Director, Enterprise Applications and Analytics (Bristol)

The Director of Enterprise Applications & Analytics is responsible for the strategic leadership, governance, implementation, optimization, and support of the organization’s enterprise business systems and data analytics platforms. This role oversees the enterprise application portfolio, including ERP, CRM, HCM, BI, and other critical business systems, while driving data strategy, reporting, and analytics capabilities that enable operational excellence and informed decision-making.

The Director will partner closely with business leaders to align technology investments with organizational objectives, lead digital transformation initiatives, and ensure scalable, secure, and integrated solutions across the enterprise. A key responsibility of this role is leading technology integration efforts associated with mergers and acquisitions, including application rationalization, data migration, process harmonization, and post‑acquisition system consolidation.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with business goals and growth initiatives.
• Lead the selection, implementation, enhancement, and support of enterprise platforms, including ERP, CRM, HCM, supply chain, finance, manufacturing, and collaboration systems.
• Establish governance, standards, and best practices for application architecture, integration, security, and lifecycle management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize business processes and system performance.
• Manage vendor relationships, software licensing, contracts, and service‑level agreements.
• Define and lead the organization’s data and analytics strategy.
• Oversee enterprise reporting, dashboards, data warehousing, business intelligence, and self‑service analytics capabilities.
• Partner with business stakeholders to identify KPIs, performance metrics, and actionable insights.
• Promote data governance, data quality, and data stewardship across the organization.
• Leverage advanced analytics and emerging technologies to support strategic business objectives.

Mergers, Acquisitions & Integration Leadership

• Lead IT due diligence efforts for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic partnerships.
• Assess acquired companies’ application landscapes, infrastructure, data assets, and business processes.
• Develop and execute integration strategies, roadmaps, and transition plans for acquired entities.
• Direct application consolidation, ERP integration, data migration, master data harmonization, and business process standardization initiatives.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to ensure successful post‑acquisition integration while minimizing operational disruption.
• Identify and capture synergies, cost savings, and operational efficiencies through technology integration.
• Build, mentor, and develop high‑performing teams responsible for enterprise applications, integrations, reporting, and analytics.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Establish performance goals, career development plans, and succession planning for team members.
• Manage departmental budgets, resource planning, and project prioritization.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and functional stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into technology solutions that drive measurable outcomes.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives supporting growth, scalability, and operational excellence.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• API management and REST/SOAP web services
• ETL/ELT tools and data migration methodologies
• Enterprise architecture frameworks and best practices
• SaaS application management
• Application modernization and cloud migration
• Business Intelligence platforms, including visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik
• Data warehousing and data lake architectures
• Data governance and data quality frameworks
• SOX, GDPR, CCPA, and regulatory compliance requirements

Success Metrics

• Successful delivery of enterprise application initiatives on time and within budget.
• Increased adoption and business value realization from enterprise systems.
• Improved data quality, reporting accuracy, and analytics maturity.
• Successful acquisition integrations with minimal business disruption.
• Reduction in application complexity and technical debt.
• Improved operational efficiency through automation and process optimization.
• High stakeholder satisfaction and business partnership effectiveness

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience managing enterprise applications, business systems, and analytics functions.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and enterprise‑scale programs.
• Experience in manufacturing, distribution, industrial, private equity‑backed, or multi‑site organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading ERP, CRM, BI, and enterprise application implementations.
• Proven experience leading technology integration efforts related to mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, business intelligence, analytics platforms, and reporting solutions.
• Experience with enterprise integrations, middleware, APIs, and data migration methodologies.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform
• Strong project portfolio management and change management expertise.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Experience with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Power BI, Tableau, or similar enterprise technologies.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and modern data platforms.
• PMP, ITIL, Agile, Six Sigma, or relevant certifications.

TRAVEL

Travel as required to meet business needs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Verbal communication ability in English is required. Spanish a plus but not required. Visual acuity is required for online work at a computer terminal. Manual dexterity is required for keyboard functions. Approximately 80% of the work involves interaction throughout EMC so the ability to move to and within facilities and driving to other facilities is required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work area is within a sheltered office environment. Stress fluctuates between moderate, high and intense. Errors in system functions can have far reaching consequences. The work requires cooperation, flexibility and resourcefulness as a member of the EMC Information Technology team. This job may require on‑call availability during off‑hours for system emergencies. Collaboration with cross‑functional teams and vendors is necessary including regular updates and participation in team meetings.

EMC expects that every team member will be guided by EMC’s Guiding Principles

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.