IT - Senior Business Applications Services Manager Posted Monday, June 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM JAM, making the world sound better, one brand at a time! Do these words sound like music to your ears?

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Role Summary The Senior Manager, Business Applications Services is a senior IT leadership roleaccountable for the end-to-end ownership, governance, and evolution of mission-criticalbusiness application services supporting finance, supply chain, operations, and customerplatforms. Operating within a service-based IT operating model, this role serves as the single accountable Service Owner for Business Applications, ensuring that services are:

- Stable and reliable - Scalable and secure - Cost-effective - Continuously improving and aligned to business outcomes This position leads cross-functional teams across ERP (JDE), WMS (Körber), CRMplatforms, and supporting application services while driving a 3-year strategic roadmapfocused on modernization, optimization, and value delivery. Scope of Responsibility Primary Services Owned - JDE ERP Platform - CRM Platform Services (Zoho/Salesforce) - Business Application Operations & Enhancements - Vendor / Package-based Applications (Cloud & SaaS ecosystem) This role provides unified accountability across these domains, ensuring consistentgovernance, prioritization, and service performance.

Key Accountabilities Service Ownership & Accountability - Own end-to-end service health, including availability, performance, and reliability - Define and manage service KPIs:

- Application availability - Incident aging - Release predictability - Business satisfaction - Ensure clear ownership of risk, backlog,



and service outcomes - Act as escalation point for critical incidents and service disruptions Application Lifecycle & Roadmap Leadership - Define and continuously evolve a 3-year Business Applications roadmap - Lead:
- Application rationalization - Technical debt reduction Upgrade and modernization strategies - Align roadmap to:
- Business priorities Digital transformation objectives Delivery Oversight & Release Governance - Ensure structured governance for:
- Enhancements - Configuration changes - Minor/medium change delivery - Oversee release planning, cadence, and deployment stability - Partner with IT Delivery (PM CoE) while retaining service accountability for outcomes Business Partnership & Stakeholder Alignment - Act as primary IT partner to Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial stakeholders - Translate business priorities into clear service roadmaps and backlog priorities - Lead governance forums and provide:
- Service health reporting - Risk visibility - Investment recommendations Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement - Incident and problem management - Monitoring and service observability - Establish automation-first mindset for:
- Support processes - Application operations - Improve service maturity toward predictable, data-driven operations Team Leadership & Organizational Development - Lead and develop:
- Platform Team Leads (JDE, Körber,CRM) - Application support and development teams - Build a high-performing organization with:
- Clear accountability - Strong engineering practices - Continuous skill development Required Experience & Qualifications Experience - 10+ years in IT with:
- Enterprise applications leadership - ERP/WMS/CRM ecosystems - Service Owner, Application Manager, or similar - Experience operating in:




- Service-based or product-based IT models (ITSOM preferred) Technical & Domain Knowledge - Strong understanding of:
- ERP (JDE preferred) - WMS (Körber or similar) - CRM platforms - Knowledge of:
- Application lifecycle management - Integration patterns - Cloud/SaaS ecosystems - Executive-level communication and stakeholder management - Strong governance and decision-making capability - Ability to translate business strategy into technology outcomes Why Join Us Ready to join our team? Here’s why … - Comprehensive group benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Critical Illness, Short- and Long-Term Disability - Wellness Incentive Program and Employee Assistance Program - RRSP / 401(k) matching program - Work-life balance matters: Flextime, summer hours, paid vacation, and personal time off - A casual, fun, and collaborative work environment - Lively social calendar— there’s always something for everyone - Generous employee discounts on our products - Ongoing learning and development opportunities - The chance to work alongside a highly talented , high-performing team Workplace Commitments We are committed to providing a safe and healthy work workplace. All employees are expected to follow workplace safety protocols, including compliance with local regulations and internal standards, to ensure the well-being of everyone. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace where individuals feel respected, supported, and able to contribute fully. We recognize that different perspectives and experiences strengthen our teams and drive better outcomes for our employees and customers. Nexora and its family of brands, including JAM and Almo, are equal opportunity employers. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.

📌 IT - Senior Business Applications Services Manager (Quebec City)
🏢 JAM Industries
📍 Quebec City