Sr. Manager, Enterprise Systems

Rivian • Normal, IL

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About The Position

Rivian is seeking a Senior Manager, Enterprise Systems to lead technology strategy, delivery, and operations for enterprise applications supporting Supply Chain and Manufacturing. The role oversees high-impact systems used in factory and warehouse environments, supporting operations from planning and production through logistics and delivery.

The successful candidate will combine experience with large-scale ERP and enterprise platforms with strong technical judgment and operational leadership. They will align stakeholders around data-informed decisions, guide the evolution of homegrown applications, and responsibly apply AI to improve productivity, automation, and decision support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years of experience delivering enterprise technology solutions, including significant experience with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, or homegrown systems at scale.
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering, enterprise applications, or technology operations teams.
• Experience supporting Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or other complex industrial operations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, application integration, data platforms, APIs, and modern cloud technologies.
• Proven ability to make data-informed decisions and establish effective data governance and operating practices.
• Strong understanding of reliability, cybersecurity, observability, performance, and operational excellence for mission-critical systems.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, prioritization, and people-leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team responsible for enterprise systems supporting Supply Chain and Manufacturing.
• Own the strategy, roadmap, delivery, reliability, and continuous improvement of applications used across planning, procurement, inventory, production, quality, logistics, and supplier operations.
• Partner with plant leadership, manufacturing engineering, supply chain, product, finance, security, data, and executive stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions.
• Lead the implementation, integration, and optimization of large-scale ERP and connected enterprise platforms.
• Ensure systems supporting manufacturing-floor operations are reliable, secure, observable, performant, and fit for critical production environments.
• Balance the use of commercial platforms with the development and responsible management of homegrown applications.
• Drive modernization of legacy systems and enterprise workflows through automation, cloud technologies, APIs, event-driven architectures, and data platforms.
• Identify and deliver practical AI use cases, including workflow automation, intelligent operations, forecasting, anomaly detection, and decision-support tools.
• Establish engineering and operational standards covering architecture, testing, cybersecurity, observability, performance, disaster recovery, and service management.
• Communicate technical strategies, risks, tradeoffs, and investment recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave
• Life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance for eligible employees
• 401(k) Plan, subject to eligibility requirements
• Employee Stock Purchase Program, subject to eligibility requirements
• Annual performance bonus and equity awards may be available

What This Job Offers

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