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WSB & Associates, Inc. dba WSB

Director, Enterprise Business Applications

WSB & Associates, Inc. dba WSB, Austin, Texas, us, 78716

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Overview WSB & Associates, Inc. dba WSB invites you to forge ahead with a culture-driven team focused on strong relationships, collaboration, and forward-thinking ideas. We are seeking an experienced

Director, Enterprise Business Applications

to lead the strategy, implementation, and optimization of our core business systems for a 1,500+ person organization. This role will drive digital transformation initiatives and ensure our enterprise applications deliver maximum business value while maintaining operational excellence.

What you will do

Strategic Leadership

Develop and execute the enterprise application strategy aligned to and in support of high growth business objectives

Lead digital transformation initiatives to scale and optimize business processes and provide remarkable staff experiences

Partner with business stakeholders to understand and document requirements, and translate them into technical solutions

Manage application portfolio roadmaps and technology investments

Lead, mentor, develop, and manage technical staff at various experience levels

Foster collaboration across IT teams and business units

Guide architecture best practices and ensure seamless solution delivery

Application Management & Operations

Collaborate with business units as joint owners to achieve shared outcomes leveraging core enterprise systems including:

ADP Workforce Now

(HRIS, payroll, benefits administration)

Salesforce

(CRM, sales automation, customer management)

Deltek Vantagepoint

(project management, time entry, resource planning, financial management)

Microsoft 365 Suite

(SharePoint, Power Platform, Teams, Exchange)

Ensure system availability, performance, and security standards are maintained

Lead major system implementations, upgrades, and migrations

Manage vendor relationships and contracts for enterprise applications

Strategic Data Architecture Leadership

Establish data governance frameworks to ensure data quality, security, and compliance.

Integrate disparate systems across departments to create a unified data ecosystem.

Partner to ensure complex data modeling to analyze trends and improve business performance can be achieved.

Create systems that support analytics and reporting, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Compliance & Governance

Establish governance frameworks that incorporate security controls, data privacy, scalability, and resiliency standards

Coordinate with Security and IT Operations teams on enterprise standards and monitoring

Oversee data consistency, interoperability, and information flow across systems

Ensure comprehensive system documentation standards are maintained

What you will bring Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

8+ years of experience in enterprise application management and IT leadership

2+ years in a director-level or senior management role

Technical Expertise

Strong business and functional knowledge of enterprise systems including

ADP Workforce Now ,

Salesforce ,

Deltek Vantagepoint , and

Microsoft 365

ecosystem

Understanding of enterprise architecture principles and system integration concepts

Knowledge of cloud platforms, SaaS application management, and modern application development approaches

Ability to evaluate technology solutions and translate technical concepts to business stakeholders

Experience with vendor management and technology selection processes

Leadership & Business Skills

Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects

Strong business acumen with ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Experience with vendor management and contract negotiations

Project management experience (PMP certification a plus)

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in relevant field

Knowledge of data analytics and reporting tools

Professional services, consulting, or engineering industry experience

Understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate) or cloud architecture concepts

Experience with business process improvement and change management methodologies

Experience in organizations of similar size (1,000-5,000 employees)

Who We Are WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in Transportation, Community Planning, Environmental, Energy, Municipal, and Construction services. We provide solutions for the places, spaces and systems that support our lives. We offer services in more than 50 complementary areas across the nation.

Benefits and Employment Status Full time WSB employees qualify for competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, company paid short- and long-term disability, 401K with match, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and opportunities for professional growth and development. Part time employees can participate in the 401K plan and applicable earned paid leave.

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

WSB strives to ensure that its careers web site is accessible to all. If you need assistance completing your online application, please email wsbrecruiting@wsbeng.com.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, WSB is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please e-mail us at wsbrecruiting@wsbeng.com. In your e-mail, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Notice to Third Party Agencies : WSB does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiting firms. Absent a signed Service Agreement by WSB, we reserve the right to pursue and hire any unsolicited candidates without financial obligation to recruiters or agencies.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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