Application Manager

Location: Hybrid (3 days per week from the office in Tricity, Warsaw, or Łódź)

Rate: up to 85 PLN / hour net + VAT

Contract Type: B2B (Cooperation agreement signed directly with Optiveum)

About the role:

We are currently recruiting an Application Manager (SME) for our Client, a leading international organization. In this role, you will take ownership of the lifecycle, stability, and continuous improvement of a business-critical data and reporting solution that supports the DORA Register of Information.

You will ensure the reliable performance of procurement-related systems while driving the optimization of data flows, increasing automation, and implementing scalable improvements.

Your responsibilities:

• Managing the full application lifecycle and ensuring system stability.

• Handling incident, problem, and change management support.

• Coordinating cross-functional activities with various stakeholders and vendors.

• Optimizing systems, data flows, and processes while increasing automation.

• Guaranteeing application compliance and maintaining accurate documentation.

• Ensuring reporting reliability and contributing to scalable, future-state solution designs.

• Leading and contributing to multiple application-related projects simultaneously.

Must-have requirements:

• Proven experience in application lifecycle and application management.

• Background in systems administration, preferably as a Business Systems Analyst or IT Analyst within procurement.

• Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Power BI, data quality, and reporting.

• Strong skills in incident, problem, and change management.

• Technical troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills.

• High awareness of risk, security, and compliance.

• Excellent stakeholder management, vendor coordination, and collaboration skills.

• Project management experience or equivalent background in driving cross-functional activities.

• Advanced, professional English communication skills across all organizational and seniority levels.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of DORA or third-party risk management.

• Experience in automating recurring reporting processes.

• Understanding of procurement or supplier data.

• Experience with requirements, process mapping, and prioritization.

• A continuous improvement mindset with scalable solution design experience.

What we offer:

• Long-term cooperation based on a B2B contract signed directly with Optiveum.

• The opportunity to work on business-critical systems for a global enterprise.

• A flexible hybrid working model.