Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture & ERP

Zs Associates; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Travel opportunities

Total rewards package

Job summary

ZS Associates seeks a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture & ERP Transformation to provide executive leadership across enterprise technology. The role focuses on shaping architectural direction, governance, and a roadmap for ERP modernization while balancing business needs and risk.

You will partner with global stakeholders to deliver multi-year transformation programs and drive standardized platforms across Finance, HR, CRM, and data management.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of progressive leadership experience across enterprise technology, architecture, or large-scale business systems.
• Proven leadership of multiple enterprise transformation initiatives, including ERP-centric programs.
• Experience operating in complex, multi-function organizations (Finance, HR, Marketing, Legal, Operations).
• Track record of delivering transformations on larger and more complex organizations than ZS, with clear evidence of: Where the organization started, Where it ended, How the transformation was achieved.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into executable enterprise architecture.
• Serve as the firm’s authoritative voice on technology, architecture and cross-platform design.
• Ensure alignment across functions that historically owned their own systems.
• Transformations safeguard current operations while enabling future scale.
• Lead and ensure the delivery of multi-year ERP transformation initiatives, including modernization, upgrades, consolidation, and integration.
• Define and own the enterprise ERP strategy, ensuring the platform can support the operating model while minimizing unnecessary customization.
• Ensure ERP programs emphasize business continuity, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with external system integrators while retaining ownership inside the firm.
• Strengthen architectural governance to reduce complexity, risk, and long-term cost.
• Improve enterprise-wide data quality, governance, and accessibility for analytics and decision‑making.
• Lead a high-impact enterprise architecture and ERP leadership team.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Technology Leadership

ERP Transformation

Stakeholder Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Change Management

Data Governance

Regulatory Compliance

Strategic Planning

Cloud Platforms

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Enterprise Platforms

Job description

ZS Associates seeks a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture & ERP Transformation to provide executive leadership across enterprise technology. The role focuses on shaping architectural direction, governance, and a roadmap for ERP modernization while balancing business needs and risk.

You will partner with global stakeholders to deliver multi-year transformation programs and drive standardized platforms across Finance, HR, CRM, and data management.