Head of HR & ERP Systems

Your role will include:

• Overall responsibility for the organization’s ERP system and HR systems, including maintenance, stability, continuous improvement, and the development and implementation of new capabilities.
• Management and leadership of teams of project managers, implementation and support staff, including setting goals, delegating authority, professional development, mentoring, and employee empowerment.
• Formulating and leading annual and multi-year work plans for the domain, in line with business needs, organizational priorities, and the goals of the Information Systems Division.
• Overall responsibility for the ERP and HR project portfolio, including project prioritization, resource allocation, monitoring and controlling progress, removing obstacles, and ensuring delivery on goals, within budget and on schedule, through the project managers and implementation teams.
• Managerial and strategic leadership of cross-organizational projects and transformation processes in ERP and HR systems, in collaboration with the business units and relevant technology stakeholders.
• Responsibility for system stability, operational continuity, service quality, and meeting availability, quality, and timeline targets.
• Ongoing work with business units: identifying needs, understanding business processes, and translating them into technological solutions that support the organization’s goals.
• Overall responsibility for integrations and interfaces between ERP and HR systems and other enterprise systems.
• Management of vendors, budgets, and contracts in the domain, including oversight of performance, service quality, and compliance with commitments.
• Promoting professional standards, improving work processes, management methodologies, knowledge management, and continuous improvement.
• Identifying and managing systemic and operational risks, making professional and managerial decisions, and leading change processes.

Skills and abilities:

• At least 5 years of experience managing an ERP domain in a medium or large organization.
• Significant experience working with ERP systems and enterprise HR systems.
• In-depth understanding of business processes in finance, procurement, logistics, and human resources.
• Proven experience managing and leading professional teams in project management, implementation, development, or support.
• Experience managing a project portfolio, providing managerial leadership for complex, cross-organizational projects, and monitoring their performance.
• Experience in formulating and managing work plans, prioritizing tasks, and allocating resources.
• Proven ability to lead change processes and to motivate employees and organizational stakeholders.
• Experience working with vendors, senior business stakeholders, and multiple organizational interfaces.
• Experience in budget management and performance control.
• Understanding of integrations, interfaces, and systems architecture – an advantage.
• Leadership and people management – a manager who develops employees, believes in empowerment, extends trust, delegates authority, and creates a positive and supportive work environment.
• Results-oriented management – ability to set clear goals, prioritize tasks, exercise managerial oversight, and drive delivery on time and to a high standard of quality.
• Systemic and strategic perspective – ability to understand the broader organizational picture and connect business needs with technological solutions.
• Decision-making ability – sound judgment, task prioritization, and resource management in a dynamic environment with many interfaces.
• Service orientation and business partnership – ability to build working relationships and collaboration with internal customers.
• Excellent interpersonal communication – ability to motivate employees, create partnerships, and influence without direct authority.
• Initiative and leading change – proactive thinking, personal accountability, and the ability to drive improvements and change processes.
• Management and empowerment capability – balancing professional autonomy for employees with managerial responsibility, oversight, and ensuring goals are met.