The Manager, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) Engineering will lead the engineering strategy, architecture, development, implementation, and ongoing support of our Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations platform.
The Manager will be responsible for building and leading a high-performing engineering organization, delivering scalable and secure ERP solutions, and partnering with business and technology stakeholders to enable operational excellence and business growth.
This role requires strong expertise in Dynamics 365 F&O, enterprise application architecture, software engineering, integration, DevOps, and technical leadership. This position will need a combination of hands-on technical knowledge, strategic thinking, and experience managing complex enterprise engineering teams.
This role will translate business strategy into pragmatic platform roadmaps and well-governed technical solutions. The role partners with business and technology leaders, product owners, security, data, integration, and infrastructure teams to deliver customer and employee experiences that are resilient, maintainable, measurable, and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.
This position can be remote with occasional travel required for business meetings, discovery workshop sessions, and company events as needed.
Remote hires will be required to travel to our headquarters in Ankeny, IA (company paid) their first few days for new hire orientation, training, and onboarding.At this time, we are NOT considering applicants that require immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc.Salary range: $142,640-160,470 plus 15% bonus target
Benefits
Our employees enjoy a generous package of benefits that we are thrilled to provide, and feel is part of what makes us different as an employer. We value our team members, and this is one way we can show it.
Benefits include:
-PTO, holiday pay and holiday of choice
-401(k) match
-Life insurance
-Short-term disability
-Health, dental and vision insurance
-Maternity/paternity leave
-Health savings account (HSA)
-Flex spending accounts (FSA) - health and dependent
Position Responsibilities may include, but not limited to- Define and execute the D365 F&O engineering strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives
- Lead the architecture, development, implementation, and enhancement of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations solutions
- Oversee X++ development, extensions, customizations, and best practices
- Drive scalable, secure, and high-performance ERP solutions across Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Manufacturing
- Lead integrations between D365 F&O and enterprise systems using APIs, Azure, and modern integration technologies
- Partner with business stakeholders, Product Management, and Enterprise Architecture to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Oversee D365 F&O implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and modernization initiatives
- Establish engineering standards, coding practices, architecture principles, and technical governance
- Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and release management practices
- Ensure solution quality, performance, security, and reliability across the D365 F&O platform
- Lead production support, incident management, root-cause analysis, and continuous operational improvement
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing D365 F&O engineering organization
- Recruit, mentor, coach, and retain engineering managers, architects, developers, and technical leads
- Define team structure, operating models, engineering KPIs, and performance standards
- Manage engineering budgets, resources, priorities, and delivery commitments
- Oversee technical risks, dependencies, project execution, and delivery quality
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security, audit, data governance, and regulatory requirements
- Manage relationships with Microsoft, system integrators, implementation partners, and technology vendors
- Communicate engineering strategy, delivery progress, risks, and investment priorities to executive leadership
- Drive innovation, continuous improvement, engineering productivity, and business value through the D365 F&O platform
Required Skills and Experience- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise software engineering, ERP engineering, or technology delivery
- 7+ years of experience working with Microsoft Dynamics AX / Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations
- 5+ years of experience in engineering leadership, architecture, or management roles
- Proven experience leading large-scale D365 F&O implementations, integrations, upgrades, and engineering initiatives
- Strong experience with X++, D365 F&O extensions, data entities, integrations, and technical architecture
- Experience with Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and modern engineering practices
- Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, software development lifecycle, and engineering governance
- Demonstrated experience managing engineering teams, budgets, vendors, and delivery roadmaps
- Dynamics 365 F&O: X++, extensions, AOT, data entities, batch jobs, workflows, security, reporting, and integrations
- Integration & Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, APIs, OData, and enterprise integration patterns
- Engineering & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD, automated testing, release management, code quality, and performance engineering
- Architecture: Enterprise architecture, solution design, scalability, security, reliability, and technical governance
- Leadership: Strategic planning, team development, stakeholder management, vendor management, and executive communication
Preferred Skills and Experience- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 certifications, such as Dynamics 365 Finance or Supply Chain Management
- Experience with Power Platform, Azure Integration Services, Dataverse, and enterprise integration technologies
- Experience leading global teams and distributed engineering organizations
- Experience in manufacturing, retail, distribution, financial services, or other complex enterprise environments
- Experience with ERP modernization, cloud transformation, and platform rationalization
- Strategic technology leadership
- Enterprise architecture and systems thinking
- Talent development and team building
- Executive communication and stakeholder management
- Product and business partnership
- Operational excellence
- Change management
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving
- Ability to balance speed, quality, scalability, and technical risk
Physical Requirements- Repetitive motions that include the wrists, hands and/or fingers
- Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting, remaining in a stationary position for prolonged periods
- Visual perception to perform job including peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
