Strategic Lead, Enterprise Applications & Data Analytics

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Samuel Merritt University seeks a Director of Enterprise Applications & Data Analytics to provide strategic leadership for the university’s enterprise applications portfolio, including Workday Student and Platform, analytics, and data governance. The role partners with IT and academic, administrative, and financial units to optimize processes and data quality.

The successful candidate will drive data-informed decision making, oversee integrations, and lead a team of analysts, developers, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science, business administration, data analytics, or related field.
• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise applications or IT leadership.
• Three or more years of management or supervisory experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise ERP platforms in higher education.
• Experience with BI, reporting, and analytics solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for enterprise applications.
• Provide leadership for the Workday ecosystem (Student, Finance, HCM, Platform).
• Establish governance for enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and change management.
• Collaborate with campus leadership to drive process improvement and digital transformation.
• Ensure security, reliability, and scalability of enterprise systems.
• Lead Workday Administration, optimization, and platform capabilities.
• Oversee Workday releases, testing, and deployment activities.
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts.
• Develop data analytics strategy and governance for reporting and KPIs.
• Foster data literacy and evidence-based decision making.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Team building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Workday Student

Workday Platform

Workday Extend

Prism Analytics

Job description

Samuel Merritt University seeks a Director of Enterprise Applications & Data Analytics to provide strategic leadership for the university’s enterprise applications portfolio, including Workday Student and Platform, analytics, and data governance. The role partners with IT and academic, administrative, and financial units to optimize processes and data quality.

The successful candidate will drive data-informed decision making, oversee integrations, and lead a team of analysts, developers, and