Director of Enterprise Applications, Information Technology Director of Enterprise Applications, Information Technology

EMPLOYMENT TERMS: Full-time position

PRIMARY DUTY: The Director of Enterprise Applications is responsible for overseeing the administration, management, and optimization of the institution’s enterprise applications and systems, ensuring that all software solutions support the institution’s academic, administrative, and operational needs. This leadership role involves strategic planning, system implementation, ongoing maintenance, and coordination of cross-departmental efforts to support a seamless technology infrastructure across campus operations. The position will work closely with academic, administrative, and IT leadership to ensure the enterprise applications align with the university’s mission and goals.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Leads, manages, mentors, and provides day-to-day oversight of the Enterprise Applications Team including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning and managing work, and guiding the development of employee work plans
2. Provides technical leadership and mentoring of staff
3. Develops and manages productive relationships within the Information Technology department as well as faculty and staff at Northwest
4. Manages proactive responses to system outages to ensure minimal impact to the university continuity
5. Is responsible for overseeing the project management of the Enterprise Applications Team, to include maintaining, updating and reviewing the master team project list on a regular basis, assigning overall responsibility for projects, tasks and processes, and maintaining and communicating the status of multiple high-priority projects
6. Meets regularly with the AVP of Information Technology and other team leads in order to keep them abreast of specific issues and ensure individual team goals support mission and vision of Information Technology Department
7. Establishes and implements consistent standards and processes across the team in areas of change management, integration, development, and quality control for release management of applications
8. In coordination with the AVP of Information Technology, provides overall direction of Enterprise Applications team goals, and implement those goals at the team level
9. Acts as the primary functional liaison for university applications
10. Provides cost benefit analyses of alternative Enterprise Applications solutions
11. Plans and manages application build, test, and deploy tasks
12. Based upon user requirements, is responsible for designing, modifying and maintaining programs, processes, and scripts
13. Develops and implements centralized university application approval process
14. Performs other duties as assigned that may arise in support of the team lead function

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in MIS, CIS, CSCI or related field

Experience: A minimum of three to five years of professional work experience in an IT field with demonstrated increasing levels of personal, professional and technical responsibility with preferred area of experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications; a minimum of four years in a technical leadership/management position; extensive experience with formal project management and implementing cross-functional and intra-departmental projects and systems 

Skills: Excellent leadership and supervisory skills with a demonstrated ability to successfully manage a diverse group of employees through discretion, professional judgment and effective personal communications; demonstrated technical abilities and effective teamwork skills in an Enterprise Applications team-centric environment; excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to work with diverse campus constituencies; knowledge of current trends, ideas and resources in the Enterprise Applications area of Higher Education

WORKING CONDITIONS: Typical office environment

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Work requires supervising and monitoring performance for the Enterprise Applications team including providing input on hiring/disciplinary actions and work objectives/effectiveness, administering performance evaluations, and realigning work as needed; Actively observe performance and behavior of team members and provide appropriate supervision, mentoring and coaching to correct problem behaviors, encourage positive professional behavior and teamwork, and assist team members with professional development 

EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS USED: Typical office equipment and computer software 

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds 

COMMUNITY: Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri, a community of 12,000 with a diverse economy and a strong industrial base. Maryville is located 45 miles north of St. Joseph, Missouri, 90 miles north of Kansas City, Missouri, and 110 miles southeast of Omaha, Nebraska. For more information visit the city’s website at www.maryville.org.

UNIVERSITY: With an enrollment of about 10,000 students, Northwest is a coeducational, primarily residential four-year university that offers a broad range of undergraduate and selected graduate programs on its Maryville campus as well as its Northwest-Kansas City location at the Northland Innovation Center and through Northwest Online.

Founded in 1905 and ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top public regional universities in the Midwest, Northwestplaces a high emphasis on profession-based learning to help graduates get a jump start on their careers. Students have opportunities to build their résumés with experiences on campus in nearly every area of study, including the Horace Mann Laboratory School, National Public Radio affiliate KXCV, the R.T. Wright Farm, Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area and Knacktive, a student-driven integrated digital marketing communications agency.

The University also is a national model for student success and career placement with 96 percent of graduates securing employment or continuing their education within six months of completing a degree at Northwest, according to the most recent data. 

Furthermore, its vibrant and diverse learning community offers more than 150 student organizations, and textbooks and a laptop are included in tuition, which is among the lowest in the nation, saving students an estimated $6,800 over four years. Northwest also offers 1,200 student employment positions, allowing students to build professional skills through its internationally benchmarked student employment program.Designated the Missouri Arboretum, the Northwest campus was named one of the “50 Most Amazing University Botanical Gardens and Arboretums in the U.S.”

For more information about Northwest and its performance, visit www.nwmissouri.edu. 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until the position is filled

DATE AVAILABLE: Immediately

TO APPLY: Please fill out a Northwest application online by clicking https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/nwmissouri to reach our employment opportunities listing. You will also need to submit a cover letter, resume, and the contact information for three references in order for your application materials to be complete. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at 660-562-1127 or email mdrake@nwmissouri.edu for more information.

The Office of Human Resource prides itself in offering a full, competitive benefits package with providers, who we feel, will offer the best service possible to the employees. Full-time employees are offered Health, Dental, Vision, Life and Long-term Disability insurance options as well as retirement plans upon employment at the University. For more information on each of these topics, please contact the office of Human Resources at (660) 562-1127 or via email at hrwebpg@nwmissouri.edu.

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