Director, Oracle ERP

Director, Oracle ERP

HYBRID | ONSITE AT JOSTENS' MINNEAPOLIS HEADQUARTERS 3 DAYS/WEEK

About You:

You are a strategic technology leader who excels at connecting systems, processes, and business outcomes. As Director, Oracle ERP, you will lead the vision, strategy, and execution of Jostens' enterprise business applicationsincluding ERP and CRM platformssupporting both current operations and future-state transformation initiatives. You will partner closely with executive leadership to define and implement scalable, forward-looking technology solutions across platforms such as Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Fusion, Salesforce Core, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud. This is a highly visible role with significant impact on enterprise performance, digital transformation, and operational efficiency.

You will:

• Partner with business leaders on technology strategy. Identify and implement solutions that align ERP, CRM, and customer engagement platforms with business goals.
• Define and lead enterprise application strategy. Establish long-term direction, policies, and roadmaps for business applications supporting digital transformation.
• Drive ERP and CRM transformation initiatives. Lead planning, development, consolidation, and upgrades across enterprise platforms.
• Oversee enterprise project execution. Lead cross-functional teams delivering large-scale initiatives on time, within budget, and with high stakeholder satisfaction.
• Align business and technology teams. Define clear roles, responsibilities, and engagement models for each initiative to ensure accountability and execution.
• Manage budgets and resources. Oversee departmental budgets, expenditures, and resource planning.
• Lead system integration partnerships. Manage system integrators and external partners to ensure successful delivery of programs and initiatives.
• Develop and lead high-performing teams. Coach, mentor, and manage up to 10 direct reports to drive performance and growth.
• Deliver executive-level insights. Present complex technical strategies, performance metrics, and transformation progress to executive and board-level stakeholders
• Typical/expected % of overnight travel: Up to 20%

You have:

• Education. Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical or business-related field, or equivalent experience.
• Enterprise IT Leadership Experience. 10+ years of progressive experience in IT, including leadership of large-scale application teams.
• ERP & CRM Expertise. Strong experience with Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion (or similar ERP systems), Salesforce Core, and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.
• Transformation Experience. Proven track record leading ERP modernization, consolidation, and large-scale system implementations.
• Project Management Knowledge. Deep understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and enterprise delivery models.
• Systems Integration Experience. Experience managing system integrators and professional services partners.
• Executive Communication Skills. Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for senior leaders and boards.
• Influence & Relationship Management. Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills across business and technology teams.
• Analytical Capability. Experience with KPI tracking, performance reporting, and data-driven decision-making.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

• Experience with CRM platforms, including Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, or similar solutions.
• Experience with Salesforce Marketing Cloud or comparable marketing automation platforms.
• Experience integrating ERP platforms with CRM, eCommerce, marketing, and customer engagement technologies.
• Experience leading Oracle Fusion cloud transformation initiatives.
• Agile Development Experience. Experience leading teams utilizing Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban to deliver enterprise applications and transformation initiatives.

Love Where You Work:

• We care about your health. We offer competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage) in addition to voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account, amongst many more.
• We invest in your future. Our 401K plan has immediate vesting, so you can start saving for retirement right away.
• We believe in flexibility. We offer a hybrid schedule with on-site work 3 days a week.
• We want you to unplug when needed. We believe in taking your time off without guilt and offer accrued paid time off and company paid holidays. *For Washington residents, you will receive 13 vacation days, 8 paid sick leave, 11 company paid holidays, and family paid leave.
• We care about your development. We support tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service.
• We believe in pay transparency. The salary range is $185,000 to $200,000 with annual bonus eligibility.

About Us:

Jostens leads the student commemoration market and has been serving local communities for over 125 years. We work with thousands of K-12 schools, colleges and universities each year, and have the honor of partnering with beloved sports teams and esteemed organizations across the country. Our iconic products like yearbooks, letter jackets, class jewelry and championship rings keep meaningful traditions alive and inspire millions of people to celebrate their unique stories, milestone moments and biggest accomplishments every year. We have 13 first-class facilities across the globe, from North America to the Caribbean.

All About Technology:

Our Technology organization combines planning, analysis, and development in combination with both enterprise retail and manufacturing platforms as well as custom development using primarily Java, web services, and web application frameworks like ReactJS/NodeJS. The Technology organization manages priorities through a centralized quarterly planning in close collaborative with business decision-making and strategy, directly supporting leadership in Marketing, Sales, Digital & Operations. Delivery is managed through typically an agile, two-week scrum or Kanban methodology leveraging a suite of Atlassian products. The Technology teams are structured organizationally to focus on key platforms and the business units that they. Though the utilization of best-in-class technical software, such as AWS, Tableau, SAP BPC, Oracle EBS, Salesforce, & Microsoft 360, you will get to play a critical role in determining technology solutions that steer our business. Jostens allows for a hybrid work setting that focuses on creating professional and personal development.

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