Position Introduction:

Join OU Information Technology and be part of a team that advances the University of Oklahoma’s purpose: We Change Lives. Our work supports student success, research innovation, operational excellence, and meaningful service to our university community. If you are driven to solve complex problems, strengthen critical systems, and use technology to create lasting impact across One OU, we invite you to bring your talent, curiosity, and commitment to a team where your work matters.

The IT Enterprise Applications Director provides strategic and operational leadership for the University's enterprise application portfolio, including ERP systems that support Human Resources, Financial, and Student functions. This role is responsible for the planning, implementation, and lifecycle management of mission-critical enterprise systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and alignment with institutional priorities. The Director oversees a complex environment that includes ERP platforms and supporting technologies that enable core university operations. The Director partners with IT and business stakeholders to modernize enterprise applications, improve system capabilities, and reduce operational complexity, ensuring systems effectively support evolving institutional needs. In addition, the Director leads application support and development teams, establishes standards and best practices, and ensures enterprise systems are secure, well-supported, and positioned for long-term sustainability.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 6 years of experience in enterprise application design, development, or a related field.

Equivalency/Substitution: Experience or a combination of education & related experience can be considered in lieu of degree. A one-to-one ratio is used to determine the number of years of experience required in place of a degree.

Required Certifications and Licenses: 

None

Department Preferences:

• Experience leading enterprise application teams responsible for ERP platforms, business systems, application support, or application development in a complex organization.
• Experience supporting systems that enable Human Resources, Financial, Student, or other major administrative business functions.
• Experience partnering with IT directors, technical leaders, business units, and external customers to align priorities, manage expectations, resolve cross-functional issues, and support operational decision-making.
• Experience assessing team workload, evaluating incoming requests, and prioritizing project and support work based on institutional need, operational risk, available capacity, and business impact.
• Demonstrated ability to lead managers, technical staff, or functional teams through production support, change coordination, lifecycle planning, standards development, coaching, communication, and continuous improvement.