Enterprise Applications and AI Manager, Lead Architect

DuBois Chemicals•Chicago, OH

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) Team Lead and Solution Architect to lead a team of functional consultants across Supply Chain Management, Finance, and Microsoft Power Platform while serving as the primary solution architect for enterprise business applications. This role combines people leadership, business solution architecture, functional expertise, and ERP program delivery. The successful candidate will partner closely with the Director, IT Applications to define the strategic roadmap, architect scalable business solutions, and drive continuous improvement across D365 F&O.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
10+ years of ERP experience with at least 5+ years focused on D365 F&O.
5+ years of leadership experience managing functional consulting teams.
Strong hands-on configuration experience across D365 Finance and D365 SCM
Experience leading enterprise-wide ERP implementations and upgrades.
Experience integrating D365 F&O with third-party enterprise applications.
Proven experience with Azure DevOps, ALM, and ERP release management.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Solution Architect certification

Nice To Haves

Finance: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Cash & Bank Management, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Financial Reporting.
Supply Chain: Procurement & Sourcing, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Master Planning, and Order Management.
Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and governance.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of D365 functional consultants across SCM, Finance, and Microsoft Power Platform.
Establish team priorities, goals, and development plans.
Provide functional and technical guidance to consultants and business analysts.
Drive project delivery excellence while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Manage resource planning, workload balancing, and project assignments.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability.
Serve as the lead solution architect for enterprise applications centered around Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.
Design scalable, secure, and sustainable business solutions supporting Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, Warehousing, Pricing, and Commercial processes.
Conduct fit-gap analysis and recommend configuration, customization, or process improvements.
Create solution architecture diagrams, integration architecture documents, data flow diagrams, environment strategies, and application roadmaps.
Govern application architecture standards and design reviews.
Architect and manage integrations between D365 F&O and Banking Portals, Coupa, Flintfox, Odyssey Logistics, and Workday.
Design API, middleware, and integration patterns.
Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and development teams.
Ensure reliability, scalability, security, and monitoring of integrations.
Support enterprise data strategy and master data management initiatives.
Own the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) strategy for D365 F&O.
Establish and govern Azure DevOps processes including work item management, sprint planning, source control, release management, and change management.
Manage deployment pipelines across Development, Test, and Production environments.
Coordinate application releases with business stakeholders and technical teams.
Define deployment standards, rollback procedures, and deployment readiness reviews.
Partner closely with the Director, IT Applications to define enterprise application strategy and roadmap.
Evaluate new Microsoft technologies and capabilities.
Present solution recommendations to executive leadership and business stakeholders.
Act as a trusted advisor for business process transformation initiatives.