Core Business Systems Mgr - Business Office

Position Summary

Core Business Systems is the central team responsible for managing and evolving the enterprise systems that support our people and financial operations. They serve as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders, ensuring that business critical processes are reliable, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals. The mission of the team is to deliver, maintain, and continuously improve the systems at the heart of our people and finance operations, enabling teams across the enterprise to work smarter, make informed decisions, and drive meaningful outcomes.

The Director of Core Business Systems provides leadership in planning, implementing, maintaining, and improving the enterprise resource planning systems and infrastructures to support distributed and centralized administrative/business functions.

Reports to the Chief Financial Officer

• Establish a technical vision and lead SPPS business systems development.
• Establish a vision of seamless end-to-end user support including limited functional support; create and execute plans to support vision.
• Keep current with the latest technologies and determine what new technology solutions and implementations will meet business and system requirements.
• Assist in developing new services that provide efficiencies for SPPS constituents.
• Work cooperatively with Finance, HR, and IT management peers in implementing and supporting technology to meet the goals of SPPS and develop strategies and plans to enhance client services; improve user efficiency and effectiveness; and foster innovation.
• Oversee systems development and enhancement and the integration of new systems with existing systems.
• Participate in the development of a project portfolio in support of the business system needs of SPPS.
• Negotiate and administer vendor, outsource, and consultant contracts and service agreements.
• Manage Core Business Systems staff, including hiring, training, evaluation, guidance, discipline and discharge.
• Develop the Core Business Systems staff to meet the changing needs of users, groups and offices; new projects and technologies; and varying staff strengths.
• Develop standard operating procedures and best practices, including providing written protocols and guidance to Core Business Systems staff and to end-users.
• Establish goals and strategies to support departmental and organizational mission, direction and plans.
• Ensure the creation and maintenance of all relevant written documentation, including system and user manuals, license agreements, documentation of modifications and upgrades as well as disaster recovery plans.
• Establish procedures to continually and consistently assess and evaluate the overarching operations of computing and information technology functions to recommend and implement continuous improvement enhancements.
• Participate in managing the financial aspects of the Core Business Services Department, including purchasing, budgeting, and budget review.
• Support SPPS’ overall mission and follow all standards, policies, procedures, and confidentiality guidelines.
• Contribute to the District's Strong Schools, Strong Communities efforts by partnering with other staff to contribute to student achievement and the alignment and sustainability of resources.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Demonstrated knowledge of technical operations management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of application configuration, development and management.
• Thorough knowledge of management principles and techniques.
• Expert knowledge of data processing methods, procedures and computer software systems consistent with industry standards.
• Considerable knowledge of project management, business process analysis and redesign.
• Knowledge of the development and management of large capital and operating budgets.
• Highly proficient oral, written and presentation skills, including the ability to translate the complex workings of the technology world to the level of understanding of non-technical personnel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
• Out-of-the-box…