Providence, RI - IT - DOA - DOIT - N/A - Program Manager II - ERP Project Executive

Apex has an opportunity for an ERP Project Executive role. This is a 5+ month contract position, and the is flexible depending on experience. Here are the details:

Position: ERP Project Executive

Location: Hybrid - Providence, RI

Duration: 5+ month contract

The State of RI will be implementing an ERP system to replace its current legacy applications. The scope of this project will include replacing the current HR, Payroll, Financial and other components of an ERP. This will be one of the States largest undertaking and requires an Executive Sponsor who has experience in delivering large IT projects of this scale.

The Project Executive has responsibility for all aspects of the States implementation of its ERP system. This includes overseeing the ERP integration vendor, leading the State ERP team, serving as the primary point of contact to state business owners. The Project Executive reports directly the State Chief of IT for Applications who reports to the State CIO.

The Executive Sponsor will provide the following:

• Ensure the States strategic plan are aligned with the ERP project implementation
• Primary manager/point of contact to ERP project team and integration vendor
• Creation/definition of and operation of ERP program governance including executive committee meetings and reporting
• ERP implementation planning and execution (incident and problem management, development, systems integration testing, user acceptance testing support, application deployment, post-deployment monitoring)
• Oversight of ERP SAS application

Primary point of contact to business. Including:

• Communication and decision making on ERP program governance activities and changes
• Communication and oversight of ERP production incidents
• Facilitation of decision making for ERP application SAS release planning
• Support and oversight of business/agency IT staff that support ERP project.
• Oversight of ERP IT related vendor contracts
• Strategic advisor to business on ERP program management.

Owner for ERP State IT activities and team which includes:

• Establish and manage State side ERP implementation team
• Oversight of ERP SAS application
• Oversight of ERP SAS application release planning and execution
• Oversight of ERP incident and problem management
• Oversight of ERP user acceptance testing
• Advisory and reporting into DoIT leadership team for all ERP matters such as application management, vendor management, contracts, procurement, staff management

Required Skills: ERP implementation planning and execution (incident and problem management, development, systems integration testing, user acceptance testing support, application deployment, post-deployment monitoring) ERP SAS application

Basic Qualification: Communication and decision making on ERP program governance activities and changes Communication and oversight of ERP production incidents Facilitation of decision making for ERP application SAS release planning Support and oversight of business/agency IT staff that support ERP project. Oversight of ERP IT related vendor contracts Strategic advisor to business on ERP program management. Establish and manage State side ERP implementation team Oversight of ERP SAS application Oversight of ERP SAS application release planning and execution Oversight of ERP incident and problem management Oversight of ERP user acceptance testing Advisory and reporting into DoIT leadership team for all ERP matters such as application management, vendor management, contracts, procurement, staff management

Additional Skills: Communication and decision making on ERP program governance activities and changes Communication and oversight of ERP production incidents Facilitation of decision making for ERP application SAS release planning Support and oversight of business/agency IT staff that support ERP project. Oversight of ERP IT related vendor contracts Strategic advisor to business on ERP program management.