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Title: ERP Program Director
Location: Princeton, NJ 08544
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Princeton, NJ 08544
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Role Overview
Client is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve as the ERP Program Director. This new role will report to the Executive Vice President (EVP), the chief administrative officer, with joint oversight from the EVP and Provost. The ERP Program Director will be responsible for leading the ERP transformation program, overseeing readiness activities, vendor selection, and implementation.
Client is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to serve as the ERP Program Director. This new role will report to the Executive Vice President (EVP), the chief administrative officer, with joint oversight from the EVP and Provost. The ERP Program Director will be responsible for leading the ERP transformation program, overseeing readiness activities, vendor selection, and implementation.
The client has completed a formal assessment of its current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and developed a strategic roadmap to guide the transition over the next decade. This initiative includes replacing PeopleSoft with a new platform to support Human Capital Management (HCM), Finance, and Academic functions. Readiness efforts are underway to ensure a smooth transformation by addressing impacts on people, policies, processes, data, and technology.
Key Responsibilities
The ERP Program Director will coordinate planning milestones across HCM, Finance, and Academic functions, ensuring alignment with institutional goals. This role requires close collaboration with senior leaders, functional teams, and IT stakeholders. Key responsibilities include:
The ERP Program Director will coordinate planning milestones across HCM, Finance, and Academic functions, ensuring alignment with institutional goals. This role requires close collaboration with senior leaders, functional teams, and IT stakeholders. Key responsibilities include:
Defining and communicating the vision, goals, and strategy for the ERP transformation.
Leading and managing the ERP program across HCM, Finance, Academic functions, reporting, integrations, and enabling technologies.
Working with the Executive Steering Committee and Program Steering Committee to drive decision-making.
Overseeing change management efforts, ensuring communication strategies align with culture.
Partnering with internal leaders and external consultants to execute the program effectively.
Managing risks, roadblocks, and scope changes, and ensuring timely issue resolution.
Leading a team of project managers, ensuring deliverables are met within scope, timeline, and budget.
Managing vendor relationships and ensuring alignment with the goals.
Upholding diversity, equity, and inclusion principles throughout the transformation.
Leading and managing the ERP program across HCM, Finance, Academic functions, reporting, integrations, and enabling technologies.
Working with the Executive Steering Committee and Program Steering Committee to drive decision-making.
Overseeing change management efforts, ensuring communication strategies align with culture.
Partnering with internal leaders and external consultants to execute the program effectively.
Managing risks, roadblocks, and scope changes, and ensuring timely issue resolution.
Leading a team of project managers, ensuring deliverables are met within scope, timeline, and budget.
Managing vendor relationships and ensuring alignment with the goals.
Upholding diversity, equity, and inclusion principles throughout the transformation.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader with expertise in business transformation and enterprise system implementation, particularly with SaaS-based ERP solutions. They should excel in stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and complex project management. This individual must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering collaboration across diverse groups.
The ideal candidate will be a visionary leader with expertise in business transformation and enterprise system implementation, particularly with SaaS-based ERP solutions. They should excel in stakeholder engagement, team leadership, and complex project management. This individual must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, fostering collaboration across diverse groups.
Required Qualifications
10 years of experience leading large-scale digital and business transformation programs (ERP readiness & implementation).
Experience in higher education, with an understanding of academic and administrative business processes.
Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders, navigate complex organizational structures, and drive process transformation.
Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering results.
PMP certification or equivalent experience.
10 years of experience leading large-scale digital and business transformation programs (ERP readiness & implementation).
Experience in higher education, with an understanding of academic and administrative business processes.
Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders, navigate complex organizational structures, and drive process transformation.
Strong project management skills with a track record of delivering results.
PMP certification or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Workday and/or Oracle Cloud ERP in R1 institutions.
Expertise in at least one higher education functional area: HCM, Finance, or Academic/Student services.
Experience working in decentralized and diverse functional environments.
Experience with Workday and/or Oracle Cloud ERP in R1 institutions.
Expertise in at least one higher education functional area: HCM, Finance, or Academic/Student services.
Experience working in decentralized and diverse functional environments.
Key Competencies
Strategic Leadership: Ability to align stakeholders and drive institutional change.
Collaboration & Influence: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across teams.
Change Management: Expertise in guiding teams through transformation with effective communication.
Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: Proven ability to analyze risks, develop solutions, and adapt to evolving needs.
Integrity & Ethics: High ethical standards with a commitment to transparency and sound judgment.
Resilience & Adaptability: Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate complex situations.
Strategic Leadership: Ability to align stakeholders and drive institutional change.
Collaboration & Influence: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust across teams.
Change Management: Expertise in guiding teams through transformation with effective communication.
Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: Proven ability to analyze risks, develop solutions, and adapt to evolving needs.
Integrity & Ethics: High ethical standards with a commitment to transparency and sound judgment.
Resilience & Adaptability: Comfort with ambiguity and ability to navigate complex situations.
