Application Rationalization Consultant

Jobot; New York (NY); On-site; USD 96,432 - 117,096; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking an Application Rationalization & Harmonization Consultant in New York, NY. This high-impact role involves analyzing enterprise applications, leading rationalization efforts, and providing executive-level communication. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in application management and strong analytical and interpersonal skills. The position offers competitive compensation and the chance to contribute to significant enterprise modernization efforts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading application rationalization or portfolio management.
• Strong analytical skills to assess data and identify optimization opportunities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive inventory and assessment of enterprise applications.
• Lead application rationalization efforts and recommend tool retirements.
• Synthesize complex data into actionable insights for leadership.
• Engage stakeholders to facilitate application consolidation discussions.
• Design dashboards to track application performance and optimize usage.
• Collaborate across departments to support standardization and governance.

Skills

Application rationalization

Portfolio management

Application Lifecycle Management

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder engagement

Data reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Overview

Jobot Consulting is hosting this engagement. Location: New York, NY. Contract Duration: 12 Months. Engagement Type: Contract. Salary: $70 - $85 per hour. Job title: Application Rationalization & Harmonization Consultant.

Interested candidates are invited to apply by sending a resume through the Easy Apply process.

Why join us

This is a high-impact consulting role within a large, complex enterprise actively investing in modernization and transformation. You will be a trusted advisor with direct visibility to senior leaders and decision-makers. This role offers competitive compensation and benefits and the opportunity to be part of a household brand name.

Responsibilities

• Application Portfolio Analysis & Rationalization: Conduct a comprehensive inventory and assessment of all enterprise applications across multiple domains (design tools, workflow systems, AI platforms, finance applications, project management tools, etc.). Analyze usage, cost, performance, risk, and business value to identify redundancies, overlaps, and opportunities for consolidation.
• Lead application rationalization efforts: Recommend which tools can be retired, merged, or standardized without disrupting critical business functions. Apply deep expertise in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) to evaluate applications from intake through retirement.
• Strategic Advisory & Executive Communication: Synthesize complex application and usage data into clear, actionable insights for executive and senior leadership. Develop and present rationalization recommendations, roadmaps, and business cases that balance cost optimization, performance, and organizational impact. Act as a trusted advisor to upper management, guiding technology standardization and long-term platform strategy.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Change Management: Partner with stakeholders across IT, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Product, and Business teams. Facilitate conversations around application consolidation in a collaborative, non-threatening way; navigate organizational sensitivities around ownership and legacy tools; build consensus and drive alignment. Serve as a bridge between technical teams and business leaders, translating findings into business-friendly language.
• Data, Reporting & Dashboards: Design and maintain dashboards to track application performance, cost, usage, risk, and optimization progress. Establish KPIs and metrics to measure success; ensure data accuracy and consistency across leadership and governance reporting.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across multiple departments to support enterprise-wide standardization. Coordinate with architecture, security, finance, and procurement teams to align tooling strategy, compliance, and cost controls. Support governance frameworks and portfolio reviews to prevent future application sprawl.

Qualifications

• Required: Proven experience leading application rationalization, portfolio management, or app harmonization initiatives within a large enterprise environment. Demonstrated success working with hundreds to thousands of applications across diverse functional areas. Deep understanding of ALM, portfolio analysis, and enterprise architecture concepts. Strong analytical skills to assess data and identify optimization opportunities. Experience creating executive-level dashboards and reporting focused on application performance, cost, usage, and risk. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence without authority. Proven ability to collaborate across multiple departments and manage complex stakeholder relationships. Comfortable advising senior leadership and facilitating strategic discussions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in large, matrixed organizations or Fortune-level enterprises.
• Experience partnering with finance and procurement teams on application cost optimization.
• Familiarity with governance models for application intake, review, and retirement.
• Experience supporting or enabling digital transformation or enterprise modernization initiatives.

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