Oracle Fusion Transformation Director | Remote Work Eligible

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of New Mexico seeks an exceptional leader to direct its Oracle Cloud Transformation. This Director will provide executive oversight across finance, HCM, and planning, ensuring governance, alignment with UNM 2040 priorities, and cross‑functional coordination in a large flagship research university.

The role demands strong program management, risk oversight, and stakeholder engagement, with responsibilities spanning governance, changes, and vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience delivering large-scale enterprise system implementations.
• Strong leadership and governance experience in complex organizations.

Responsibilities

• Translate executive vision into a cohesive enterprise systems modernization.
• Ensure alignment with UNM 2040 priorities and One University strategy.
• Serve as liaison to Executive Sponsor and Steering Committee.
• Establish governance structures, decision rights and escalation paths.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise transformation strategy including change management and adoption.
• Lead business process redesign and align stakeholders for adoption.
• Deliver executive communications and status updates to sponsors and governance bodies.
• Own program scope integrity and prevent fragmentation across functions.
• Identify and manage enterprise risks and interdependencies.
• Resolve conflicts between units and drive enterprise solutions.
• Oversee system integrator and software vendor with UNM IT coordination.
• Manage program financial performance including budget and forecasting.
• Define measures of success and value realization for the transformation.
• Solidify governance and long-term ownership post-implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Enterprise transformation

Program management

Financial oversight

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Oracle Fusion Cloud

Vendor management

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The University of New Mexico seeks an exceptional leader to direct its Oracle Cloud Transformation. This Director will provide executive oversight across finance, HCM, and planning, ensuring governance, alignment with UNM 2040 priorities, and cross‑functional coordination in a large flagship research university.

The role demands strong program management, risk oversight, and stakeholder engagement, with responsibilities spanning governance, changes, and vendor coordination.