salary is commensurate with education, qualifications, and experience. Adams State University offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans
Internal Number: R297
Position Summary:
The Enterprise Applications Systems Team in the Computing Services Department support numerous systems which comprise our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Student Information System (SIS) infrastructure at Adams State University. This infrastructure is based primarily on the Workday ERP/SIS solution.
This is a twelve-month exempt, at will, full-time position reporting to the Vice President of Administration | Chief Information Officer (VPA|CIO).
The Manager of Enterprise Applications Systems leads and manages the Enterprise Applications Systems Team in supporting and ensuring the efficient and effective use of ASU systems to fulfill campus business objectives. The Manager of Enterprise Applications Systems is both a functional-manager position which provides supervision and leadership support to the Enterprise Applications Team, and also a hands-on technical role providing technical support for one or more ERP/SIS Modules.
Specific Job Duties (Essential Functions and Responsibilities):
Managerial Responsibilities:
Lead, manage, mentor, and provide daily oversight of the Enterprise Applications Team including training, assigning and managing work, and guiding the development of employee work plans.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring of staff.
Develop and manage productive relationships within IT and with business leaders and staff at ASU.
Manage proactive response to business system outages to ensure minimal impact to business continuity.
Actively and effectively communicate with team members by holding and facilitating weekly team status meetings and one-on-one meetings with team members on a regular basis.
Responsible for overseeing the project management of the Enterprise Applications Team. This includes 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.
Meet regularly with the VPA|CIO and other team leads in order to keep the VPA|CIO and other team leads abreast of specific issues and ensure individual team goals and support the mission and vision of the Computing Services Department.
Act as a core member of the Computing Services leadership team with the overarching tasks of providing input into the departmental architecture roadmap, leading and participating in RFPs, trade studies, and peer reviews, and providing strategic, budgetary, and resource planning recommendations to the VPA|CIO based on the architecture roadmap.
Act as a point of contact for the department as appropriate to support campus communications, and take initiative to resolve associated issues as they arise.
In coordination with the VPA|CIO, provide overall direction of team goals, and implement those goals at the team level.
Other duties as assigned that may arise in support of the team lead function.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise and monitor performance for the Enterprise Applications team, including providing input on hiring/disciplinary actions and work objectives/effectiveness, 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.
Technical Responsibilities:
Function as a fully operational applications programmer or Technical Business Analyst for the ERP/SIS system.
Perform the full range of technical skills, including analysis, design, configuration, testing, debugging, maintenance and documentation through the use of analytical skill, experience and judgment.
Based upon user requirements, this position will be responsible for designing, configuring and maintaining ERP/SIS programs, processes, scripts and reports.
Provide primary support for at least one module of the ERP/SIS system. This includes being a technical liaison between the Computing Services Department and the functional ASU Department and monitoring and completing related work tickets for areas of responsibility.
Perform research as necessary to stay current with the changing needs and requirements of functional areas of responsibility (Financial Aid, for example) as they relate to the ERP/SIS system.
Act in a support and back-up role, when needed, for other ERP team members when they are unreachable.
Work as an active team member on various team projects and initiatives as necessary in support of short-term and long-term team goals and initiatives.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in MIS, CIS, CSCI or related field. Related work experience may be considered as a substitute for the Bachelor’s degree requirement.
A minimum of 5 years professional work experience in an IT field with demonstrated increasing levels of personal, professional and technical responsibility.
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 Systems team-centric environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to work with diverse campus constituencies.
Extensive experience with implementing cross-functional and intra-departmental projects and systems.
Knowledge of current trends, ideas and resources in the Enterprise Applications Systems area of higher education.
Ability to treat others with respect, civility, and courtesy and to work honestly, effectively, and collegially with employees, students, and the community. This includes the ability to use appropriate conflict management skills to effectively manage any disagreement that might arise or to bring the disagreement to management for assistance in productive resolution when the situation requires.
Ability to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that engenders confidence and trust.
Preferred Qualifications:
Professional work experience in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications support.
A minimum of 3 years in a technical leadership/management position supervising full-time employees.
Experience working in a higher education Information Technology environment.
Conditions of Employment:
The position is a full-time, 12-month exempt at-will administrative position with benefits.
Salary and Benefits:
$89,460-121,992 annually; salary is commensurate with education, qualifications, and experience. Adams State University offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information, please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates must submit the required application materials electronically through Adams State University’s Workday application portal.
Required Documents:
Detailed cover letter, describing interest and directly addressing qualifications for the position;
Current resume/vita;
Names and contact information of three professional references; and
Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary education institutions attended, with official transcripts required upon hire.
Questions about the position may be directed to: Traci Bishop, Assistant to the Vice President of Administration, at: [email protected].
Review of complete applications will begin November 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.
Disclosures:
In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.
Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/. These procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.
Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.
Adams State University is dedicated to fostering Inclusive Excellence and especially encourages applications from women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and other historically underrepresented populations. Given the university’s mission and student body composition, the institution is committed to increasing the diversity of its professional staff and is actively seeking qualified applicants who have experiences, skills, and/or personal attributes that augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff; we will give particular consideration to qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings or who possess varied language skills and have a record of successful experience in engaging diverse communities and student populations. Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/
Adams State University is located in the beautiful San Luis Valley between the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan mountain ranges. The vast San Luis Valley is designated the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area. We are, at 7,500 feet, in the largest alpine valley in the United States. Alamosa is located approximately 3.5 hours from Denver, 1.5 hours from Taos, New Mexico, and 2.5 hours from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Alamosa has a population of 9,500.
Adams State University is a state-supported regional comprehensive university in Alamosa, Colorado, United States. Adams State is Colorado’s premier Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and is also a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) with over 54% of our students representing diverse backgrounds. We have a high percentage of first-generation students with an equally high percentage of students who are Pell eligible. The University offers undergraduate programs in physical and social sciences, kinesiology, fine arts, business and nursing, and specializes in educator curricula in several disciplines. Adams State also offers graduate degrees in history, art, business (MBA), and educator programs, including counselor education; the University ...also has a doctoral (PhD) program in counselor education. The University has an active athletic program, both in participatory sports and in athletics educator training as well as a thriving theater and musical performance opportunities. Students play a major role in shared governance through AS&F.