Digital Automation Platform Manager

Digital Automation Platform Manager - ( 193154 ) Responsibilities Lead, coach, and develop a team of platform administrators, developers, and citizen-development enablement resources; set goals, provide feedback, and support career development. Own the strategy, roadmap and operating model for enterprise low‑code automation platforms across Microsoft and Google ecosystems. Establish and enforce platform governance, including environment/project provisioning, data loss prevention (DLP) and policy controls, access management, standards, naming conventions, and lifecycle management. Oversee platform administration, monitoring, reliability, capacity, licensing/subscriptions, and service health; manage incidents and problem management with IT partners. Drive solution delivery using platform capabilities (apps, workflows/automations, integrations, bots/agents where applicable, and analytics) from intake through design, build, test, release and support. Define and maintain reusable components, templates, connectors/integration patterns, and ALM/CI‑CD approaches appropriate for low‑code solutions. Partner with Information Security, Risk/Compliance, Data Governance, and Enterprise Architecture to ensure secure‑by‑design and compliant implementations. Enable and govern citizen‑development programs, including training, community of practice, intake/triage, solution reviews and guardrails. Identify automation opportunities and measure outcomes (e.g., cycle‑time reduction, quality improvements, adoption and ROI); maintain KPI dashboards and executive reporting. Manage vendor relationships and coordinate with Microsoft/Google support as needed; evaluate and recommend platform add‑ons and related tooling. Develop and manage budget forecasts related to licensing, tooling and training; optimise spend while meeting business needs. Document standards, procedures and reference architectures; ensure operational readiness and knowledge transfer. Preferred Qualifications Power Platform certifications (e.g., Power Platform Solution Architect, Power Platform Functional Consultant, Power BI, or Power Platform Developer) or equivalent demonstrated expertise. Experience implementing a Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) and operating citizen‑developer programs at scale. Experience with Google Workspace administration and security controls relevant to automation solutions. Familiarity with SDLC practices for low‑code platforms, including testing approaches, release management, and support models. Experience with data platforms and analytics ecosystems (e.g., Azure, BigQuery) and enterprise integration patterns. Experience with application development standards, practices and related platforms. Knowledge of integration platforms and best practices for application and data integration. Demonstrated experience building KPI frameworks and reporting on adoption, value, and risk. Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (administration and/or solution delivery), including governance concepts such as environments, DLP policies, connectors, and ALM. Experience with Google’s low‑code/automation ecosystem (e.g., AppSheet and/or Apps Script) and governance/administration practices within Google Workspace. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience. Minimum 8 years of experience delivering business applications, workflow automation, or analytics solutions, with at least 2 years leading teams and/or platform programs. Working knowledge of identity and access management, information security principles, and data governance concepts. Experience integrating SaaS platforms and enterprise systems using APIs, connectors, gateways, or middleware/iPaaS patterns. Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to translate business problems into scalable platform solutions and standards. At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records. #J-18808-Ljbffr Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising