ERP Services Manager - Ellucian Banner

Columbia Advisory Group•South Houston Area, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

As part of the leadership team, will be involved in the development and implementation of a variety of institutional strategic, tactical, communication, and other plans, projects, and initiatives. This position is responsible for directing the activities of the ERP Support team, ensuring the provision of consistent and superior services, while also providing professional development opportunities as needed for continued success and growth. Provides strategic visioning and solutions for the organization’s ERP support efforts including ERP operation, administration, integration, state reporting, audits, and information security. Must be extremely familiar with Ellucian Banner, able to jump in or mentor team members in a highly technical fashion.

Requirements

7+ years or more of related experience
Deep knowledge of higher education Ellucian Banner ERP systems required ; preferably Finance and Student modules
Must be extremely familiar with Banner, able to jump in or mentor team members in a highly technical fashion.
Strategic planning skills
SQL, PL/SQL
Argos or PowerBI
Banner Workflow, Ellucian Workflow
eVisions
Blackboard / Banner interfacing knowledge
DegreeWorks
Slate
Full understanding of SDLC
Smart sheets / ServiceNow for project tracking
System integration (eg. Snaplogic, Boomi, or Mulesoft)
Complex systems and procedures automation
Strong knowledge in multiple disciplines
Outstanding written/verbal communication and analytical skills, excellent presentation skills, and the ability to communicate on both a technical and business level
IT project management
Local to the Houston area, willing to work onsite (potentially hybrid)
Eligible to work for any U.S. employer without requiring sponsorship at any time

Nice To Haves

ITIL Certification a plus
Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business or related discipline preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for leading ERP Technology initiatives that designs, simplifies, enhances, and supports ERP Solutions.
This role will lead and coordinate all IT related responsibilities with ERP integrations to third party on-prem or cloud solutions.
Work closely with the other IT Service Leaders to collaboratively define, deliver, and support the university.
Responsible for the successful execution of various projects, strategies, roadmaps, and service restoration efforts associated with delivering ERP Technology Services.
Design, implement and support end-to-end analytical solutions that are highly available, scalable, stable, secure, and cost-effective.
Develop domain specific conceptual architecture with an understanding of the data flow among existing and future systems.
Work with business partners to understand and define requirements, OKRs, and processes to drive strategic application efforts .
Drive technology assessments and participate in the purchasing process for new technologies in partnership with business partners.
Oversee professional service engagements managing resource hours and overall project budgets.
Establishes, plans and administers the overall policies and goals for Information Technology, including long-term and day-to-day activities (staff/student how-to’s, training).
Promotes the university through speaking engagements and involvement with the campus community, community at large and with the business community.