software systems and applications.
• Must have a proven record of managing a large budget and the ability to reconcile variances, experience with procurement and RFP processes.
• Must have the ability to provide software solutions on a large scale, in an educational environment.
• Must have proven leadership and negotiation skills.
• Must possess an Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundations (ITIL), Associates Certificate in IT Project Management, Information Technology Asset Manager (ITAM) Certificate

Who We Are:

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in people\'s lives. Our strategic plan, Sheridan 2024: Galvanizing Education for a Complex World ( ), charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity, diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses, we\'re making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

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Other Details
Faculty/Department: Information Technology
Primary Work/Campus Location: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus)
Work Categorization: Hybrid Position | Combination of on-site (at least 3 days/week) and remote work
Reference #: J0523-1551
Employee Group: Support
Payband: L
Hourly Range: $45.88 - $53.16
Hours/Week: 37.5
Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Application Deadline: July 7, 2023

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.

Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including those who identify as First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

Sheridan will provide job applicants with accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To request accommodation, please contact .

You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.

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