Manager of Enterprise Applications

Aurora University seeks talented staff and administrators who are passionate about supporting an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning.

Position Purpose: The Manager of Enterprise Applications provides strategic, functional, and technical management to the team delivering enterprise applications services including Colleague student, financial aid, student finance, human resources, and finance. This position combines managerial responsibilities with in-depth, hands-on technical expertise.

Core Competencies:

Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve. Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our service, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.

Upholds the Mission Statement:Aurora University is an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. As a teaching-centered institution, we encourage undergraduate and graduate students to discover what it takes to build meaningful and examined lives. We empower our students to achieve lasting personal and professional success.

Handles all information with tact and discretion and recognizes the confidential nature of university business.

Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary or as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

Develops good professional relationships with the user community in managing the ongoing evolution of ERP use and modernization.

Effectively manages projects and resources to articulate project demands, recommend priorities, and provide project updates while adhering to established timelines.

Hire, supervise, train, and mentor programming staff. Determine deadlines, assign, and direct work. Evaluate performance of staff and ensure standards for quality and quantity of work are met.

Provide system analysis, problem-solving support, and programming support to ensure efficient and effective use of the ERP in support of university goals and objectives.

Assist with the evaluation of third-party software packages and vendors to determine usefulness and compatibility with existing technology. Oversee the ERP interface with these applications.

Provide support and management for the system administration of the ERP. Resolve system issues with the support of the system administration, Colleague teams, and external resources.

Perform analysis and provide programming support for limited functional areas. Analyze, design, and develop processes and procedures to fulfill requirements; write detailed and accurate technical requirements, program, test, train, and document. Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve issues in the owned functional areas.

Oversee the implementation of internal system process improvements and quality assurance methodologies.

Essential Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required in computer science or related field. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of full-time work experience in information technology and/or related functions.
• Absolute trustworthiness with high standards of personal integrity (demonstrated by an unblemished career history, complete lack of criminal convictions, etc.), and willingness to undergo vetting and/or personality assessments to verify this.
• At least 3 years of management and technical experience in higher education working with an ERP, preferably Colleague.

Skills:

• Highly organized and self-driven, with the ability to multi-task and perform in a fast-paced environment across a portfolio of projects and technologies.
• Ability to manage, direct, and motivate employees.
• Experience with project management, project prioritization, and resource allocation.
• Understanding of software life cycle and feasibility of system upgrades to manage the timely and non-disruptive implementation of updates to provide system usefulness and reliability.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills including the ability to convey technical information in a meaningful and understandable way.
• Knowledgeable of higher education systems, including understanding the software and the associated business processes, preferably with the Colleague ERP.
• Experience with reporting tools such as the Entrinsik Informer report writer.
• Familiarity with data integration and API programming.

Benefit-eligible positions offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, vision, long term disability, a 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA, and tuition remission. Please send resume with cover letter and contact information for three references including name, telephone and email address.

Apply to:

Aurora University
Human Resources
347 South Gladstone Ave
Aurora, IL 60506
630-844-5650 - fax
jobs@aurora.edu - email

Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.