Application Portfolio Manager

🚀 Hiring: IT Application Portfolio Lead/Manager (ServiceNow/LeanIX)

We are seeking an experienced IT Application Portfolio Lead/Manager to support strategic integration initiatives, particularly in M&A environments. This role requires a strong blend of technology portfolio management, stakeholder engagement, and financial analysis.

📍 Location

• UK
• Dublin, Ireland

💼 Role Overview

You will play a key role in IT portfolio integration and vendor alignment, ensuring smooth transitions, optimized costs, and maximum value realization during mergers and acquisitions.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Collect and organize IT asset portfolios, identify gaps, and align with M&A integration requirements
• Evaluate future-state strategies (merge, replatform, retain, decommission) and identify redundancies
• Perform cost vs value analysis and support decision-making
• Develop technology roadmaps, timelines, and transition plans
• Facilitate discussions with stakeholders to drive decisions and manage risks, issues, and dependencies
• Lead stakeholder engagement and communication, including change impact analysis
• Track post-integration benefits and monitor portfolio KPIs such as:
• Cost-to-serve
• Utilization
• Redundancy
• Technical debt
• Onboarding timelines
• Work with Application Portfolio Management (APM) and Enterprise Architecture (EA) tools (e.g., ServiceNow APM, LeanIX, CMDB)
• Perform financial modeling including TCO, NPV, and payback analysis
• Ensure high data quality across IT inventory and metadata

🧠 Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in IT portfolio management & integration (M&A preferred)
• Expertise in vendor and contract alignment strategies
• Hands-on experience with APM/EA tools (ServiceNow APM, LeanIX, CMDB)
• Solid understanding of financial modeling and investment analysis
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Proven ability to manage complex dependencies, risks, and critical paths
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to data quality and governance

🤝 What We’re Looking For

• A strategic thinker with strong execution capability
• Someone who can bridge business and technology effectively
• A proactive professional with strong ownership and collaboration mindset

📩 How to Apply

If you're interested, you can:

👉 Apply via Easy Apply

📧 Or send your CV to: swaroop.swain@dabster.net