Job Description

Senior Business Transformation Lead

Microsoft D365 Finance & Supply Chain Transformation

As a Business Process Integrator, you will serve as a senior leader within Pella’s Business Transformation organization and play a key role in one of the company’s largest initiatives. You will be responsible for defining and executing the vision for how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management, Project Operations, and Field Service transform the operations of Pella’s Direct Sales Network (PDSN).

This role combines business strategy, process architecture, change leadership, and technology transformation. You will partner with executive stakeholders, business leaders, solution architects, and implementation partners to design and deliver future state business capabilities that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, service excellence, and financial performance.

The ideal candidate brings deep business process expertise, strong leadership skills, and a passion for driving large scale enterprise transformation. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders while influencing critical decisions that shape the future of Pella’s operating model.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Leadership & Business Architecture

• Build strong relationships with business stakeholders to collaboratively shape future value streams (i.e. Lead to Customer, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Value Add to Deliver, Install & Field Service).
• Lead business process architecture efforts by evaluating current-state operations and designing scalable, efficient, and data-driven future state processes.
• Conduct detailed gap analyses between current Install & Field Service processes and Microsoft capabilities; document business requirements and recommend optimal configurations or enhancements.
• Lead the full lifecycle of implementation—including, design, build, test, training, deployment, and hypercare for one or more process lanes.
• Partner with architects and technical teams to ensure alignment between business vision, system design, and technical execution.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, organizational impacts, and implementation challenges while driving mitigation plans and executive decision-making.
• Use data analytics to establish baseline KPI’s; utilizing to measure success through the implementation phase
• Serve as the functional subject matter expert for Install & Field Service, and other domains as assigned

Testing, Readiness, & Change Leadership

• Develop comprehensive testing strategies, plans, and scenarios ensuring business readiness and solution quality
• Lead integrated testing activities including Conference Room Pilots (CRPs), System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and deployment readiness assessments
• Design and deliver training strategies that accelerate user adoption and organizational readiness
• Develop communication plans and executive-level messaging that align stakeholders around objectives
• Support organizational change management by effectively communicating benefits and impacts of new processes and technology

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead cross-functional teams comprised of business stakeholders, IT professionals, subject matter experts and implementation partners
• Lead/facilitate small to medium-sized teams, providing direction to internal contributors and external consultants
• Guide team members toward better outcomes, resolve conflicts quickly, and provide constructive feedback.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, Operations Management or related field.
• 5+ years of experience leading business process transformation, ERP Implementations involving Installation & Field Service or large scale operational improvements
• Experience implementing or supporting enterprise ERP Platforms such as Microsoft D365 Finance & Supply Chain or Infor LN
• Strong knowledge of business process design, process mapping, requirements management, and change management methodologies.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments, managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence leaders and drive decisions without direct authority.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Commitment to Pella’s mission, values, and culture of caring deeply, learning continuously, and achieving results.

Preferred

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management, Project Operations, and/or Field Service.
• Experience in installation, field service, manufacturing, distribution, construction products, or complex project-based operations.
• Experience with enterprise-scale transformations exceeding multiple business units or geographic locations.
• Lean, Six Sigma, Project Management, Product Management, or Change Management certifications.
• Experience working with external implementation partners and system integrators.

What We Offer

• A highly visible leadership role shaping the future of Pella's business operations.
• The opportunity to influence executive decisions and enterprise strategy.
• Direct involvement in one of the most significant business transformations in Pella's history.
• Competitive salary and performance‑based incentives.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and 401(k) matching.
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
• A collaborative culture that values innovation, work-life balance, and employee growth.

The opportunity to shape the future of Pella’s operations during a major enterprise transformation.

About Pella Corporation

As the #1 most-preferred national window and door brand by homeowners across the country, Pella Corporation leads the industry in innovation and design. Founded in 1925, today the Pella Family of Brands encompasses a robust product offering sold and installed through various channels. We are a growing, privately owned company with 20 manufacturing locations and over 10,000 team members in the U.S. and Canada. Pella is consistently recognized as a great place to work by Newsweek, Forbes and Glassdoor, having most recently been named to America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek in 2024, as well as Forbes' 2024 Best Employers for Women and Best-In-State Employer in Iowa. We have also received numerous accolades for innovation and design, including Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2024 and Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2022 and 2023.

At Pella, our team cares deeply, learns continuously and achieves results that go beyond. We encourage creative thinking that seeks out and includes diverse perspectives. And we empower you to do the work you’re most proud of — that’s why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.

With talent just like you, we are imagining, building and fighting for a brighter future for generations to come. Ready to find a career that sparks your passion?