Director, Enterprise Applications

About the role

Crescent is a differentiated U.S. energy company committed to delivering value through a disciplined, returns-driven growth through acquisition strategy and consistent return of capital. The Director of Enterprise Applications is responsible for the strategy, governance, optimization, and lifecycle management of Crescent Energy’s enterprise SaaS application portfolio.

Responsibilities

This role serves as the primary steward of business applications across corporate functions, ensuring technology investments are aligned with business objectives, appropriately governed, cost-effective, and positioned to deliver maximum business value. The Director will partner closely with business leaders to evaluate, select, onboard, and optimize enterprise applications while driving application rationalization efforts to reduce redundancy, control SaaS sprawl, and improve technology effectiveness across the organization.

• Own the strategy, governance, and lifecycle management of Crescent’s enterprise application portfolio, including ERP, accounting, land, HR, procurement, legal, and other business-critical SaaS platforms.
• Maintain a comprehensive inventory of enterprise applications, including ownership, business purpose, costs, utilization, risks, and lifecycle status.
• Develop and maintain enterprise application roadmaps aligned with business priorities, technology strategy, and organizational objectives.
• Establish and maintain governance processes for evaluating, approving, onboarding, and managing enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Lead the enterprise application rationalization program to reduce redundancy, eliminate underutilized technologies, and control SaaS proliferation.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on application strategy, process improvement, technology investments, and vendor capabilities.
• Develop and manage strategic relationships with enterprise software vendors and service providers.
• Partner with Data & Information Management teams to ensure enterprise applications can effectively participate in the broader enterprise data ecosystem.
• Collaborate with AI & Automation teams to identify opportunities for workflow automation, process optimization, and emerging technology adoption.
• Build and lead a high-performing team responsible for enterprise applications, integration services, vendor management, and application governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• Relevant certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, or enterprise application certifications are a strong plus.
• 10+ years of progressive experience managing enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, or business systems.
• 5+ years in a leadership role with responsibility for enterprise application portfolios, application governance, or technology strategy.
• Industry experience in upstream oil and gas is required, with strong subject matter expertise in upstream business processes and operations.

Skills

• Strong understanding of enterprise business systems including ERP, accounting, land management, HR, procurement, and operational platforms.
• Experience with SaaS governance, application portfolio management, vendor management, and technology lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration architectures, APIs, middleware, and cloud-based integration platforms.
• Strong business process analysis and optimization capabilities.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to balance business priorities, technical requirements, risk management, and financial stewardship.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

Primarily office-based with occasional travel to field offices and operational sites as needed. Potential exposure to remote and high-risk environments, requiring adherence to safety protocols.