Senior Director, Enterprise Applications
About The Position
The Senior Director, Enterprise Applications defines and leads VB Spine’s enterprise applications strategy and roadmap across ERP, CRM, Master Data Management, Manufacturing Applications, and Data & Analytics. The role owns the long-term vision for the enterprise applications landscape, ensuring platforms are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with business priorities. It leads modernization and optimization of applications, processes, integrations, and support models, while partnering with IT leadership to align application strategy with infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, integration, and digital strategies. The position provides strategic leadership for the ERP ecosystem, primarily JD Edwards, and oversees capabilities supporting manufacturing, supply chain, finance, procurement, planning, and distribution. It leads Master Data Management strategy, governance, data quality, and enterprise integration. The role also leads strategy and support for manufacturing applications and operational technologies, including systems in regulated environments that must meet CSV, GxP, data integrity, validation, and documentation requirements. The Senior Director provides executive oversight of CRM and commercial applications, including Salesforce, and leads the Data & Analytics function to advance reporting, analytics, and business intelligence. The role leads and develops a global enterprise applications team and manages strategic relationships with vendors and managed service provider partners. It establishes governance for application enhancements, projects, releases, testing, validation, and change control, and partners with business and IT leaders to deliver prioritized technology-enabled outcomes through growth, transformation, and organizational change.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- 12+ years of enterprise applications, ERP, business systems, or technology leadership experience.
- 10+ years leading global teams.
- Deep ERP expertise.
- Strong Master Data Management experience, including data governance, quality, and enterprise integration.
- Proven experience leading enterprise applications within a Life Sciences environment.
- MedTech/Medical Device experience.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing, supply chain, finance, commercial, and operational business processes.
- Expertise in CSV, GxP, data integrity, validation, and regulated system delivery.
- Demonstrated success leading large teams, external vendors, and managed service providers.
- Strong business acumen, executive presence, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global, and evolving organization.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree.
- Strong preference for JD Edwards (JDE) expertise.
- Orthopedics or Spine industry experience.
- Experience with ERP transformation, manufacturing technology modernization, carve-outs, post-merger integration, or large-scale business transformation initiatives.
- Salesforce/CRM experience.
- Data & Analytics experience.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead the enterprise applications strategy and roadmap across ERP, CRM, Master Data Management, Manufacturing Applications, and Data & Analytics.
- Own the long-term vision for the enterprise applications landscape, ensuring platforms are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned to business priorities.
- Lead modernization and optimization of enterprise applications, processes, integrations, and support models.
- Partner with IT leadership to align enterprise applications with infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, integration, and digital strategies.
- Drive continuous improvement across application delivery, governance, vendor performance, and business value realization.
- Serve as a senior technology partner to leaders across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, Commercial, Quality, Regulatory, and Operations.
- Provide strategic leadership for the ERP ecosystem, with a primary focus on JD Edwards, overseeing capabilities supporting manufacturing, supply chain, finance, procurement, planning, and distribution.
- Lead Master Data Management strategy, governance, data quality, and enterprise integration.
- Partner with business leaders to improve data accuracy, process standardization, and system effectiveness.
- Lead strategy, roadmap planning, and support for manufacturing applications and operational technologies.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain leaders to ensure business-critical systems are compliant, resilient, and effective.
- Oversee regulated systems to ensure adherence to CSV, GxP, data integrity, validation, and documentation requirements.
- Drive manufacturing technology modernization, including rationalization, integration, and future-state capability planning.
- Provide executive oversight of CRM and commercial applications, including Salesforce.
- Lead the Data & Analytics function, aligning analytics capabilities with enterprise application strategy and data governance standards.
- Advance reporting, analytics, and business intelligence capabilities to improve organizational decision-making.
- Lead and develop a global enterprise applications team spanning JD Edwards, Salesforce, Master Data Management, Manufacturing Applications, and Data & Analytics.
- Build a high-performing organization with clear accountability, delivery excellence, and talent development.
- Manage strategic relationships with external vendors and MSP partners to ensure service quality, performance, and continuous improvement.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, business partnership, and compliance.
- Partner with IT and business leaders to prioritize and deliver technology-enabled business outcomes.
- Establish governance for application enhancements, project delivery, release management, testing, validation, and change control.
- Prioritize initiatives based on business value, regulatory impact, operational risk, and strategic alignment.
- Communicate effectively with senior executives, business leaders, technology teams, and external partners.
- Lead enterprise applications through business growth, transformation, and organizational change.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
- Opportunity to grow within a fast-paced, dynamic company.
- Potential for bonuses and incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
