SENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (ORACLE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT)

Senior Director, Finance

Directs the overall activities of a functional unit within the Information Technology Services (ITS) department to deliver quality projects as well as providing user support services within the agency. The Senior Director, Finance will lead the functional team responsible for delivering Metro's new payroll system using Oracle HCM. This includes managing the conversion of all earn types, applying union pay rules, ensuring legal compliance, and managing integrations with Metro's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and external systems for timekeeping and Human Resources data. The role will also oversee daily payroll operations following go-live.

Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of February 2, 2026. These dates are subject to change.

Examples Of Duties

• Develops and maintains customer partnerships, internal and external, to ensure alignment to agency objectives and achievement of business goals
• Coordinates IT project management oversight activities with all Metro departments and resources, including consultants, contractors, and vendors
• Supervises and directs assigned staff and subordinate management in planning, design, construction, implementation, installation, training, and maintenance of enterprise-level software application systems
• Determines, prioritizes, and implements, through assigned staff, proof of concept projects that impact the customer experience
• Develops short- and long-range plans; establishes priorities and goals / objectives for assigned functional areas
• Establishes and monitors the unit's annual project objectives, KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), schedules, and budget
• Develops studies and reports to evaluate productivity of functional areas and eliminate impediments to peak performance
• Coordinates continuous programming support for Metro's mission critical systems
• Researches and investigates emerging technologies and collaborates with other IT units, Metro departments, and private sector entities to promote new technology beneficial to the agency
• Presents research and project findings with other public / private entities at transit and technology conferences, Metro Board, executive management committees, etc.
• Develops and manages the unit's operating and capital budgets, monitoring and controlling expenditures, initiating procurements, approving payment of invoices, and developing financial and administrative studies and reports
• Directs and manages in the preparation of requests for proposals (RFPs); participates in proposal evaluation, vendor selection, and contract negotiation processes; monitors progress of consultant firms and recommends payment for their services
• Enforces and monitors the department's programming standards, information security, business continuity, disaster recovery, and safety programs
• Coordinates and executes Metro's business continuity plan in the event of system failure
• Reviews, approves, assigns, and manages requests for ITS services
• Enforces and ensures compliance with all applicable standards to ensure interoperability between software application systems, databases, programming interfaces, and operating systems
• Enforces and ensures adherence to all security measures required to protect the safety and integrity of all information contained within agency systems and from attacks by internal and external forces
• Prepares monthly reports for Board of Directors and executive committees as required
• Prepares and presents monthly status briefing for Metro's executive management and compiles monthly published report for financial staff, FTA (Federal Transit Administration), and Metro's executive office as required
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees

May be required to perform other related job duties

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and / or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes :

Essential Knowledge

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

Special Conditions