Head of Business Systems

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all‑electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to advance sustainable air mobility. We design, manufacture, and operate an all‑electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Archer is scaling from development into production and operations. We need a progressive, impact‑driven leader to supercharge our enterprise technology solutions. The role demands someone who can build real depth across Finance, Supply Chain, People, Legal, and Commercial systems while connecting these capabilities into a powerful end‑to‑end backbone that strengthens how the business operates day‑to‑day.

• Own the full lifecycle of Archer’s enterprise application ecosystem, including finance ERP modules, procurement workflows, inventory planning interfaces, HRIS, ATS, legal compliance, CRM, and corporate productivity platforms.
• Create a single enterprise roadmap that links system evolution to Archer’s operating and financial plans.
• Partner with CFO, CHRO, COO/Supply Chain leadership, Legal, and Commercial teams to ensure systems drive efficiency, compliance, and data quality.
• Stabilize and mature core systems, eliminating paper cuts, manual workarounds, and fragmented workflows.
• Lead a cross‑functional Business Solutions team including product managers, analysts, solution architects, and configuration specialists.
• Partner with the CIO’s Platform Engineering, Data, and Cyber teams to align architecture, standards, and security.

• 10+ years leading enterprise applications or business systems in a complex, fast‑growing environment.
• Strong functional understanding across Finance, Supply Chain, HR/People systems, and commercial tooling.
• Demonstrated experience building product‑oriented teams and maturing enterprise platforms.
• Track record simplifying legacy environments and driving measurable operational efficiency.
• Ability to influence C‑level stakeholders and translate business needs into structured, scalable solutions.
• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or regulated industries is a plus but not required.

For this position we are targeting a base pay between $288,000 and $360,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at  Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case‑by‑case basis.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.