Hybrid VP, Enterprise Applications & Engineering

DeKalb Health

Exton (PA)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

ACR Technology Services seeks a VP of Enterprise Applications & Engineering Platforms to lead application development, ERP/EDI, API and data integration, and automation initiatives. Reporting to the CIO, this role defines strategy, delivery standards, and roadmaps to translate business priorities into reliable execution across internal teams and external partners.

The candidate will oversee a multi-layered organization, ensure delivery discipline, manage budgets, and drive architecture,

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
15+ years of progressive IT leadership experience.
5+ years in a senior leadership role managing multiple teams, managers, technical leaders, and engineering domains.
Experience leading ERP development on S2K, SAP, Infor, or comparable systems.
Experience with EDI integration, enterprise system customization, API development, data integration, ETL, SSIS, pipelines, automation technologies, and AI-enabled solutions.
Proven experience leading application and engineering strategy, portfolio execution, and roadmap planning across multiple concurrent platforms.
Proven ability to manage complex delivery portfolios, resource capacity, cross-platform dependencies, technical risks, partner performance, and recovery of underperforming initiatives.
Experience overseeing delivery through a combination of internal teams, external partners, and specialized technology vendors.
Experience in manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, or similarly complex operational environments strongly preferred.
Proven ability to lead through influence across functional and senior leadership teams, with a track record of building trust, resolving conflict, and driving accountability.
Financial acumen to partner with the CIO and Finance on budgets, capital planning, resource allocation, vendor investments, and portfolio prioritization.

Responsibilities

Lead execution across the application and engineering portfolio, including Application Development, API & Integration Delivery, ERP & EDI Systems, Microsoft Application Development, and Automation, AI & Data Integration.
Translate approved business and technology priorities into actionable plans, clear ownership, realistic resource commitments, and measurable outcomes.
Lead directors, managers, architects, senior engineers, and delivery partners while strengthening engineering excellence, delivery discipline, cross-functional alignment, and organizational accountability.
Maintain active oversight of major initiatives through delivery reviews, architecture checkpoints, capacity planning, dependency management, risk resolution, and operational-readiness assessments.
Intervene in high-risk or underperforming initiatives to clarify accountability, establish recovery plans, remove barriers, and restore delivery momentum.
Own and evolve the architecture of enterprise applications and integration platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, supportable, and aligned with established architecture, security, and data standards.
Oversee custom ERP development and EDI integration delivery across platforms such as S2K, SAP, Infor, or comparable systems, ensuring solutions support supply chain, finance, order management, commercial, and operational requirements.
Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, including AI, automation, and next-generation integration capabilities, in alignment with ACR’s technology strategy, governance standards, and approved business priorities.
Establish clear delivery controls and accountability across scope, schedule, quality, technical integrity, testing, release management, documentation, knowledge transfer, production readiness, and business outcomes.
Oversee vendor relationships, external partner delivery, and resource planning, ensuring cost efficiency, delivery quality, transparency, and performance accountability.
Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Data, QA, Program Management, and business operations teams to reduce delivery risk and ensure solutions are operationally ready and supportable.
Manage application and engineering budgets, capital requirements, and investment recommendations in partnership with the CIO and Finance, ensuring decisions are supported by clear business value and aligned with the broader technology portfolio.
Balance platform modernization and longer-term planning with immediate execution needs, ensuring strategic objectives translate into reliable and measurable delivery.
Develop and retain application and engineering leaders through coaching, expanded ownership, succession planning within the function, and intentional talent development.
Perform other duties as assigned.