Job Description

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- 12-month opportunity with potential for permanent appointment
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- Shape application lifecycle, governance and business process improvements
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- Term: 12 month fixed term contract
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- Location: Collins St, Melbourne
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- $130k + super
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The Prospect n

We're looking for an experienced Application Portfolio Specialist to simplify, optimize and rationalize a diverse application landscape.

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Working closely with the Application Portfolio Manager, you'll take a hands-on role reviewing an environment of, 86 applications, identifying duplication, under-utilisation and unnecessary cost while helping shape the future application roadmap.

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This role suits someone who can take ownership, challenge the status quo and turn analysis into practical recommendations rather than simply follow a predefined brief.

What You'll Do n

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- Review and rationalise the application portfolio, retain, consolidate, replace or retire.
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- Analyse application cost, usage, licensing, business value and risk.
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- Identify quick wins to reduce software spend and duplication.
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- Improve software licence management, lifecycle processes and governance.
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- Support application roadmapping and technology procurement decisions.
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- Identify consolidation opportunities across Microsoft 365 and enterprise platforms.
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- Influence stakeholders on application adoption, consolidation and retirement.
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- Support broader transformation initiatives, including future ERP and application decommissioning programs.
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What We're Looking For n

Experience across Application Portfolio Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Asset Management or IT Governance, with demonstrated experience rationalising or consolidating application environments.

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You'll be commercially minded, confident with stakeholders and able to work autonomously, analysing problems, recommending solutions and driving outcomes.

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Experience with M365 optimisation, ERP transformation, software licensing, vendor management or Shadow IT will be highly regarded.

Success in the First 12 Months n

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- Establish an approved software catalogue and application lifecycle framework.
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- Improve licence management and software spend optimisation.
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- Deliver quick-win application rationalisation and consolidation opportunities.
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- Reduce duplication through Microsoft platform optimisation.
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- Improve visibility across the application landscape and Shadow IT.
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- Deliver recommendations that reduce complexity, strengthen governance and optimise technology investment.
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📌 Application Portfolio Specialist (Victoria)
🏢 Akkodis
📍 Victoria