CHRS Technical Director

Chancellor's Office Statement

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of CHRS Technical Director. The CSU Chancellor's Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education. The CSU Chancellor's Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year.

Salary

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $205,556 per year, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Work Arrangements

Flexibility to telecommute two days a week, with three days on-site at the main headquarters in Long Beach, California.

Premium Benefits

Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits

Generous vacation plan

15 paid holidays a year

Tuition waiver education program (also applies to eligible family members)

Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)

More details here: Comprehensive Benefits Package

Classification

Administrator III

Position Information

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a CHRS Technical Director to oversee and coordinate all technology aspects of the CSU's Common Human Resource System (CHRS) initiative. This includes direct coordination and oversight of technical and functional resources, some reporting directly to this position, and others indirectly supporting the project. The Technical Director will be responsible for all aspects of system testing, developing multiple plans and directly overseeing the rollout and completion; this includes directly coordinating all Chancellor's Office (CO) internal testing teams as well as developing and delivering testing schematics and timelines for campuses to use, while also ensuring campuses fully understand the plans, and deliver upon them in the project timeline as agreed upon.

The CHRS Technical Director will also be responsible for the Implementation Team, which will work closely with campus leadership, functional, and technical teams to successfully adopt and implement CHRS.

Under general direction from the Executive Director, CHRS, the CHRS Technical Director has the primary responsibility to oversee and provide guidance and direction for all technology related to CHRS (a multi-work stream program impacting 22 CSU campuses and the Chancellor's Office). The Technical Director is responsible for developing and ensuring that all parties adhere to the development methodologies and timelines, and for setting the technology strategic direction while understanding the resource constraints and policy implications of working within the California State University system.

This position will require extensive knowledge and expertise in Oracle/PeopleSoft HCM technology and higher education business process design. The incumbent is responsible not only for escalating risks and concerns but also for delivering options and solutions, each with its own list of pros and cons, as appropriate.

The Technical Director will be responsible for developing and guiding the long-term strategy and post-implementation support for the CSU Human Resources ERP system, including simplifying and adopting delivered vendor technologies and reducing technical debt and customizations. This will require expert knowledge of Oracle/PeopleSoft HCM 9.2 functionalities.

In addition, this role will be required to assess and deliver technologies that will enable various shared service support models as they evolve.

This position is approved for telecommuting (two days telecommuting, three days in office (in-person)) with onsite work at the main headquarters located in Long Beach, California.

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Executive Director, CHRS, the CHRS Technical Director will:

-Provide strategic leadership for all internal Chancellor's Office CHRS technology workstreams. Although the incumbent may not be the direct supervisor for all staff, the successful candidate will play a strong role in holding functional and technical staff accountable, as well as in developing and dictating work demands and timelines related to CHRS.