Mgr Applications Sr

Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.

Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours!

The Manager Applications Sr. role is responsible for providing IT strategy, delivery, and support for customer departments. The manager will partner with internal customer groups and deliver technology solutions to enable efficient and effective business processes. The ability to motivate change, communicate strategically about technology, and an eye for improving organizational efficiencies are keys to success.

Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Leads a hard-working team of business systems analysts and developers and coordinates workforce planning and career development activities for team members
• Builds strong relationships with business partners and external vendors
• Drives standardization of application platforms across all dedicated business areas, enables simplification, and finds opportunities to fully use existing system functionality
• Creates a strategic roadmap for the business areas that align with overall IT strategy for the company
• Maintains a solid understanding of industry and technology trends as they apply the aligned business areas
• Serves as a solution provider to business partners including evaluation and analysis of system changes and new systems; Provides project leadership and management of business initiatives following project lifecycle, testing and all applicable policies and procedures
• Prepares, monitors and manages capital and expense budgets
• Oversees enterprise analytics, automation, and Citizen Development programs to ensure scalability, security, and compliance
• Deploys AI/ML and agentic AI solutions at scale, shaping MLOps with robust pipelines and seamless integration
• Guides the organization on opportunities related to data engineering, data science, and automation strategies to deliver measurable business value
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Years of Experience:

• Required: Bachelor's degree and minimum of seven (7) years' experience in IT, including a minimum of two (2) years in a formal or informal leadership role
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills
• Exemplary vendor management skills
• Strong knowledge of technology trends and ability to translate those trends into effective business applications
• Experience partnering with leaders across IT and business to deliver a technology roadmap
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities
• Experience managing cloud data, analytics, ML and AI platforms, experience in multi-cloud environments preferred 
• Experience managing low code/no code development platforms 
• Preferred: Knowledge in implementation or support of cloud/SaaS applications
• Preferred: Experience in the energy or utility industries
• Preferred: Understanding of current and future state strategies for automation technology

About Tulsa:

Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S.

Tulsa is known as the Mother of "The Mother Road" - Route 66, and boasts impressive art deco architecture, the #1 city park in the U.S. (The Gathering Place) and is a great venue for live music. It's an easy place to get in and out of, with more than 20 non-stop flight destinations offered at Tulsa International Airport. Tulsa is listed on