Senior PMO Leader: Ellucian ERP SaaS Transformation

SIG (Strata Information Group); United States; Remote; USD 135,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Medical, vision and dental

PTO, sick and holiday

401(k) with 5% company contribution

Professional development

Connectivity stipend

Job summary

SIG (Strata Information Group) seeks a seasoned Program Manager, PMO for Ellucian ERP SaaS transformations in higher education. You will lead large-scale programs, oversee governance, manage multiple workstreams, and coordinate with executives, vendors, and institutional leadership to ensure successful delivery and benefits realization.

The role requires 10+ years in ERP/SaaS transformation within higher education, with Ellucian Banner/Colleague experience preferred, and willingness to travel up

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Ten+ years leading large-scale ERP/SaaS/enterprise software implementations in Higher Education.
• Direct Ellucian Banner and/or Colleague ERP experience preferred; other HE ERPs a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex Ellucian ERP transformation programs (on-premise to SaaS/cloud) from initiation through stabilization.
• Develop and maintain program governance structures, steering committees, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate multiple concurrent workstreams, manage dependencies, risks, and timelines.
• Partner with executives to set objectives, metrics, and strategic outcomes.
• Oversee implementation teams to ensure consistent delivery methodologies and objectives.
• Establish PMO standards, tools, and reporting cadence across ERP transformations.
• Monitor multi-million-dollar budgets, forecasts, and resource planning across portfolios.
• Identify and manage program-level risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Develop program communication strategies for executive audiences.
• Collaborate with leaders to ensure decisions support long-term institutional goals.
• Establish KPIs to measure benefits realization and outcomes.
• Present program status and recommendations to client executives.

Skills

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Program governance

Ellucian ERP knowledge

Leadership

Change management

Budgeting & forecasting

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree (preferred)

PMP / PgMP (preferred)

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Project

Jira

Job description

SIG (Strata Information Group) seeks a seasoned Program Manager, PMO for Ellucian ERP SaaS transformations in higher education. You will lead large-scale programs, oversee governance, manage multiple workstreams, and coordinate with executives, vendors, and institutional leadership to ensure successful delivery and benefits realization.

The role requires 10+ years in ERP/SaaS transformation within higher education, with Ellucian Banner/Colleague experience preferred, and willingness to travel up