Strategic ERP Modernization Program Lead

Insight Global; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the OPUS Modernization program for an oil and gas services client. This role will drive planning, governance, and execution across discovery through transition, coordinating IT, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver measurable business value.

You will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Finance to implement D365 Finance and Supply Chain, Azure services, and Power BI, ensuring disciplined delivery, risk management,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience leading complex enterprise applications, ERP, modernization, integration, or business transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional IT and business teams in matrixed environments.
• Strong understanding of ERP ecosystems, operational systems, application modernization, integration patterns, data migration, reporting, testing, and cutover planning.
• Experience managing projects involving Microsoft Dynamics 365, legacy application modernization, Azure services, Power BI, or enterprise data platforms is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to create executive-ready status reports, RAID logs, decision logs, project plans, dependency maps, and governance materials.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate effectively across executive leadership, business process owners, technical teams, vendors, and auditors.
• Experience with Agile, hybrid, and waterfall delivery methods, including the ability to tailor execution practices to project needs.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience in oilfield services, manufacturing, asset management, rental operations, inspection, quality, maintenance, or job-to-cash business processes.
• Experience supporting SOX readiness, financial controls, audit evidence, system boundary definition, or ERP control environments.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain, Azure integration patterns, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and modern cloud-based application architectures.
• Experience leading proof-of-concept programs, phased modernization roadmaps, vendor evaluations, and implementation partner coordination.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe, Scrum Master, ITIL, or related project/program management certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management for OPUS Modernization workstreams, including scope, schedule, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, budget tracking, and status reporting.
• Establish and maintain integrated project plans across discovery, proof of concept, design, build, test, deployment, hypercare, and transition activities.
• Coordinate the Phase 1 proof-of-concept foundation, including Profiles, Quotes, and bounded Tickets/Invoicing capabilities, while supporting later phases for financial boundary expansion, operational modernization, and reporting transformation.
• Manage cross-functional alignment between Modern OPUS, D365 Finance and Supply Chain, Entra ID, Azure integration services, Fabric, Power BI, and enterprise reporting needs.
• Support clear governance through steering team preparation, executive reporting, RAID management, decision tracking, resource planning, and escalation of blockers.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to ensure solution decisions align with modernization principles, reusable platform patterns, integration controls, security expectations, and long-term technology strategy.
• Work with Finance, Internal Audit, and control stakeholders to track D365/OPUS boundary decisions, SOX-related impacts, financial processing ownership, and evidence requirements.
• Coordinate vendor and implementation partner activities, including deliverable tracking, meeting cadence, dependency management, quality reviews, and performance expectations.
• Facilitate business process discovery, requirements validation, fit-gap analysis, acceptance criteria definition, user acceptance testing, change readiness, training, and stakeholder communications.
• Drive disciplined delivery practices, including sprint or milestone planning, release readiness reviews, test coordination, defect management, cutover planning, and post-go-live stabilization.

Skills

Project management

ERP modernization

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile/waterfall

Executive reporting

SOX readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Azure

Power BI

Entra ID

Fabric

Job description

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the OPUS Modernization program for an oil and gas services client. This role will drive planning, governance, and execution across discovery through transition, coordinating IT, business stakeholders, and vendors to deliver measurable business value.

You will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Finance to implement D365 Finance and Supply Chain, Azure services, and Power BI, ensuring disciplined delivery, risk management,