Senior Director, Application Development & Campus Support Services

Chancellor's Office Statement

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $207,396 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Flexibility to telecommute two days a week, with three days on-site at the main headquarters in Long Beach, California.

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
Generous vacation plan
15 paid holidays a year
Tuition waiver education program (also applies to eligible family members)
Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
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Comprehensive Benefits Package

Administrator IV

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Senior Director, Application Development & Campus Support Services to manage the planning, design, implementation, and ongoing support for Oracle/People Soft's Enterprise Suite of Finance (FIN) and Student Administration (SA) across 22 campuses and the Chancellor’s Office. Provides strategic leadership and oversight of the CSU’s systemwide ERP portfolio, including enterprise strategy and roadmap, governance, modernization priorities, enterprise architecture, investment planning, and long-term sustainability.

The Senior Director of Application Development and Campus Support Services will lead the development and implementation of a long-term sustainability strategy that allows for integrating third-party systems into a cohesive Student Information System are included. Manage and direct the Chancellor's Office (CO) Applications, including staff and systems.

The Senior Director will be a technical leader, playing a significant role in evolving our ERP systems and the entire development team into a next-generation administrative system by implementing a microservice-based development strategy. Evolving to a microservice-based architecture is necessary to meet the current and future demands of student success systems, where integration with ERP systems is often a major challenge.

The Senior Director will be responsible for the continued development of the Chancellor’s Office Information Systems Managed Services (CIMS). CIMS is a partnership program that encourages and sustains best practices through managed services. The program’s goal is to be a provider of choice for campuses to address their ongoing ERP support responsibilities and achieve systemwide standardization. The Senior Director will be the program’s point of contact and will be responsible for program development and expansion, campus support, and the acquisition, training, and allocation of resources.

• Establish and lead cross-functional teams comprising program and project managers, systems analysts, developers, functional experts, integration analysts, data architects, training, documentation, and web specialists, contractors, and vendors for the Oracle/People Soft Enterprise Finance and SA applications;
• Maintain extensive contact with CMS management and staff at the CSU, CO, SCO, and CHRS, as well as with consultants and vendors, and maintains regular interaction with other Oracle clients and professional associations;
• Advise the Chief Information Systems Officer (CISO) on the development and expenditure of the departmental budget and on project management strategies.
• Develops, manages, and maintains policies, guidelines, cost structure, marketing, campus onboarding, and resource allocation for the Chancellor’s Office Information Systems Managed Services (CIMS) program.
• Leads the ongoing support and expansion of…