Manager, EPM Applications

Simon Property Group•Indianapolis, IN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Simon Property Group Information Technology is seeking an experienced IT professional to manage existing information systems and assist with procurement and deployment of additional systems at its Indianapolis home office. The role works closely with IT management, business leaders, and information-system partners to support enterprise-wide collaboration. As a technical leader and manager, the position oversees SaaS and on-premise Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) applications, business relationships, and the application roadmap. The role owns applications supporting budgeting and forecasting, financial consolidations, property valuations, and potentially other business areas. It leads responsible adoption of AI capabilities to streamline and automate EPM and related processes, improve forecasting and decision support, and enhance user productivity. The position also oversees application and infrastructure support and lifecycle management, data integrity across EPM applications and source systems, and coordination with business, IT, vendors, Audit, and Cybersecurity.

Requirements

At least 7 years of IT experience, including managing and operating software solutions from implementation through support.
Experience working on projects with defined scope, budget, and timelines.
Experience managing production support and troubleshooting.
Experience with the full software development life cycle and Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Experience working with business users to define and prioritize solution support.
Experience evaluating third-party software solutions and conducting buy-versus-build analysis.
Experience working with software vendors and negotiating contracts.
Knowledge of data architecture and business analytics solution support.
Knowledge of diagnosing system failures or malfunctions and determining their root causes.
Knowledge of integration solutions such as APIs, file transfers, and publish/subscribe.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or finance, or equivalent experience.
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work on cross-functional teams, multitask, and manage time independently with little direction.
Experience working directly with business users and other non-technical groups.
Good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to manage a diverse workload and set appropriate priorities.

Responsibilities

Work with business users to evaluate solutions and technologies, including engaging external vendors on contract agreements.
Assume IT ownership of applications supporting budgeting and forecasting, financial consolidations, property valuations, and potentially other business areas.
Lead identification, evaluation, and responsible adoption of AI capabilities to streamline and automate EPM and related business processes, improve forecasting and decision support, and enhance user productivity.
Communicate clearly with business users and teams throughout all phases of the software development life cycle.
Coordinate with IT development, middleware, and infrastructure staff to ensure solutions meet business needs and provide reliability, performance, and security.
Ensure adherence to departmental standards, methodology, and policies.
Work with Internal Audit and Cybersecurity teams to minimize risks and ensure compliance.
Provide routine reports and status updates to IT and business leaders.
Manage IT-related projects as needed.
Maintain the technology lifecycle tracker and assist in projecting hardware and software upgrades.
Respond to outage emergencies and coordinate response activities among business customers, providers, and IT groups.
Serve as the designated IT point of contact for system providers and chair meetings with providers and IT representatives.
Develop and maintain the EPM application roadmap, aligning platform enhancements, release planning, and investment priorities with Finance and business objectives.
Oversee data integrity across EPM applications and source systems, including integrations, metadata, validation, reconciliations, and controls supporting accurate and timely planning and financial reporting.
Oversee ongoing infrastructure and application support and perform lifecycle management activities.