Senior Manager, Business Applications

At Kognitiv Inc. , we’re redefining what it means to be a Workday partner. As one of the fastest-growing companies in the ecosystem, we bring deep expertise, innovative thinking, and a people-first mindset to everything we do. We’re not just building better Workday solutions—we’re building a company where talented people thrive. Ready to do your best work? Join us. The Senior Manager, Business Applications provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for the company’s commercial and operational software architecture. The role governs the deployment, integration, support, and scaling of core business systems to ensure enterprise-wide data continuity, process efficiency, and technical security. Essential Functions & Responsibilities Application Roadmap & Architecture: Architect and execute a scalable strategy for the business application stack (including but not limited to Salesforce, Zendesk, Projector PSA, HubSpot, Smartsheet, PandaDoc). Team & Capability Management: Provide functional leadership to a distributed team of business analysts, system administrators, and technical engineers; set priorities, manage performance objectives and technical skills development. Business Process Optimization: Partner with executive stakeholders across business units to translate operational workflows into secure, automated system configurations. Budgetary & License Governance: Manage software procurement cycles, vendor contract negotiations, license utilization metrics, and total cost of ownership (TCO) analytics. Security & Compliance Alignment: Enforce compliance with corporate information security policies, identity access management (IAM) frameworks, and global consumer privacy laws. Qualifications Advanced university degree in Information Technology, Business Systems, or a related field, or equivalent validated professional experience. Proven leadership competence managing technical teams, systems engineering groups, or business application analysts in a global ente