Head of Enterprise Applications & Data Engineering

Job Type: Full-time, Exempt

Duration of role: Permanent

Location: Columbia, MD

Reporting to: Information Systems Director

About Us

 

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years.  With revenues of over $420m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.  

 

Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact. 

 

We are excited by potentially welcoming you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.

 

 

 

About the Role 

 

The Head of Enterprise Applications & Data Engineering is responsible for the strategy, stability, and evolution of the organization’s core business systems, with primary accountability for the Infor XA ERP platform and supporting systems. This role ensures high availability, performance, and continuous improvement of enterprise applications and data availability supporting critical business operations.

This leader will play a critical role in defining and executing the enterprise ERP modernization strategy, including selection and implementation of a next-generation ERP platform. This role is responsible for ensuring stability, integrity, and continuous improvement of ERP-centric business processes while advancing enterprise data, reporting, and analytics capabilities.

This role partners closely with senior business leaders to align technology capabilities with operational and strategic objectives and to enable scalable, data-driven decision-making.

 

What You’ll Do

ERP Ownership, Enterprise Applications Strategy & Operational Excellence

• Own the performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of the Infor XA ERP system
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Operations to optimize ERP usage and business processes
• Lead ERP support, enhancements, upgrades, and issue resolution
• Ensure system integrity, data accuracy, and compliance with internal controls
• Establish governance, change management, and prioritization frameworks for ERP initiatives
• Drive improved user adoption, training, and documentation

• Lead ERP roadmap development, including evaluation, selection, and implementation of a future ERP platform

• Define and execute a holistic enterprise applications strategy aligned to business growth
• Rationalize application portfolio to reduce redundancy and technical debt
• Drive system integration and interoperability across platforms

Data, BI & Analytics Platforms (Co-Leadership Focus)

• Lead the IS Data Team responsible for:
• Microsoft Fabris/SQL-based data infrastructure and data lake/warehouse environments
• Power BI reporting, dashboards, and semantic models
• Data integration, automation, and ETL/ELT pipelines
• Advanced analytics (e.g., Python/R-based analysis where applicable)
• Deliver enterprise reporting aligned to financial and operational KPIs
• Establish data governance, including data quality, definitions, and ownership
• Enable self-service BI while maintaining consistency and trust in enterprise data

Delivery, Support & Governance

• Establish best practices for data & application lifecycle management (implementation, support, optimization)
• Implement ITIL-aligned service management practices where appropriate
• Establish readiness for ISO 27001
• Develop KPIs and SLAs for application performance and support
• Ensure cybersecurity, compliance, and audit readiness across systems
• Manage vendor relationships and third-party service providers

Leadership & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing data & applications teams
• Act as a trus