Director, ERP Platform Leader

Corteva Agriscience • Johnston, IA

10d

About The Position

The Director, ERP Platform Leader is accountable for leading and operating the enterprise ERP platforms as a core strategic technology within Integrated Enterprise Systems (IES). This role owns the end-to-end lifecycle of ERP, including strategy execution, architecture, product lifecycle management, and global platform operations. ERP is treated as an enterprise platform, not a project or single domain system, supporting multiple domains across the business. This role is expected to operate independently, owning the day-to-day leadership, decisions, and outcomes of the ERP platforms while partnering with Core Technology and broader IES leadership on overall strategy. This role includes full accountability for building, developing, and leading a global ERP organization, including talent strategy, succession planning, and capability development to support long term enterprise needs. The role reports to the Core Technology and Foundational Infrastructure Leader. The Director, ERP Platform Leader is responsible for leading and operating the ERP platform across strategy execution, product lifecycle management, and day-to-day operations. They will serve as the primary ERP leader in enterprise governance forums, representing platform direction, priorities, and tradeoffs, including serving as the competency leader for all ERP platforms and related services. This role owns end-to-end ERP product lifecycle management, including roadmap, value realization, financials, and lifecycle optimization. They will define and execute the ERP roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities and deliver measurable outcomes tied to value realization. Establishing and enforcing standards across ERP core, extensions, and integrations, ensuring long term platform integrity. Leading ERP platform operations and transformation across a global, multi region environment, ensuring alignment across geographies, regulatory requirements, and business practices. This includes leading platform rationalization and consolidation across core platforms including SAP ECC & S4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and others. Overseeing ERP implementation, upgrades, and ongoing operations to ensure continuity, performance, and scalability. Ensuring ERP meets enterprise expectations for security, availability, performance, and data integrity. Enabling business transformation through ERP by leveraging analytics, AI, and modern integration patterns. Operating ERP as a lean core, extensible edge platform, protecting long term flexibility and cost structure. In partnership with Domain Leaders, driving ERP enabled business process standardization across Record to Report, Order to Cash, Plan to Produce and other critical value chain components. Establishing governance for ERP prioritization, funding, and sequencing decisions. Partnering with business domains to translate outcomes into scalable platform capabilities. Ensuring seamless integration with data, AI, engineering, and adjacent enterprise platforms. Leading ERP master data governance and alignment to the enterprise data model. Managing ERP vendors, system integrators, and strategic ecosystem partners. Maintaining strong, strategic partnerships with ERP and technology suppliers. Ensuring compliance with financial controls, FDA and SOX requirements, and regulatory standards and participating in audits as required. Building, leading, and developing a highly performing global ERP organization including platform component owners, architects, engineers, and functional experts, with accountability for talent strategy, succession planning, capability development, and performance management. Establishing strong connections across IT teams with deep understanding of dependencies between infrastructure, security, and enterprise applications. Driving operational excellence through standardized practices, continuous improvement, and performance discipline.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 12 to 15 years ERP experience.
• 7 plus years in more senior leadership roles.
• Experience operating ERP at global enterprise scale.
• Experience leading globally staffed ERP teams.
• Experience leading ERP transformations including conducting platform rationalization and then driving the execution to achieve the defined outcomes.
• Deep experience with SAP S4HANA as a primary ERP platform including cloud-based and on-premise ecosystems.
• Experience operating within a lean core, extensible edge ERP architecture.
• Familiarity with AI, analytics, and advanced integration patterns.
• Experience with enterprise data governance and master data.
• Experience in regulated environments including SOX.
• Product lifecycle experience.
• Strong financial acumen.
• Experience in product and platform models.
• Ability to lead in matrixed organizations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Oracle ERP is a strong plus.
• Certifications in SAP, Agile, or ITIL.

Responsibilities

• Lead and operate the ERP platform across strategy execution, product lifecycle management, and day-to-day operations.
• Serve as the primary ERP leader in enterprise governance forums, representing platform direction, priorities, and tradeoffs, including serving as the competency leader for all ERP platforms and related services.
• Own end-to-end ERP product lifecycle management, including roadmap, value realization, financials, and lifecycle optimization.
• Define and execute the ERP roadmap aligned to enterprise priorities and deliver measurable outcomes tied to value realization.
• Establish and enforce standards across ERP core, extensions, and integrations, ensuring long term platform integrity.
• Lead ERP platform operations and transformation across a global, multi region environment, ensuring alignment across geographies, regulatory requirements, and business practices.
• Lead platform rationalization and consolidation across core platforms including SAP ECC & S4HANA, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and others.
• Oversee ERP implementation, upgrades, and ongoing operations to ensure continuity, performance, and scalability.
• Ensure ERP meets enterprise expectations for security, availability, performance, and data integrity.
• Enable business transformation through ERP by leveraging analytics, AI, and modern integration patterns.
• Operate ERP as a lean core, extensible edge platform, protecting long term flexibility and cost structure.
• In partnership with Domain Leaders, drive ERP enabled business process standardization across Record to Report, Order to Cash, Plan to Produce and other critical value chain components.
• Establish governance for ERP prioritization, funding, and sequencing decisions.
• Partner with business domains to translate outcomes into scalable platform capabilities.
• Ensure seamless integration with data, AI, engineering, and adjacent enterprise platforms.
• Lead ERP master data governance and alignment to the enterprise data model.
• Manage ERP vendors, system integrators, and strategic ecosystem partners.
• Maintain strong, strategic partnerships with ERP and technology suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, FDA and SOX requirements, and regulatory standards and participate in audits as required.
• Build, lead, and develop a highly performing global ERP organization including platform component owners, architects, engineers, and functional experts, with accountability for talent strategy, succession planning, capability development, and performance management.
• Establish strong connections across IT teams with deep understanding of dependencies between infrastructure, security, and enterprise applications.
• Drive operational excellence through standardized practices, continuous improvement, and performance discipline.

Benefits

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director