Manager, Enterprise Applications

C-Quest Capital LLC (CQC) is a social impact project developer & carbon finance business that works in the poorest communities around the world providing access to sustainable energy services and clean energy technologies that help reduce humanity’s carbon footprint, mitigate global climate change and improve the health of those in the greatest need. Our Transformation Carbon Projects (TCP), provide investors with verified carbon offset credits sourced from social welfare projects in developing countries under our three operational platforms: Cleaner Cooking, Efficient Lighting & Sustainable Energy. These projects are conducted at scale with our internationally based teams & on-the-ground implementation partners resulting in measurable impacts for the families and communities we serve worldwide.

CQC is headquartered in Washington DC, USA, with subsidiaries and operations across the globe.

Follow our journey at www.cquestcapital.com.

This position is a hybrid role which can be based out of our London, UK office, or Washington, DC office, and will report to the Head of Information Technology who is based in Washington DC, US office.

The Enterprise Applications Manager is responsible for a portfolio of enterprise applications and the Enterprise Applications team, to ensure the smooth operation of our business systems and integrations. You will be leading the continued development and delivery of an in-house platform for our carbon project operations as well as working with business units on management and integration of SaaS ERP solutions. This role requires strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and project management skills, along with a deep understanding of enterprise software technologies and best practices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing applications and technology solutions, coordinating across the in-house systems and SaaS solutions.
• Working closely with the Principal Engineer and Architect and IT leadership to drive quality and performance of applications, ensuring the overall delivery of business stakeholder needs and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Partnering with key stakeholders to interpret the business need, plan and prioritize applications development and enhancements accordingly.  
• Work with and effectively manage a team of software engineers and developers.
• Communicate project status to various levels of management.
• Provide direction and guidance to teams, make recommendations for improvements or opportunities.
• Work with compliance experts to ensure applications and systems meet target data privacy and security requirements.

The successful candidate’s prior experience would include:

• 7+ years of relevant experience OR a university degree in IT or related field and 5+ years relevant experience
• Experience building relationships with senior-level solution stakeholders and across global teams.
• Expertise in broad range of enterprise applications, business process analysis, requirements gathering, solution design and development, vendor management, and enterprise application support.
• Experience implementing new solutions, developing implementation strategies, and ensuring stakeholder buy-in and inclusion.
• Experience in and management of an application delivery team.
• Demonstrated project management experience.

Key Skills/Abilities:

• In-depth knowledge of enterprise applications, software systems, and ERP solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Able to clearly and concisely articulate complex information when interacting with a wide range of stakeholders across various levels and teams with differing levels of technical ability across CQC global offices.
• Project management, organizational and progress tracking skills, able to prioritize and deliver efficiently and effectively under deadlines.
• Excellent management and problem-solving skills.
• Adept at working effectively in a multicultural environment and across widespread time zones.
• Experience managing technical teams and staff.

Travel: Expected travel is minimal.

Location: London, UK. This position is a hybrid role. CQC works flexibly across global time zones.

We offer a highly competitive, full compensation package to include Base Salary, Annual Performance-Linked Bonus, and other generous corporate benefits.