Senior Solutions Architect – D365 F&O Implementation Lead

Senior Solutions Architect – D365 F&O Implementation Lead

About PROENERGY

PROENERGY is an engineering, R&D, and manufacturing powerhouse. The company addresses every need for fast-start power generation: turbine and package manufacturing, turnkey project execution, power purchase agreements, and asset lifecycle care for turbines and plants. Where others see impossible energy challenges, PROENERGY provides innovative aeroderivative solutions.

Our Footprint

PROENERGY delivers fast-start, dispatchable power solutions from worldwide centers for aeroderivative excellence. We are investing more than $1 billion through 2028 in infrastructure to serve our customers.

• In Sedalia, Missouri, our 600,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Manufacturing—a world-class investment in fast-start power and the only campus of its kind in the world—is growing by 40 percent.
• In Houston, Texas, our 500,000 sq ft Center for Excellence in Lifecycle Care features a Level-IV depot and aero repair facility, which executes comprehensive services for aeroderivative engines under one roof.
• In Kansas City, we have an office with an Engineering team that supports our sought-after solutions for turnkey projects and contracted power.
• Our worldwide service centers ensure local service expertise near our customers. Our expanding service footprint includes Phoenix, Buenos Aires, New Brunswick, and additional locations in Europe, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

Our Philosophy

We take care of our people and strive to make a positive difference for the world. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life/Disability Insurance at minimal cost to the employee, 10 paid holidays, paid time off, and a 401K plan. If you are looking for a rewarding career and possess specialized knowledge and quality-oriented problem-solving skills, we encourage you to apply today.

Position Summary

PROENERGY is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect – D365 F&O Implementation Lead to serve as the primary internal solution owner for the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations implementation. This role will lead the functional architecture, own the end-to-end ERP solution design, and provide direct leadership to the Senior Functional Analysts supporting Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Projects, Quality, Service, and related business processes.

This role will be responsible for ensuring the D365 solution is scalable, supportable, aligned with business requirements, and implemented using standard functionality and leading practices wherever possible. The ideal candidate will have deep D365 F&O experience, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record delivering complex ERP programs in manufacturing, project-based, supply chain, or service-oriented environments.

Reporting and Team Structure

Reports To: Chief Information Officer

Work Location: 6401 North Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77041 or 6246 McHard Road, Houston, TX 77053

Direct Reports: This role is expected to lead the functional analyst team, including:

• Senior Functional Analyst – Finance, Project Accounting & Controls
• Senior Functional Analyst – Supply Chain, Procurement & Warehouse
• Senior Functional Analyst – Manufacturing, Planning & Quality
• Senior Functional Analyst – Order Management, Service & Customer Operations

Responsibilities

• Serve as the internal solution owner for the D365 F&O implementation.
• Lead the Senior Functional Analyst team across assigned functional workstreams.
• Own the overall functional architecture across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Projects, Quality, Service, Warehouse, and related processes.
• Partner with business process owners, IT leadership, the systems integrator, and Microsoft resources to ensure the solution meets business objectives.
• Drive future-state process design using D365 standard functionality wherever practical.
• Review and approve functional designs, configuration decisions, process flows, test scenarios, security roles, workflow designs, and reporting requirements.
• Identify cross-functional design impacts and resolve conflicts between business areas.
• Ensure end-to-end processes are integrated across Concept to Market, Procure to Pay, Plan to Produce, Order to Cash, Pick to Ship, Project Accounting, Post Sales Support, Quality Management, and Post to Close.
• Challenge unnecessary customization and support a clean, scalable ERP design.
• Coordinate with the Data Conversion and Integration Architect to ensure master data, transactional data, integrations, reporting, and cutover plans support the overall solution.
• Support program governance, design authority, change control, risk management, and issue resolution.
• Lead solution readiness reviews for conference room pilots, system integration testing, UAT, training, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
• Provide executive-level updates on solution risks, design decisions, process readiness, and implementation progress.
• Build internal ERP capability so PROENERGY is not overly dependent on external consultants after go-live.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of ERP experience, including significant experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations or Dynamics AX.
• 5+ years of solution architecture or senior functional leadership experience.
• Experience leading at least one full lifecycle D365 F&O implementation.
• Strong understanding of cross-functional ERP design across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Projects, Quality, and Order Management.
• Experience managing or leading functional analysts, consultants, business analysts, or process leads.
• Ability to translate business strategy and process needs into practical ERP solution designs.
• Strong understanding of ERP governance, configuration, security, workflows, reporting, integrations, testing, cutover, and support models.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work with executives, process owners, technical teams, business users, and implementation partners.
• Ability to make decisions, resolve conflict, and drive standardization across business areas.
• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
• Successful candidate will need to satisfactorily complete pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in complex manufacturing, engineer-to-order, configure-to-order, depot repair, EPC projects, field service, or industrial equipment businesses.
• Experience replacing legacy systems such as Microsoft GP, standalone procurement tools, MRO systems, custom applications, and spreadsheet-driven processes.
• Experience with IPO readiness, SOX controls, public-company reporting, or audit-sensitive environments.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure integrations, Dataverse, Lifecycle Services, Azure DevOps, and D365 testing tools.
• Experience with PLM/PDM, CRM, field service, payroll/timekeeping, banking, and project scheduling integrations.

Success Measures

A successful Senior Solutions Architect – D365 F&O Implementation Lead will help PROENERGY:

• Deliver a scalable D365 implementation aligned to business priorities.
• Reduce unnecessary customization and maintain a clean core solution.
• Ensure business processes work end-to-end across functions.
• Improve internal ownership of the ERP platform.
• Strengthen governance, controls, and operational visibility.
• Enable a stable go-live and sustainable post-go-live support model.

Equal Opportunity

It is PROENERGY's policy to provide equal opportunity in employment to all its employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, national origin, marital status, ancestry, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by State or Federal law.