FPS Deployment Manager- TLT/SDA

King County•Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

King County’s Business Resource Center (BRC) is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and organized FPS Deployment Manager to lead deployment coordination for its enterprise financial systems. The Financials & Procurement Solutions (FPS) team supports applications including Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle ERP, Oracle CX, Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Oracle Fusion, and SAP Concur. The role manages deployment readiness, coordinates technical and business resources, oversees release cycles, and maintains high-quality enterprise communications. It also leads small to medium initiatives and supports continual improvement of deployment and environment management processes. The FPS team supports financial, procurement, travel and expense, and treasury functions across King County. Its systems include EBS modules such as General Ledger, iProcurement, iExpense, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Advanced Collections, Projects/Grants, Order Management, Cash Management, Fixed Assets, Inventory, and Shared HR; Cloud ERP/CX/EPM capabilities including Sourcing, Contracts, iSupplier Portal, and Service Requests; and Concur travel and expense management. The BRC oversees King County business systems, including applications, infrastructure, software, and vendor relationships, and supports business processes, system governance, and work prioritization. The position is in a hybrid work model, with onsite work at the Chinook Building in Seattle and telecommuting. Employees must reside in Washington state within a reasonable distance of their King County worksite. The position is represented by Teamsters Local 117 and is exempt from overtime eligibility. The recruitment is to fill a Special Duty Assignment or Term Limited Temporary position anticipated to last 18 months.

Requirements

Be self-driven, reliable, proactive, and attentive to detail.
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain ERP concepts to non-technical audiences.
Build strong relationships with team members, business partners, and agency stakeholders.
Have a background in business systems analysis, enterprise system integrations, or financial application support.
Have experience managing deployments or release cycles for integrated enterprise systems.
Demonstrate adaptability and problem-solving skills in dynamic, multifaceted environments.
Be familiar with or have experience in modern deployment practices, testing methodologies, workflow management, or cloud ERP operations.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting or coordinating deployments for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), Oracle ERP Cloud, Oracle CX, Oracle EPM, Oracle Fusion, or SAP Concur.
Strong understanding of ERP release cycles, cloud patch cadence, and vendor update processes.
Hands-on experience with release management, environment management, or DevOps practices in enterprise-scale financial systems.
Familiarity with financial, procurement, or accounting operations supported by large ERP systems.
Experience with automated testing frameworks, validation scripting, or QA coordination for application changes.
Proficiency using work-management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, or Kanban systems.
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams through complex deployments or system upgrades.
Experience with cloud ERP transformation, including readiness assessments, testing cycles, communication, and release planning.
Background in process improvement, workflow optimization, or operational maturity initiatives.
Experience managing small to medium projects or initiatives, including scheduling, tracking, and coordinating readiness tasks.
Knowledge of change-management practices, including stakeholder communication, readiness planning, and post-deployment support.
Ability to analyze system impacts and collaborate with technical teams, business analysts, and end users to ensure quality deployments.

Responsibilities

Manage deployment planning, execution, and validation for releases across Oracle EBS, Oracle ERP, Oracle CX, Oracle EPM, Oracle Fusion, and SAP Concur.
Coordinate technical staff, business analysts, product owners, and vendors to ensure deployment readiness and alignment.
Implement and refine consistent release management practices to support quality, repeatability, and predictable delivery.
Prepare and distribute status reports, deployment readiness summaries, and leadership communications.
Draft and send enterprise-wide notifications about releases, system updates, outages, and maintenance windows.
Manage system-update communications, including in-application notifications or dashboard updates.
Manage small to medium initiatives related to process improvement, workflow optimization, deployment readiness, testing, and environment management.
Track progress using appropriate work-management tools, such as Kanban boards or project tracking systems.
Coordinate and validate vendor updates, patches, and cloud release changes with Oracle and SAP partners.
Assess and enhance deployment processes to improve quality, reliability, and efficiency.
Work with FPS analysts and technical resources to understand system impacts and coordinate implementation efforts.
Support the development and improvement of automated testing and validation practices.
Ensure deployments meet audit, change-control, and security compliance requirements.
Support strategic planning for environment stability, system enhancements, and long-term operational improvements.