Vice President, Global IT Business Applications (Hybrid Work Model)

Vice President Global IT Business Applications

Location: Houston Texas

Model of Work: Hybrid

Are you excited by challenges Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced international and dynamic environment Now is the time to join Quorum Software a rapidly growing company and industry leader in oil & gas transformation.

Quorum Software is the worlds largest provider of digital technology focused solely on business workflows that empower the next evolution of energy. From emerging companies to supermajors throughout every region of the globe customers rely on Quorums proven innovation and unmatched global expertise to streamline business operations and make data-driven decisions that optimize profitability and growth. Our industry-leading solutions are transforming energy companies across the entire value chain helping visionary leaders evolve their organizations into modern energy companies.

Overview

Quorum is looking for a Vice President Global Business Applications to join our executive leadership team. This position reports directly to the CIO & Senior Vice President Information Technology and serves as a key technology executive responsible for the full lifecycle of enterprise applications and the enterprise data and analytics platform across the organization. The VP will own the global applications vision strategy and execution ensuring that Quorums technology ecosystem scales in lockstep with its rapid growth agenda.

This is a hands-on executive role. The ideal candidate leads from the front equally comfortable setting strategy in the boardroom and rolling up their sleeves to work directly alongside architects developers and functional teams to solve complex problems. We are not looking for a purely people-managing executive; we need a leader who remains deeply engaged in the technical and functional details of the platforms and programs they own.

Ideal candidates are seasoned technology executives with a proven track record of leading large-scale multi-platform enterprise application portfolios including Oracle NetSuite and across complex global organizations. This leader will bring a blend of strategic vision executive presence and deep technical fluency to drive transformational outcomes across the business.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and own the global applications vision and multi-year strategy aligning enterprise technology capabilities with Quorums corporate growth objectives and digital transformation agenda.
• Serve as a trusted technology advisor to C-suite and executive business leaders translating complex technology opportunities into actionable business value.
• Lead the evaluation and adoption of new capabilities across the enterprise application portfolio including the AI and automation features delivered natively by core platforms adopted within the standards and platform services provided by Quorums enterprise AI function.
• Partner with the CIO and peer executives to shape the enterprise technology architecture roadmap ensuring alignment across applications infrastructure data and security domains.

Program & Delivery Excellence

• Oversee the architecture and deployment of large-scale global programs including Oracle NetSuite and other mission-critical platforms across multiple simultaneous workstreams regions and business units.
• Drive a multi-system integration strategy ensuring seamless interoperability across CRM ERP HCM data platforms and third-party applications through API management middleware and iPaaS solutions.
• Govern cloud application platform strategy across SaaS PaaS and hybrid environments ensuring scalability resilience security and cost efficiency.
• Own the enterprise data and analytics platform and reporting layer ensuring the enterprise data warehouse semantic models and executive reporting deliver trusted decision-ready data to Finance Sales and Operations.
• Champion Agile and DevSecOps delivery practices across application teams accelerating time-to-value while maintaining quality and compliance.
• Act as executive sponsor and escalation point for critical application programs ensuring business impacts are proactively identified managed and resolved.

People & Organization

• Build lead and develop a high-performing global team of application managers architects developers data engineers BI developers analysts and outsourced partners fostering a culture of innovation accountability and continuous learning.
• Cultivate talent pipelines and upskill the team across both traditional application disciplines and the AI-enabled capabilities now embedded in enterprise platforms.
• Mentor and coach senior managers and directors across the Applications and Data & Analytics organization developing the next generation of technology leaders.

Financial & Vendor Governance

• Own and manage a significant operating and capital budget including multi-year investment planning for applications and platform modernization initiatives.
• Develop and present executive-level business cases for technology investments articulating ROI risk and strategic alignment.
• Negotiate and govern strategic vendor relationships and enterprise contracts ensuring delivery commitments SLA performance and cost optimization across all platforms and partners.
• Conduct periodic portfolio reviews of global licenses and subscriptions ensuring appropriate utilization and budget alignment.

Compliance Risk & Continuity

• Ensure all applications meet security regulatory data privacy and governance requirements across all jurisdictions in which Quorum operates.
• Provide executive leadership for business continuity and disaster recovery strategy planning and testing across the application landscape.
• Establish and enforce release management change control and production governance standards across all application teams globally.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Technology Business Finance or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
• 15 years of progressive enterprise technology leadership with at least 5 years in a senior director or VP-level role overseeing global application portfolios
• Demonstrated hands-on executive who participates directly in solution design architecture decisions configuration and troubleshooting with technical teams rather than only managing at a distance.
• 10 years of hands-on experience with enterprise application delivery across CRM ERP and HCM platforms including demonstrated leadership of Oracle NetSuite and at scale with the ability to engage at a deep functional and technical level on both platforms
• Proven track record managing large complex multi-system and multi-region technology programs with competing priorities stakeholders and delivery timelines simultaneously
• Demonstrated executive-level digital transformation leadership including experience adopting AI and automation capabilities delivered within enterprise business platforms
• Deep experience with enterprise integration and API management at scale including iPaaS middleware and API gateway patterns
• Strong fluency in data and analytics platforms (e.g. Databricks Azure Data Factory Power BI Tableau or similar) and experience ensuring enterprise applications serve as trusted decision-ready data sources
• Cloud platform expertise across SaaS PaaS and cloud-hosted environments (AWS Azure or GCP)
• Executive presence and communication skills with proven ability to influence C-suite executives Board-level stakeholders and senior business leaders; gifted at translating technology strategy into business outcomes
• Strong financial acumen with experience owning large operating and capital budgets building multi-year investment roadmaps and developing compelling business cases
• 10 years of people leadership building and scaling global cross-functional technology organizations
• Compelling experience leading enterprise transformation with deep business process knowledge in finance payroll and human resources
• Strong working knowledge of multi-national operations public company governance and regulatory environments
• Contract negotiation and strategic vendor management experience at an enterprise scale
• Superior organizational analytical change management and interpersonal skills
• 20% travel some international

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with the AI capabilities embedded in core enterprise platforms (e.g. Salesforce Einstein NetSuite AI Microsoft Copilot) and how they are adopted within an application portfolio
• Low-code/no-code platform experience (e.g. Salesforce Flow Microsoft Power Platform or similar) to accelerate cross-functional delivery
• Hands-on experience with a named iPaaS or enterprise integration platform (MuleSoft Dell Boomi Workato or equivalent)
• Agile and DevSecOps transformation experience at a leadership level
• ITIL or equivalent service management certification preferred
• Corporate security and infrastructure governance experience a plus
• Oil & Gas / Energy industry experience strongly preferred

Additional Details

• Background Check: The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances: Criminal History Check Education Verification Employment Verification Drivers License Verification and passport/ID validation.
• Visa Sponsorship: Employment eligibility to work with Quorum Software in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position. The successful candidate will be required to ensure they maintain and renew any visas or permits that grant employment eligibility where applicable.

About Quorum Software
Quorum Software connects people and information across the energy value chain. Twenty years ago we built the first software for gas plant accountants. Pipeline operators came next followed by land administrators pumpers and planners. Since 1998 Quorum has helped thousands of energy workers with business workflows that optimize profitability and growth. Our vision for the future connects the global energy ecosystem through cloud-first software data standards and integration. The trusted source of decision-ready data for 1800 companies Quorum Software makes the essential connections that let us work better together in the connected energy workplace. For more information visit.

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