IT Enterprise Business Applications Manager

JOB TITLE: IT Enterprise Business Applications Manager

LOCATION: History Center – 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102

TYPICAL

STARTING PAY: $86,840 – $108,550 annually

STATUS & HOURS: Full-time, regular (approximately 2080 annual hours) position.

BENEFITS: Eligible to participate in the State Employee Group Insurance Program and a retirement program with employer contribution. Generous vacation and sick time accruals with additional paid holidays.

DESIGNATION: Supervisory

POSTING DATE: November 6, 2026

DEADLINE DATE: Open until filled

TO APPLY: Interested applicants must apply online at the Minnesota Historical Society’s career center at www.mnhs.org/jobs and include a resume and cover letter by the application deadline date.  

DESCRIPTION:  The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) seeks applicants to provide oversight and vision to business applications, managing the project management lifecycle and creating safeguards against risk through proactive guidance, comprehensive documentation, and continual assessment of MNHS business processes and internal controls.

SUMMARY OF WORK:  1) Manage projects to advance business applications and ensure that systems are aligned to and directly support technology services’ strategy and objectives for MNHS; 2) Oversee the Business Application Team, which manages the planning and implementation of front- and back-end technology that serves the public-facing digital portfolio at MNHS; 3) Create short- and long-term business application and system goals; 4) Lead the development and assist in the implementation of resources that ensure best practices in technical support and application; 5) Provide overall direction for placing, training, supervising, and motivating assigned staff, interns, volunteers, and fellows.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Six years of experience creating project charters and leading large-scale IT-related projects.
• Four years of experience with enterprise systems administration, design, and analysis, in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and the software development lifecycle (SDLC) tools.
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated use of ITIL/ITSM frameworks and best practices.
• Experience in application modernization, cloud migration, and IT transformation initiatives.
• Experience acting as a technical resource on issues regarding computer operations, data communications, and networking technologies.
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Ability to lift 10 pounds.

DEMONSTRATED SKILLS IN OR KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Supervising staff, writing work plans, and actively managing employee performance to ensure success towards organizational goals.
• Facilitating product development using Agile principles or other project management systems.
• Can exchange ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is understood with clarity and purpose.
• Customer service and interpersonal communication skills sufficient to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with senior leaders and stakeholders
• Multitasking, working effectively under pressure to meet deadlines, prioritizing, and adapting to changing priorities.
• Working independently and taking individual initiative while also being able to collaborate effectively and contribute positively in a team environment.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with a demonstrated results orientation.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Best practices in information technology and implementation.
• Agile principles and methodologies.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple teams.
• Strong budgeting and negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with best practices for API programming.
• Experience with rapid digital prototyping.
• Familiarity with multifaceted operations.
• Experience successfully using MySQL, Python, TypeKit, Fast API.

Should you have questions with the application process, email humanresources@mnhs.org.   

At MNHS, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on diversity for the benefit of our employees, our products and services, and our community. The Minnesota Historical Society believes that an inclusive culture among our team members is critical to our success as a historical society and museum, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The Minnesota Historical Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer.