Adaptive Planning and Forecasting Associate Director

Job Summary

The Adaptive Planning and Forecasting Associate Director will provide critical leadership as the lead of the Budget and Planning Team, with a focus on supporting business objectives while managing system maintenance, release management and continuous improvement. This position will also ensure operational alignment of resources and technology solutions to Universities of Wisconsin business needs and initiatives.

The Adaptive Planning and Forecasting Associate Director will be the primary provider of leadership and support for the Workday Adaptive Planning module. The person in this role will partner closely with Universities of Wisconsin business leaders to ensure operational needs are successfully enabled by technology solutions. They will ensure operational success measures are met and will identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness. They are responsible for effective communication and reporting to functional stakeholders, collaborating across lines of business to manage cross-functional topics and working closely with leadership to maintain alignment and provide the information required when and how they need it.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Advises institutional or divisional leadership on information technology operations and business models
• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• Directs strategic information technology planning initiatives and establishes objectives for the institution to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, staffing resources in alignment with the strategic plan
• Serves as a liaison representing the interests of the institution to internal and external stakeholders
• Intentionally collaborates with peers across Workday and Enterprise Solutions Team to form a cohesive and well-functioning leadership team
• Develops operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives
• May perform manager functions
• May develop and audit institutional budgets and/or financials