Sr. Director Enterprise Applications

Wabash; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabash is seeking a Sr. Director, Enterprise Applications to shape and drive the company’s core application ecosystem, including SAP, Salesforce, and related platforms.

You will lead a team spanning administration, development, governance, and data management, influencing technology decisions at the highest level. The ideal candidate brings deep enterprise-app expertise with strategic thinking and strong communication skills to collaborate with engineering, finance, and executive teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience leading enterprise application strategy, delivery, development, and support.
• Experience leading and managing IT and digital teams as well as large-scale organizational change management.
• Strong project management and leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Expertise with SAP ERP, Salesforce.com, Concur, AS400, ADP implementations.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the vision, architecture, and roadmap for Wabash's enterprise application portfolio, including platform simplification, risk analysis, architectural gap assessment, and alignment with industry and technology trends.
• Develop architectural design blueprints and business cases that document challenges, solution approaches, benefits, costs, and risks.
• Own the planning, configuration, design, and continuous improvement of core enterprise platforms including SAP, AS400, Salesforce, Concur, and ADP.
• Lead the Process Enablement team in translating business requirements into enterprise platform capabilities, including Master Data Management (MDM) governance, business process design, and enterprise data standards.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Data team to align technology roadmaps, ensuring application upgrades are synchronized with data platform capabilities.
• Translate complex business logic from enterprise applications into the data lake to establish a unified, consistent, and governed single source of truth that supports enterprise-wide analytics and reporting.
• Partner with business leaders to understand requirements, analyze potential services, and align technology investments with business priorities; communicate progress to senior leadership.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

IT strategy

Project management

Data governance

ERP systems

Vendor management

MDM governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

SAP ERP

Salesforce

AS400

Concur

ADP

Job description

About the Role

The Sr. Director, Enterprise Applications is a strategic technology leader who shapes and supports how Wabash harnesses its enterprise platforms to drive business performance, operational efficiency, and long-term growth. This role sits at the intersection of technology and business transformation, owning the architecture, roadmap, and evolution of Wabash's core application ecosystem, including SAP, Salesforce, and the broader enterprise portfolio.

In this role you'll lead a talented team spanning application administration and development, process enablement, and master data management, and serve as a key voice in enterprise technology decisions at the senior leadership level. The ideal candidate brings deep enterprise application expertise paired with the strategic mindset and communication skills to influence at every level, from engineering teams to the executive suite.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the vision, architecture, and roadmap for Wabash's enterprise application portfolio, including platform simplification, risk analysis, architectural gap assessment, and alignment with industry and technology trends
• Develop architectural design blueprints and business cases that document challenges, solution approaches, benefits, costs, and risks
• Own the planning, configuration, design, and continuous improvement of core enterprise platforms including SAP, AS400, Salesforce, Concur, and ADP
• Lead the Process Enablement team in translating business requirements into enterprise platform capabilities, including Master Data Management (MDM) governance, business process design, and enterprise data standards
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Data team to align technology roadmaps, ensuring application upgrades are synchronized with data platform capabilities. Translate complex business logic from enterprise applications into the data lake to establish a unified, consistent, and governed single source of truth that supports enterprise-wide analytics and reporting.
• Partner closely with business leaders to understand requirements, analyze potential services, and align technology investments with business priorities. Communicate initiative status, roadmap progress, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership through the IT Strategy & Operations Council and other governance forums.
• Lead and participate in IT governance groups associated with enterprise application services. Work closely with other IT teams to develop procedures, standards, operational controls, and communication paths that support reliable technology operations across infrastructure and applications.
• Manage vendor relationships including contract negotiation and compliance. Oversee programs, services, and budgets for the Enterprise Applications and Process Enablement teams, identifying opportunities to reduce cost burden while preserving critical business functionality.

Let's Talk About Your Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• At least 15 years of progressive experience leading enterprise application strategy, delivery, development, and support across complex business environments Strong knowledge of IT and digital trends and technologies
• Experience leading and managing IT and digital teams as well as large scale organizational change management
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities

• Supports technologies such as: SAP ERP, Salesforce.com, Concur, AS400, ADP; including implementation
• Fully knowledgeable of the systems development life cycle, structured analysis, design and programming techniques, programming languages, file access methods, web-based tools / solutions, system utilities and development tools, application software packages and PC-based packages used in development or support of production systems
• Expertise in managing large-scale, complex ERP projects

Leadership Attributes

• Embrace Diversity and Inclusion - Solicit and respect the input of others, celebrate differences, and strive for transparency and inclusiveness
• Seek to Listen - Actively listen to reach the best solution and make the strongest decisions
• Always Learn - Strive to improve; do not quit or settle for the status quo
• Be Authentic - Demonstrate honesty, incredible energy, and grit in everything you do
• Win Together - Collaborate, seek alignment, and excel at cross-group communication to success as one team and One Wabash

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Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

Wabash is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for its associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other protected class or activity under federal, state, or local law. All employment decisions must be based on neutral, legitimate criteria. All employment policies and rules shall be applied equally to similarly situated associates.