Manager of Enterprise Applications

Carl Sandburg College; Galesburg (IL); On-site; USD 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, IL seeks a Manager of Enterprise Applications to lead the college's enterprise app portfolio, including ERP/SIS, APIs, and data governance. You will develop roadmaps, guide modernization efforts, and collaborate with academic and administrative teams to implement technology-enabled improvements.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in IT/CS/MIS and at least five years' experience with enterprise apps, reporting, and vendor management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, MIS, or related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience with enterprise applications, ERP/SIS, integrations, reporting or related tech.
• Experience with requirements gathering, business process improvement, software implementations, project management, and vendor management.
• Working knowledge of databases, reporting tools, APIs, data, and related technologies.
• Strong communication, project management, analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to supervise, develop, and guide technical/professional staff.
• Higher education tech experience preferred, ERP/SIS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the College's enterprise application portfolio (ERP/SIS and related systems).
• Develop roadmaps and drive modernization, consolidation, integration, and improved system utilization.
• Analyze business processes with departments and implement tech-enabled solutions.
• Oversee configuration, upgrades, testing, releases, change management, and lifecycle planning.
• Lead API, data transfers, data governance, and system integrations.
• Coordinate security, SSO, user provisioning, and compliance requirements.
• Lead enterprise software implementations and coordinate cross-functional projects.
• Manage vendor relationships including licensing, renewals, and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Staff supervision

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / MIS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Ellucian Colleague (ERP/SIS)

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

SQL

APIs

Prophix

Informer

Job description

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Manager of Enterprise Applications

Full Time Confidential Galesburg, IL, US 1 Attachments

8 days ago Requisition ID: 1032

Salary Range: $62,410.00 To $73,190.00 Annually

Primary responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the College's enterprise application portfolio, including the ERP/SIS and related administrative and student systems.
• Develop and maintain application roadmaps and recommend opportunities for modernization, consolidation, replacement, integration, and improved system utilization.
• Partner with academic and administrative departments to analyze business processes, gather requirements, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement technology-enabled solutions.
• Oversee application configuration, upgrades, testing, releases, change management, documentation, and system lifecycle planning.
• Provide leadership and oversight for APIs, secure file transfers, data feeds, workflow automation, and other system integrations.
• Establish, implement, and support data governance standards related to data ownership, definitions, quality, access, reporting, security, and appropriate use.
• Support enterprise reporting, dashboards, analytics platforms, and data-quality initiatives by ensuring reliable systems, integrations, access, and technical reporting infrastructure in collaboration with Institutional Effectiveness and functional data owners.
• Coordinate application security, role-based access, single sign-on (SSO), user provisioning, and related compliance requirements in collaboration with IT Security.
• Lead major enterprise software implementations and coordinate projects across Technology Services, functional departments, consultants, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• Manage key application vendor relationships, including licensing, renewals, contracts, performance, support, and technical requirements.
• Supervise, develop, and provide leadership to systems analysis, integration/development, data, and reporting staff.
• Provide direction, leadership, and guidance to System Analysts and other assigned staff.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of applications, integrations, data flows, system ownership, procedures, configurations, and critical system dependencies.
• Manage and provide oversight for Prophix and Informer business intelligence, financial planning, reporting, and data analytics platforms.
• Lead and promote continuous improvement, modernization, automation, data quality, effective system utilization, and technology-enabled operational efficiencies across the College.
• Evaluate existing systems and processes and recommend enhancements, integrations, or new technologies that improve service delivery, operational efficiency, data integrity, and institutional effectiveness.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Risk-management and loss-prevention activities

• Maintain a working knowledge of the college’s emergency procedures and actively participate in the college risk-management program.
• Monitor conditions, events and circumstances that present risk to the college community. Intervene and/or report as specified in the college’s risk-management plan.

Minimum necessary education, skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience with enterprise applications, ERP/SIS platforms, systems analysis, integrations, reporting, or related technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with requirements gathering, business process improvement, application implementation, project management, and vendor management.
• Working knowledge of databases, reporting tools, APIs, integrations, enterprise data, and related technologies.
• Strong communication, project management, analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, manage projects, prioritize competing initiatives, and work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, develop, and provide direction to technical and/or professional staff.
• Higher education or community college technology experience preferred.
• Experience with Ellucian Colleague or a comparable higher education ERP/SIS preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, SQL, APIs, cloud applications, data governance, analytics, and workflow automation preferred.
• Experience with Prophix, Informer, or other business intelligence and data analytics platforms preferred.
• Spanish or French proficiency preferred.

Physical requirements to perform job functions

• Basic dexterity skills (computer work, telephoning, and other office equipment).
• General physical effort required includes sitting, bending, reaching, and some lifting (50 lbs. or less) and the ability to place a work order for anything over that limit.
• The ability to communicate successfully with clients of all ages, socio-economic status, sex or race.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.