Enterprise Applications Manager

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection. About the Role We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Applications Manager to own and optimize the company's business tools ecosystem. This role will serve as the primary administrator and strategic lead for enterprise applications, access management, systems integrations, and business process automation across the organization. The ideal candidate has a strong systems mindset, understands how applications, data, and business processes connect across departments and entities, and can balance operational support with long-term technology strategy. This role will lead application governance, user access controls, and serve as the IT lead and primary business systems partner for ERP implementation and ongoing optimization. This position partners closely with Finance, Operations, HR, Engineering, and department leaders to ensure technology systems are secure, scalable, and aligned with business objectives. What you’ll be doing - Own the administration, configuration, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise applications. - Serve as the primary systems owner for business-critical platforms, including ERP, HRIS, collaboration tools, ticketing systems, and other operational applications. - Develop and maintain application governance standards, documentation, and operational procedures, including user provisioning and deprovisioning processes. - Manage vendor relationships, licensing, renewals, and system performance. - Design, implement, and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) frameworks across all business systems. - Serve as the internal IT lead for ERP implementation, deployment, and optimization initiatives. - Lead systems design discussions, requirements gathering, testing, data migration coordination, and change management activities. - Ensure ERP integrations align with broader enterprise architecture and business process objectives. - Drive ERP post-implementation continuous improvement efforts. - Act as the senior business systems and applications resource for the organization. Qualifications - 5+ years of experience administering enterprise business applications and systems. - Experience managing access controls and identity governance across multiple SaaS platforms. - Experience leading or supporting ERP implementations. - Strong understanding of business processes across Finance, HR, Operations, and Corporate functions. - Experience with systems integrations, APIs, workflow automation, and data management. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience with SSO, identity providers, and access management platforms. - Experience with HRIS, financial systems, and IT service management tools. - Familiarity with SOX controls, audit requirements, and compliance frameworks. - Knowledge of security best practices, user provisioning, and access control frameworks. - Strong project management and stakeholder management skills. - Excellent documentation and process design capabilities. - Experience supporting global or multi-entity organizations. For U.S. Roles: To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC). For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods