Application Development Manager (Accenture LLP; Chicago, IL): Accenture LLP has multiple openings for the position of Application Development Manager in Chicago, IL, and the job duties are as follows:

• Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
• Develop or update project plans for information technology projects, including project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
• Develop, design, and maintain software products or systems to enable client strategies.
• Analyze, design, build, and test new components or enhancements to existing modules.
• Develop system specifications and interfaces for complex components.
• Create operational documentation for applications.
• Maintain applications according to SLAs.
• Work across the Service Delivery Lifecycle on engineering solutions for new system roll-outs, major/minor enhancements, and/or ongoing maintenance of existing applications.
• Identify and assess complex problems and create solutions that require in-depth evaluation of variable factors that are implemented by the team.
• Work with the client to gather requirements and develop proofs of concept for new technologies/solutions and suggest business process improvisation to reduce complexity in custom application(s).
• Supervise a team to gather and interpret user/system requirements into design specifications.
• Monitor the performance of project team members, and provide and document performance feedback.
• Conduct project and issue management (status reporting, issue reporting, ETC/budget reporting) for assigned scope of work, and make decisions that impact the team through regular consultation with senior management.
• Adhere to strategic direction set by senior management.

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Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Applications, Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the IT consulting industry.

Must have 3 years of experience in each of the following:

• Working with SAP modules, including MM, SD and SAP ABAP;
• SAP Fiori UX;
• Working with the following: MIM for S/4 HANA, SAP Retail, SAP CAR;
• Test planning and management;
• Deployment planning and management;
• Project planning and management;
• Utilizing IDocs and Web Services to convert and feed multiple systems; and
• Utilizing Agile methodology and Accelerated SAP methodology.

Must have willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.

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