Director, ERP Application Development (Oracle HCM)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Application Development is responsible for the strategic leadership, delivery, and ongoing optimization of the enterprise application portfolio supporting Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, Payroll, and UKG platforms. This role champions portfolio execution across implementation, enhancement, and stability efforts while ensuring alignment with Cedars-Sinai’s enterprise systems strategy and business priorities. This leader provides direction across strategic, tactical, and day-to-day operations, leading all aspects of system implementation, future releases, optimization initiatives, and production support. The Director is accountable for delivering high-quality outcomes, managing risk, and ensuring successful execution of initiatives that impact enterprise workforce, payroll, and operational capabilities.

Requirements

Nine (9) plus years of experience with application development in a sophisticated multi-platform environment.
Experience and expertise in a wide variety of software development, client/server, relational database, systems integration, and networking technologies.
Experience and expertise in project management, systems analysis, customer relations, and vendor contract negotiation and management.
Experience and expertise with enterprise business systems applications and understanding of the needs and priorities of business customers.
Four (4) plus years of direct work experience in a management capacity, including vendor packaged systems implementations; or meaningful work experience, including at least 2 years implementing and/or supporting healthcare software applications.
Experience in managing teams in complex enterprise-level implementation and support of vendor-supplied software.
Experience in managing multiple work streams.
Experience leading and motivating staff.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field of study.

Nice To Haves

Five (5) plus years of preferred experience in a Clinical or healthcare operations experience. (e.g. clinic management experience, nursing or other healthcare professional experience, etc.)
Master's Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the application portfolio roadmap, including prioritization, sequencing, and investment decisions across Oracle Fusion HCM, Payroll, and UKG platforms
Lead the implementation, future releases, and sustained support of enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with organizational strategy and the ERP roadmap
Develop and execute long- and short-range plans for system enhancements, upgrades, and optimization initiatives
Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI, automation, and analytics capabilities, to drive innovation and continuous improvement across the portfolio
Lead delivery across implementations, enhancements, and support for complex, cross-functional initiatives
Manage and resolve issues across internal teams and vendors to ensure continuity and performance
Establish governance for intake, prioritization, decision-making, and status reporting
Ensure execution discipline, delivery quality, and performance across workstreams
Oversee budget performance and drive accountability for outcomes across the Oracle HCM, Payroll, and UKG portfolio
Partner with HR, Finance, and operational leadership to align application capabilities with business strategy, workforce planning, and operational needs
Serve as a primary liaison to executive leadership, delivering clear, concise updates to C-suite stakeholders and senior leaders
Communicate system strategies, project status, and outcomes to business and IT stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency
Develop strong cross-functional relationships to address complex business and system challenges
Direct the operations of the application portfolio team, including staffing, budgeting, and overall team performance
Manage, coach, and mentor staff to build functional and technical capabilities, strengthen delivery processes, and foster a high-performing team culture
Establish departmental goals, monitor progress, and report on performance and outcomes
Assess the operating model and define resource requirements (financial, technical, and human capital) to support portfolio execution
Drive evaluation of AI and advanced capabilities within the application portfolio, including AI agents, automation, and embedded analytics
Lead integration with enterprise data platforms, including FAIDP, to enable scalable analytics, reporting, and decision support
Advance the use of natural query language capabilities to improve business user access to workforce, payroll, and operational data
Collaborate with Data & AI teams to align application data structures with enterprise data models and AI strategies
Identify opportunities to improve processes, systems, and organizational effectiveness through intelligent automation and data-driven insights