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HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K-12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students' potential and extend teachers' capabilities.

HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com

Title: Director, Information Technology for Enterprise Value Chain

Location: Remote in the U.S.

What you'll do:

The IT Director, Information Technology Enterprise Value Chain is a key position reporting directly to the IT VP, Corporate Functions, with responsibility for directing all aspects of technology solution delivery to support our Finance organization. This role will partner closely with business leaders across Finance, Supply Chain, Internal Audit, Tax, Legal, and external technology partners to drive enterprise application strategy and governance. The role will establish standards, best practices, and scalable processes to support ongoing ERP modernization efforts, including the evaluation and phased implementation of the next ERP generation.

Operating within a decentralized business model, this position will provide enterprise-level oversight, governance, strategic direction, and ownership of day-to-day ERP SAP administration and support.

The successful candidate will be a clear and decisive communicator with outstanding organizational management and business technology acumen. This director will have outstanding management skills and will be adept at cultivating and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of parties including internal stakeholders, 3rd-party vendors, external clients, and operational areas within HMH. This includes working with the business partners and stakeholders to understand the business processes, priorities and current risks and issues. The candidate will demonstrate excellent communication skills, judgment, integrity, and leadership. This position will be Remote.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Value Chain | Applications Strategy & Governance
• Develop and maintain the ERP SAP and Enterprise applications strategy across the Enterprise Tech Stack portfolio, including Concur, Ariba, LogPro, NetSuite, Esker, RevStream, RevSpring, Alliant-Rprep/ RRDM, and Anaplan.
• Create and manage a multi-year ERP roadmap aligned with business priorities, growth initiatives, acquisitions, and operational scalability.
• Establish governance standards for ERP lifecycle management, integrations, master data management, change management, and business process alignment.
• Increase visibility into enterprise applications, ownership structures, support models, integrations, and business-critical dependencies across operating companies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure enterprise systems continue to meet evolving business requirements.

Enterprise Tech Stack Portfolio Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight across a diverse Enterprise landscape that includes SAP ECC, NetSuite, Concur, Ariba, LogPro, Esker, RevStream, RevSpring, Alliant-Rprep/ RRDM, Anaplan, among other platforms.
• Partner with business units and third-party providers to support platform performance, upgrades, and long-term technology planning.
• Identify opportunities for Enterprise-ERP standardization, rationalization, and modernization.
• Drive initiatives that improve enterprise application scalability, reporting capabilities, and operational efficiency.

ERP NextGen & Transformation

• Lead strategic planning and phased deployment efforts for future ERP generation and consolidation.
• Partner with SI, AMS, implementation teams and business stakeholders to support Enterprise-ERP transformation initiatives.
• Ensure governance, business readiness, training, and change management practices are embedded within application modernization efforts.
• Support enterprise architecture decisions and integration strategies related to ERP and business systems.

Compliance, Risk & Controls

• Partner with Finance, Internal Audit, Legal, Cybersecurity, and external auditors to support compliance and governance requirements.
• Support ERP-related SOX compliance initiatives, including IT General Controls (ITGCs), segregation of duties, access management, change management, and application-level financial controls.
• Ensure enterprise applications support applicable data privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Promote strong documentation standards, governance frameworks, and audit readiness across the enterprise application environment.

Leadership & Vendor Management

• Lead and develop a team responsible for enterprise applications, business systems, andbuilding scalable support processes and team development programs.

• Manage relationships with consulting firms, managed service providers, application vendors, and implementation partners.
• Support strategic technology initiatives and special projects as assigned by Finance and IT leadership.

What you will need: (Required to perform this role)

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience leading SAP ECC platforms, enterprise applications, or business systems functions.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience managing SAP ECC and related revenue applications, technology projects and solutions/service delivery/ support, including day-to-day oversight of solution architects, developers, technical analysts, QA & testing resources, etc.
• Hands-on experience on SAP FICO, MM, and Development strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of SAP governance, integrations, business process optimization, and enterprise application strategy.
• Experience supporting SOX compliance, IT General Controls (ITGCs), and audit-related requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively across technical and business audiences.
• Integrity - By reputation and consistent performance, they must be viewed by the executive team as trustworthy, and by other levels of the organization as fair and trusted member of the IT team.
• Emotional stability and resilience - In the creation of a mature technology service organization, this role will be accountable to various business and technology resources and must consistently demonstrate a calm and assured demeanor.
• Master's degree preferred

How We Work (Competencies)

• Instills Trust
• Cultivates Innovation
• Connects With Courage
• Action Oriented

Salary Range:

USD $170,000 - $190,000

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on 7/5/2026. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date but is not guaranteed.

The Information Technology organization is transforming to realize our mission: Become a leader in HMH's digital transformation, and as a strategic partner, innovate and deliver highest value, competitive advantage solutions across all corporate and business functions. Our ambition is to be a digital leader through innovation and develop and deliver leading edge technology such as robotic process automation and artificial intelligence to solve some of HMH's greatest operational business challenges. Our professionals will have business relevant skills to connect our HMH partners to technologies that propel the businesses to deliver the greatest value for HMH and our customers.

We are building a team of IT professionals with an insatiable appetite to learn, a relentless focus on customer service, a technological curiosity toward future possibilities, and a creativity in solving business challenges with leading technologies. Our team will find ways to work together, create a sense of community where it's safe to take risks and learn together, develop our careers, and all have an opportunity to work on new technologies. We will work together, learn together and have fun together. As a team, we will lead HMH's digital transformation.