ERP Applications Development Manager

Position: ERP Applications Development Manager (Remote) Client: Oregon State University (OSU) Bill Rate: $63/hr C2C OSU website: https://oregonstate.edu/ OSU office: 644 SW 13th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333 Work schedule: 8 am – 5 pm PST, Monday to Friday Eight-month remote contract (w/ possible extension) starting March 9, 2026!! We're supporting our higher learning client, Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis, OR!! They're seeking a fully remote ERP Applications Development Manager with a completed bachelor's degree, along with university support background and 3+ years' experience leading backend and frontend Workday Development Teams, migrating data from Banner systems and ensuring secure Workday module implementations in HCM (HR), Financial (FIN) and Adaptive Planning Modules. Our client OSU is in the process of migrating legacy student and teacher/faculty data from Banner systems into Workday ERP. The ERP Applications Development Manager must occasionally work mornings, nights, weekends, and possibly even holidays to manage upgrades, maintenance, and corrective actions at times in Workday ERP when the computer systems are not otherwise busy. In addition to the core hours remote schedule 8 am – 5 pm PST, the Development Manager must be flexible to work overtime including weekends and evenings. The ERP Applications Development Manager will provide leadership of several Workday Developers in addition to providing hands-on Workday designs, development, deployment, integration, UAT testing, quality assurance/quality control, and support of mission-critical information and software systems. The remote ERP Applications Development Manager ensures SLAs are met amongst the Workday Development Team with continuous focus of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the team's culture. The Development Manager will also partake in vendor selection, vendor negotiation/contracts, and vendor management. Job Description: Position Summary: The Applications Development Manager position supervises a subset of the applications development team for OSU's University ERP systems. The Manager will lead appropriate operational, tactical, and ongoing maintenance for current operational application systems. This position will also endeavor to sustain existing innovation, project planning, and organize work assignments for this team of developers. Oregon State University Information & Technology Statements (UIT): Data Statement: UIT has a commitment to deliver data as a strategic working asset and to enable data informed decision making across OSU. UIT leaders and staff will lead by example and use data to inform decision making at all levels in the organization. Persons in technology roles are also expected to design systems with data portability in mind and work within enterprise architecture and privacy guidelines. DEI Statement: UIT has a deep commitment to and belief in the strength and value of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) both throughout our team and as an intentional and active practice to advance the vision, mission, and strategic efforts of the entire university. As a member of the UIT community, the person in this position is expected to foster and promote the values of DEI and demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence in their work. Security Statement: Proactively securing and protecting OSU's digital assets and information systems is crucial to our missions of teaching and learning, research, and outreach and engagement. All OSU IT professionals have a direct responsibility to provision high quality and secure IT systems and services. Persons in technology roles are expected to be responsive to security related actions and requirements, and to collaborate to find secure ways to support the OSU community. Position Duties: Supports the Associate Director, Enterprise Application Services, regarding the use of the Banner ERP resources for OSU. Provides managerial support, coordination, staff supervision, education, training, and technical support for the central administrative applications. This individual will apply communication strategies, business analysis, relationship building, problem-solving skills and knowledge of best practices in structured applications development methodology and IT project management to guide their development team on issues related to the design, development, deployment, integration, testing, quality assurance/quality control, and support of mission-critical information and software systems. This includes managing prioritized service requests, defining project plans for software installation/upgrades/migrations, and managing a structured application development methodology for corresponding applications. Analyzes, reviews and measures service level performance against service level agreements (SLAs) with the business service providers (internal and external). Works closely with the business and service providers to negotiate and agree on service level requirements of any existing services. Works with the business and service providers to define the proper metrics and key performance indicators in evaluating service delivery quality and performance levels. Produces regular reports on service performance and achievement to stakeholders. Organizes and maintains the service level review process with the business and service providers. Initiates any actions required to maintain or improve service levels. Supports the Associate Director with implementation and management of quality improvement processes in service and application delivery management. Will plan, assign, approve work, prepares and signs performance evaluations, disciplines/rewards, responds to grievances and hires staff. Participates as a member of the Enterprise Application Services management team. Coordinates work activities of this team with other UIT teams (i.e., Workday developers and integrations teams) to prevent delays, improve service and maintain the operations of the university. Minimum/Required Qualifications: Requires a Bachelor's degree in field appropriate to the work assigned; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of three years' experience in administrative project planning and management; large systems design, implementation and production processing; customer problem resolution and troubleshooting; and systems design and analysis, preferably in an academic setting. Three years' experience as a supervisor, project manager, and/or lead assigning and tracking work of others. Experience working with complex ERP level systems. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Ability to foster and promote the values of DEI and demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence in the work Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in a field appropriate to the work assigned; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with Ellucian/Banner, Workday, or similar ERP software. Experience with vendor selection, vendor negotiation/contracts, and vendor management. Experience working in Higher Education. Experience working as a supervisor within an IT environment.