Manager Application Development
St Louis, MO, US
Job ID 5902
Date posted August 28, 2025
Job Category Information Technologies
We are growing!!! At Sensient Technologies, we are experts in science, art, and innovation of color and flavor. We are market savvy and visionary. We are problem solvers and we will be better with you.
The Manager Application Development is a key member of the Information Technology leadership team. This very impactful role will provide Internal customer-focused leadership for the support of end user issues, service requests, and projects of all sizes.
SPONSORSHIP: Due to our inability to offer visa sponsorship, we can only consider candidates who are authorized to work in the United States without the need for employment visa sponsorship.
What You’ll Do:
- Provide leadership to teams integrating business stakeholders, internal IT resources, and external solution providers to develop superior solutions for the company. Oversee implementation of solutions to comply with approved architectural direction.
- Understand business requirements, design a feasible solution that addresses the current business need, complies with strategic architectural direction and project timelines, and does not impact the ability to upgrade in the future.
- Gather specific project requirements, participate in pre-project launch discussions, and drive detailed solution design by leveraging standard software functionality wherever possible.
- Lead and participate in the solution implementation with both internal and external resources using best practices for operational and project methodologies.
- Drive superior quality in deliverables, reduce or eliminate design, development, or implementation defects and ensure comprehensive System Integration Testing.
What You’ll Bring:
- A Bachelors degree with over 10-years of experience implementing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne solutions in a senior role, 5 years of experience leading the development of solutions and implementation teams.
- Strong experience with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne technical tools including development with FDA, RDA; NER and BSFN development; and Orchestrator / REST API technologies. Experience with Trace One Devex software a plus.
- Experience with designing and implementing solutions with a global organization with geographically dispersed users and team members, multiple business units with both standardized and unit/country specific requirements.
- Experience with modern database design, architecture, and functionality.
- Knowledge of basic system administration tasks to support the project and development lifecycle and effectively coordinate with system administrators.
What You’ll Get:
- An opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5-days per week.
- An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities.
- A thorough and effective training experience during onboarding and beyond.
- Opportunity to work in a Global Environment and opportunity to lead and manage projects.
About Sensient: Sensient Technologies Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and extracts. Sensient employs advanced technologies at facilities around the world to develop specialty food and beverage systems, cosmetic and pharmaceutical systems, specialty colors, and other specialty and fine chemicals. The Company's customers include major international manufacturers representing most of the world's best-known brands.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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