Enterprise Applications Manager

Xona Space Systems, Inc

$120K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience administering enterprise business applications and systems.
  • Proven expertise in managing access controls and identity governance for SaaS platforms.
  • Experience with leading or supporting ERP implementations across organizations.
  • Strong grasp of cross-functional business processes in Finance, HR, and Operations.
  • Proficient in systems integrations, APIs, workflow automation, and data management.

Responsibilities

  • Own the administration and optimization of enterprise applications.
  • Serve as the primary systems owner for critical platforms like ERP and HRIS.
  • Develop and maintain application governance standards and procedures.
  • Manage vendor relationships, including licensing and system performance.
  • Design and implement role-based access control (RBAC) frameworks.
  • Lead ERP implementation and optimization initiatives.
  • Coordinate systems design discussions, requirements gathering, and change management.

Benefits

  • Work with a diverse range of departments, enhancing cross-functional collaboration.
  • Opportunity to influence the strategic direction of technology in the organization.
  • Lead critical ERP initiatives that drive organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Develop standards that ensure application security and compliance across the enterprise.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Applications Manager to own and optimize the company's business tools ecosystem. This role will serve as the primary administrator and strategic lead for enterprise applications, access management, systems integrations, and business process automation across the organization.

The ideal candidate has a strong systems mindset, understands how applications, data, and business processes connect across departments and entities, and can balance operational support with long-term technology strategy. This role will lead application governance, user access controls, and serve as the IT lead and primary business systems partner for ERP implementation and ongoing optimization.

This position partners closely with Finance, Operations, HR, Engineering, and department leaders to ensure technology systems are secure, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.

What you'll be doing
  • Own the administration, configuration, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise applications.
  • Serve as the primary systems owner for business-critical platforms, including ERP, HRIS, collaboration tools, ticketing systems, and other operational applications.
  • Develop and maintain application governance standards, documentation, and operational procedures, including user provisioning and deprovisioning processes.
  • Manage vendor relationships, licensing, renewals, and system performance.
  • Design, implement, and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) frameworks across all business systems.
  • Serve as the internal IT lead for ERP implementation, deployment, and optimization initiatives.
  • Lead systems design discussions, requirements gathering, testing, data migration coordination, and change management activities.
  • Ensure ERP integrations align with broader enterprise architecture and business process objectives.
  • Drive ERP post-implementation continuous improvement efforts.
  • Act as the senior business systems and applications resource for the organization.


Qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience administering enterprise business applications and systems.
  • Experience managing access controls and identity governance across multiple SaaS platforms.
  • Experience leading or supporting ERP implementations.
  • Strong understanding of business processes across Finance, HR, Operations, and Corporate functions.
  • Experience with systems integrations, APIs, workflow automation, and data management.


Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with SSO, identity providers, and access management platforms.
  • Experience with HRIS, financial systems, and IT service management tools.
  • Familiarity with SOX controls, audit requirements, and compliance frameworks.
  • Knowledge of security best practices, user provisioning, and access control frameworks.
  • Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
  • Excellent documentation and process design capabilities.
  • Experience supporting global or multi-entity organizations.

For U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

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