Lead ERP Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead ERP Specialist serves as the College’s primary technical lead for ERP operations, integrations, and system coordination. This position is responsible for maintaining stability, security, performance, and continuous improvement of the College’s ERP environment. The role provides technical leadership for ERP administration, integration strategy, troubleshooting, and change management, while collaborating closely with functional offices and ITS partners. The Lead ERP Specialist serves as a primary technical authority for ERP-related planning, operational continuity, and problem resolution, helping shape technical direction and priorities for the ERP environment in partnership with ITS leadership.

The position operates with a high degree of independence and requires strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, including the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. The role requires demonstrated expertise administering complex, highly integrated enterprise platforms involving identity and access management, integrations, automation, data flows, security, and operational dependencies within a mission-critical enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical lead for ERP administration and operations
• Manager ERP software modules
• Support installation, configuration, optimization and operational continuity of the ERP environment
• Collaborate with Information Security and other ITS teams to ensure compliance
• Lead ERP ecosystem integration and modernization efforts
• Develop and maintain queries, reports and data solutions leveraging ERP
• Support troubleshooting, root-cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues

ABOUT GRINNELL COLLEGE

Grinnell College is a top-ranking private liberal arts institution that values diversity, equity, inclusion, intellectual freedom, and social responsibility. We seek candidates that align with these values and have the ability and desire to advance our values and belonging within our community and the communities we engage. Ideal candidates will be prepared to collaborate and contribute to the mission and values of the college across all constituencies.