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Workday and associated technology advancements to advise business leaders on new technology solutions becoming available to meet their strategic needs. They will contribute to the UW enterprise applications product road map, facilitate key decisions regarding the system configuration and operation, advocate for the product internally, and represent the team in meetings with peers and leaders across the university and broader, product user community. They will lead continuous improvement efforts for their functional area through relentless prioritization of backlogged items to ensure the team is delivering the most valuable solutions (e.g. working on the right things at the right time). They will seek opportunities to eliminate gaps and implement solutions that add value to the business through alignment of product and business strategy, facilitate the constant grooming of the product backlog, ensuring resources are focused on the initiatives that will create and add the most value, facilitate the uptake of new system functionality in order to stay current and take full advantage of the cloud product.

The Adaptive Planning and Forecasting Associate Director will lead a team responsible for updating and implementing new system configuration and provide guidance to shared capability resources aligned to the workstream. In this role, they will supervise a team of admins and business analysts that will partner with business leaders to design, configure, test and deploy solutions both within and across ERP technologies to meet the ever-changing needs of the business. Furthermore, the Associate Director will provide guidance to shared capability team members assigned to support the functional team while creating cross-workstream alignment. They will provide cross-workstream direction in alignment with institutional goals and key operational milestones. They will define the vision, or guiding principles for the teams supporting the product and develop and implement strategies to maximize product value to the business and enhance the user experience. They will manage and support the team's performance to achieve deliverables as scheduled through the effective allocation and development of talent and skills. They will act as a coach and mentor the team. In addition, they will serve as an early escalation point for any issues/risks, guide the functional teams on effective allocation of time and focus, and identify when solutions, issues, etc., need business leader direction

• Advisesinstitutional or divisional leadership on information technology operations and business models

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Directs strategic information technology planning initiatives and establishes objectives for the institution to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, staffing resources in alignment with the strategic plan

• Servesas aliaisonrepresenting the interestsof the institution to internal and external stakeholders

• Intentionally collaborates with peers across Workday and Enterprise Solutions Team to form a cohesive and well-functioning leadership team

• Developsoperating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, andunit objectives

• Mayperform manager functions

• May develop and audit institutional budgets and/or financials

Workday and Enterprise Solutions Team (WEST)

Well qualified applicants can expect to earn between $135,000 - $167,800 with final salary based on experience and qualifications.

In addition to salary, this position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.

1. Must be a strategic thinker who can bring innovative approaches to meet business objectives. Must also be willing and able to think through operational details and how specific needs fit into the overall strategy.
2. Must be effective at leading a team, model good leadership characteristics, and help create an environment that allows the team to succeed. Must build positive relationships with executive leaders, stakeholders, peers and team members.
3.Must be able to effectively communicate with a wide variety of audiences, presenting effectively in varied settings and modalities.
4.Must have a solid understanding of how the organization's business objectives are influenced by industry drivers and trends. Stakeholders may have diverging interests and must understand how the organization operates and how to effectively work within that environment.
5.Must have demonstrated experience effectively managing people and resources, successfully achieving outcomes and providing high quality customer service.
6.Demonstrated experience with finance and related functions.
7.Demonstrated experience supporting time bound planning and budgeting cycles, including system readiness, testing, stabilization, and elevated operational pressure during fixed deadlines
8.Experience managing system changes and releases while maintaining operational stability during active planning cycles
9.Comfort working in an environment where priorities are driven by institutional timelines and end user business processes, not just system or product roadmaps
10.Proactive ownership, including driving work forward and following through without waiting for direction
11.Exceptional organizational discipline when coordinating complex work across teams with dependencies and firm, planning cycle driven deadlines
12.Hands on people leadership for a team with mixed functional, technical, and operational responsibilities
13.Accountability for balancing team capacity and sustainability with enterprise and institutional planning deadlines
14.Comfort leading people through ambiguity and change, especially during high impact planning and budgeting cycles
15.Demonstrated experience providing formal people management, including conducting performance reviews, setting goals, delivering feedback, and addressing performance issues in accordance with organizational policies

1. Line of business context: Experience managing, developing or implementing budget specific business processes.

2. Familiarity with the complex needs and challenges of a multi-university system that includes a flagship research university.

Bachelor's degree or higher required

To apply for this position, please click on the "I am a current employee" button or "I am not a current employee" button under Apply Now. You will be prompted to upload the following documents.

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Daniel McCusky, HR Generalist

daniel.mccusky@wisc.edu

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