Program Executive of the MOVERS Program at State of Missouri – Jefferson City, Missouri

Job Location: This position will be located in Jefferson City, MO.

The MOVERS (Missouri Vital Enterprise Resource System) program is a transformational, statewide initiative to modernize the State of Missouri's core administrative systems, including enterprise resource management, human capital management, and enterprise performance management. The program is currently undergoing a critical replanning and restructuring phase to ensure its long-term success and to deliver a unified, efficient platform for all three branches of government.

The State of Missouri is seeking a Program Executive to serve as the designated senior executive accountable for enterprise leadership and delivery of the MOVERS program. This role is charged with sustaining momentum and ensuring disciplined execution for a statewide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) transformation through strong governance, executive decision-making, and enterprise-wide coordination.

The Program Executive is accountable for ensuring MOVERS achieves its intended business outcomes and public value, advances statewide operational effectiveness, and proceeds with transparency and fiscal discipline. The Program Executive provides executive direction across program leaders, vendors, and agencies and branches of government, ensuring decisions are made at the appropriate level and with full consideration of statewide, long-term impacts across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.

This is a hands-on leadership role that requires a unique blend of strategic vision, operational excellence, and project management. The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented leader capable of managing a multi-year, multi-million-dollar program while providing high-level oversight, ensuring strategic alignment with statewide goals.

The Program Executive is administratively situated within the Office of Administration but serves a unique statewide mandate. Reporting to the Commissioner of Administration, the role is concurrently accountable to the Governor’s Office, as well as the Project’s Executive Steering Committee, representing leadership from the three branches of Missouri government.

Executive Leadership & Accountability

• Serve as the State’s designated senior executive of the MOVERS program, driving organizational vision, operations strategy, and enterprise alignment.
• Establish, oversee, and enforce an enterprise governance structure that enables timely, transparent, and accountable decision-making.
• Facilitate governance meetings and ensure effective escalation, resolution, and documentation of enterprise-level decisions.
• Report progress to the Office of Administration, and where appropriate, the Governor’s Office and senior leadership across the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches.
• Provide regular, transparent status updates and build consensus among diverse groups to ensure buy-in and remove roadblocks.

Program Oversight & Fiscal Stewardship

• Maintain oversight of MOVERS delivery against approved scope, schedule, and budget, and implement corrective actions when required to protect program objectives.
• Ensure the project's objectives, such as reducing manual processes, enhancing data accessibility, and improving efficiency, are met and that the program adapts to the evolving needs of the state.
• Ensure disciplined fiscal management of the program, providing executive direction to financial leadership to maintain budget and compliance with state requirements.
• Oversee vendor performance, contractual compliance, and value realization across major vendor engagements. Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture.

Risk, Issue & Performance Management

• Provide leadership in identifying, prioritizing, and resolving risks and issues that threaten program success.
• Drive collaboration across stakeholders to resolve complex challenges.
• Anticipate and mitigate risks inherent in large-scale ERP transformations, including data conversion, legacy system retirement, and cross-agency adoption.

Stakeholder Coordination and Management

• Serve as the primary executive liaison for the MOVERS program to the Governor’s Office and leadership across the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches.
• Lead enterprise stakeholder engagement to align agencies with program objectives, managing competing priorities, change resistance, and conflict resolution.

• Fifteen (15) or more years of progressive leadership experience, including senior or executive leadership roles overseeing complex, multi-year technology initiatives with enterprise-wide or statewide impact.
• Demonstrated experience leading or overseeing large-scale, statewide ERP implementations within state government or comparable settings, including oversight of scope, schedule, budget, and vendor performance.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a complex public-sector environment involving multiple agencies, governance bodies, and external stakeholders.
• Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and credibly to senior leadership, oversight bodies, and diverse stakeholders.
• Experience leading senior leaders and program executives in a matrixed, multi vendor environment, managing complex contractual agreements.
• Verifiable expertise in strategic planning, business process re-engineering, enterprise change management, and operational efficiency methodologies.
• Formal certification in Project Management (PMP), Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or similar methodologies.

• Twenty (20) or more years of progressive leadership experience outlined above.
• Direct executive-level experience with Oracle ERP solutions in a statewide or public- sector environment.
• Experience leading the turnaround or stabilization of an at-risk technology project.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Business Administration, Public Administration, Information Systems, or related discipline), with a master’s degree (MBA, MPP, or MSM) is considered a strong plus.

The salary indicated represents a base pay rate. If the individual selected or the position is eligible for a pay differential (e.g., shift, security, or years of service), it will be added to the total compensation in your paycheck. A pay differential does not raise your base pay.

Successful background check results are required for employment in this position. This may include background checks involving a candidate's name and/or fingerprints and other screenings as needed for the specific position.

Authorization to work in the United States is a prerequisite of employment. The Office of Administration will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

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