Company Description Talent Connection is working with a Retail Leader who is seeking an IT Applications Lead - Loss Prevention. Seeking a business savy, yet technical applications support Lead to work with cross-functional teams and bridge the gap between those business units. Have you worked with Loss Prevention Store Applications or led projects that apply to new or existing technologies and solutions in the retail space in order to solve business needs? Then, don't wait, apply now.Job DescriptionIT Applications Lead - Loss Prevention RequirementsDirect execution of release and deployment plans with all stakeholders.Develop DLP metrics for monitoring and alerts, and assist with related system capacity forecastingDevelop partnership, acting as a liaison between technical troubleshoot, interpret, and advise on technical projects/business use cases.Collaborate with internal and external IT teams to resolve/improve IT processes and procedures. Maintain stability and quality of service by ensuring standard operation standards and processes are followed and kept current.Take a leadership role in analyzing the use of new and existing technology to meet current and future business needs.Help develop strategy and materials for internal communicationManage projects throughout the entire IT Project Delivery lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring that requirements are defined accurately, systems are designed / coded or purchased that meet the defined requirements and are executed efficiently.Create detailed project plans, coordinates team resources and manages to overall project timeline. Ensure that test plans, communication plans, training plans and support plans are designed and executed successfully, on time and in budget.Required system and user documentation is created accurately, projects are completed on time and under budget and anticipated business benefits are achieved.Ensure IT change management practices and procedures are followed.Manage day-to-day application support activities for defined area/department.Define and prioritize problems and requests.Support existing production systems, coordinate related support and enhancement activities.QualificationsIT Applications Lead - Loss Prevention QualificationsCurrently, are you making sure that Layer 2 and Layer 3 (L2/L3) are being supported with a high sense of urgency?Vendor management has been a part of your work that makes sure that the SDLC for all of Loss Precention has been implemented and delivered.Have you been supporting retail systems or have IT management consulting experience that you've gained over the past decade?Are you thriving in a retail environment that is highly integrated? Working on ensuring the integrity of all the Loss Prevention technology (i.e: IT Applications in Retail)?As the Lead for IT Retail applications, you've already honed your skills in best practices in the retail field and have demonstrated experience mapping business processes and comparing those processes to industry best practices.Technical orientation balanced by project management discipline.Able to supervise internal programmers, analysts, consultants, non-technical business resources and external vendor resources.Demonstrated track record managing technical application projects.Able to articulate issues, build consensus around recommendations, define next steps along with defined timeline.Experience implementing and/or supporting hardware and packaged solutions.Develop and maintain documentation of DLP systems designs, configurations, processes, and procedures as best business practicesStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
