Application Portfolio and Transformation Manager

Details:

Industry: Logistics and transportation

Assignment type: B2B

Start date: ASAP

End date: 06/2027

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Work arrangement: hybrid

Days in office: 2-3

Summary:

This role is focused on managing the consolidation and transformation of local application landscapes within the Customs organization. The primary goal is to transition from a fragmented application portfolio to a globally governed and optimized environment.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a comprehensive inventory of local Customs applications.

• Own application lifecycle governance across the portfolio.

• Drive decisions regarding application renewals and identify consolidation opportunities.

• Maintain visibility of costs, contracts, risks, dependencies, and decommissioning activities.

• Provide reporting and recommendations to senior leadership regarding the portfolio.

• Build partnerships with Local Customs, Local IT, and other stakeholders.

• Mobilize country organizations to support discovery, assessments, migrations, and decommissioning.

• Drive alignment between local and global priorities.

• Act as the primary escalation point for country-level issues related to the application portfolio.

• Partner with Global Customs leadership and facilitate decision-making on application landscape.

• Ensure that decisions support standardized global processes and business objectives.

• Lead the transfer of ownership from local organizations to global governance.

• Drive migration and decommissioning programs; ensure activities are completed and verified.

• Coordinate execution across business, technology, and vendors.

Must Haves:

• 6-9 years of experience in Application Portfolio Management.

• Experience in IT Asset Management.

• Knowledge of Application Lifecycle Management.

• Proven experience in Technology Transformation.

• Experience managing large-scale change programs.

• Familiarity with vendor and contract management.

Nice to Haves:

• Strong stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to influence without authority.

• Proficiency in executive communication.

• Insight into governance and operating models.

• Experience in program leadership.

• Commercial mindset.