Sempra Energy

Director, ERP Center of Expertise (CoE)

Sempra Energy • $130K — $180K *
Houston, TX 77084In-Person
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.
  • 12 years of relevant experience in IT and business strategy.
  • Strong understanding of technology governance and risk management.
  • Proven track record in digital transformation initiatives.
  • Expertise in innovative technology solutions and industry trends.
  • Proficient in data analysis and requirements management.
  • Experience with agile methodologies and leadership in tech environments.

Responsibilities

  • Set and enforce technology standards organization-wide.
  • Facilitate the adoption of technology innovations.
  • Translate strategic initiatives into actionable plans.
  • Collaborate with executive leadership on technology vision.
  • Define terms of reference for tech delivery projects.
  • Monitor industry trends and assess impacts on the organization.
  • Champion a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Access to a culture of innovation and continuous development.
  • Opportunity to lead strategic technology initiatives.
  • Collaboration with executive leadership and stakeholders.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology solutions.
  • Participation in shaping the organization’s ERP strategy.
Full Job Description
Primary Purpose
Sets technology strategy for the department, aligning vision and priorities with organizational goals, influencing investment decisions, and championing innovation across the enterprise.

With the successful SAP RISE deployment and the establishment of the ERP Center of Expertise (CoE), Sempra Infrastructure is creating a pivotal leadership role to shape the ongoing evolution and strategic direction of its enterprise ERP ecosystem. The Director, ERP CoE is accountable for the overall stability, scalability, and value realization of the SAP platform, ensuring the organization maximizes its ERP investment.

The ERP CoE serves as a trusted business partner and innovation leader, delivering high quality and reliable ERP solutions that enable enterprise agility and measurable business outcomes. This role focuses on building strong partnerships with business leaders, aligning ERP capabilities to strategic objectives, and leading a team of SAP professionals across functional enablement and the supporting technology landscape to drive continuous improvement and long-term success.

This position reports directly to the Vice President, Technology, Cybersecurity and Chief Information Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Sets and enforces technology standards, ensuring they are clearly defined, maintained, and implemented across the organization.
  • Provides expert input and facilitates the adoption of technology standards and innovations, supporting successful implementation.
  • Translates high-level strategies into actionable technology strategic plans, ensuring alignment with stakeholder requirements and organizational goals.
  • Collaborates with executive leadership and key business stakeholders to define and communicate the technology strategy, vision, and roadmap.
  • Defines the terms of reference for technology delivery, securing necessary approvals from governance bodies and ensuring stakeholder buy-in.
  • Monitors industry trends and technological advancements, assessing their potential impact on the organization and making informed recommendations.
  • Ensures that technology initiatives are fit-for-purpose and adaptable, reflecting the evolving needs of a broad range of stakeholders within the organization.
  • Champions a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the technology function, encouraging the adoption of best practices and cutting-edge solutions.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Education
  • Requires a 4 year degree.

Experience
  • Typically requires 12 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • IT Strategy - Determining the objectives, principles and tactics relating to use of information technology within a particular organization.
  • Business Analysis - Analyzing current business state within the context of future business state expectations and determining whether new business strategies are needed to address existing issues or meet new needs. Estimating the level of effort to enhance or expand current business strategies.
  • Strategic Roadmapping - The process of determining the actions, steps, and resources needed to take a strategic initiative from vision to reality.
  • Requirements Management - The process of documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders.
  • Data Analysis - Measuring and managing organization data, identifying methodological best practices and conducting statistical analyses.
  • Digital Transformation - Digital Transformation is the adoption of digital technology to transform services or businesses, through replacing non-digital or manual processes with digital processes or replacing older digital technology with newer digital technology.
  • Innovation Management - A combination of the management of innovation processes, and change management.
  • Enterprise Risk Management - The process of identifying and addressing methodically the potential events that represent risks to the achievement of strategic objectives, or to opportunities to gain competitive advantage.
  • Technology Governance - Managing technology risks effectively and ensuring that the activities associated with technology are aligned with the organization's overall business objectives.
  • Agile Methodologies - A project management approach utilized in software development, which is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work (known as sprints) and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans.

About Sempra Energy

Sempra Energy was created in 1998 by a merger of parent companies of two long-established, and highly respected, investor-owned utilities with rich histories dating back more than a century. Sempra Energy was founded to capitalize on new opportunities in competitive energy markets. The company’s ongoing focus is to enhance shareholder value and meet customer needs by sustaining the financial strength, operational flexibility and skilled workforce needed to succeed in rapidly changing market conditions. Sempra Energy is a Fortune 500 energy services company, based in San Diego, Calif., that combines deep industry expertise with rigorous risk management to deliver superior shareholder returns. In 2013, Sempra Energy produced revenues of approximately $10.5 billion.

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At Sempra Energy, every position plays a crucial role in shaping the future of energy. By joining our team, you will collaborate with skilled professionals dedicated to pioneering solutions in energy efficiency and resource management. Our culture thrives on innovation and leadership, empowering every employee to contribute to our mission of delivering energy with purpose.

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Learn more about Sempra Energy
Size
15,390 employees
Market Cap
$49.7 billion
Industry
Energy & Utilities
Net Income
$3.9 billion
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+4.7%
Revenue
$11.3 billion
NASDAQ
SRE
* Ladders Estimates

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