Application Lead

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection. Job Description The Vended Application Lead Consultant typically provides expertise across all major functions in their area(s) of the business and delivers product features utilizing vended software, particularly ERP applications, by applying knowledge of the application’s functionality and client business processes. The role creates technical and process designs and configures vendor software for new or existing complex enterprise-wide and business-unit applications and maintenance efforts. The Lead Consultant is also aware of vendor feature roadmaps and understands how to navigate support processes and developer groups to gain insight and influence future direction. Key Responsibilities Develop overall product planning by contributing to/creating stories for complex features in areas of responsibility, including guiding the story development for other team members who may be learning. Organize, lead and finalize feature review sessions for complex business issues/requirements and document resulting decisions; provide coaching to newer team members on their features and delivery. Create the functional design, leveraging moderate technical skills, to address complex business processes or issues or to address the requirements of a set of product features. Configure or develop within vendor software; review and verify operation of new vendor release features. Leverage vendor defect resolution procedures and support tools to resolve issues. Provide training for other team members and users; assist in developing team bench strength. Use knowledge of integrated requirements to evaluate proposed software products in line with strategic corporate and vendor direction. Support the planning, conduct, and review of module and integration testing for all but the most complex projects. Manage the issues and blockers for assigned features and product stories. In partnership with the business groups and technical teams, provide knowledge and support for resolving technology issues in multiple areas of the business; acknowledged as a subject matter expert in multiple processes and applications. Experience 5 or more years of experience (Preferred) Supervisory Responsibilities This job does not have supervisory duties. Skills Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Receivable Processing, Billing, Cash Disbursements, Collections Management, Defect Resolution, ERP Applications, Functional Designs, Insurance Billing, Integration Testing, Invoices, Issue Management, Payment Processing, SAP Development, SAP FI Accounts Receivable, SAP FICA, SAP Management Compensation Compensation offered for this role is 98,100.00 - 167,850.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications. The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation. Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact. 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