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ERP Analyst roles sit squarely within specialty occupation territory, making them one of the stronger matches for F-1 OPT students. Most positions require a degree in information systems, computer science, or business analytics. Your 12-month OPT window is enough to demonstrate value and position yourself for H-1B visa sponsorship.
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Highstreet is seeking a Project Manager to support and lead delivery of operational and ERP/HCM projects for our public sector clients. This resource must have strong communication skills, love speaking with clients, engineering, partner organizations, and our executive team. The everyday workload includes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) engagements, PeopleSoft and E-Business Suite (EBS) initiatives, and broader legacy ERP/HCM enhancement and modernization projects. In this role, you'll coordinate project activities, manage client communication, and ensure successful execution across planning, testing, and go-live (or cutover, for on-premises and infrastructure engagements). You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, apply structured PMO processes, and help drive consistent, high-quality delivery across a mix of cloud, on-premises, and infrastructure environments.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning & Coordination
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure (OCI) workstreams.
- Align scope and requirements with Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, EBS, and OCI capabilities in partnership with solution architects and technical leads.
- Maintain project documentation, logs, and repository structure (RAID, RTM, agendas, testing, etc.).
- Incorporate process flow validation and transaction lifecycle checkpoints into project plans, including legacy system dependencies.
- Support onboarding, project setup, and adherence to PMO templates and processes, including those specific to public sector engagements.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for client communication, including public sector agency stakeholders.
- Manage expectations around timelines, deliverables, risks, and change requests.
- Lead recurring status meetings and ensure agendas and meeting minutes are posted.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Coordinate work across functional, technical, infrastructure, and QA team members.
- Support onshore/offshore alignment and help resolve blockers or conflicts.
- Review team progress, documentation, and performance against project expectations.
Budget & Tracking
- Monitor project budgets, burn rate, and staffing updates in partnership with project administrators.
- Support forecasting and financial reporting activities.
- Ensure testing scenarios reflect accurate transaction lifecycles and edge cases across both cloud and on-premises systems.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
- Log and track risks, issues, and action items.
- Facilitate mitigation discussions and escalate items when needed.
- Identify risks related to process breakdowns, incorrect accounting, or integration gaps across transaction flows, including legacy system constraints.
- Support the change control process and ensure proper documentation of out-of-scope work.
Testing, Cutover & Go-Live Support
- Coordinate SIT, UAT, and testing documentation across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure projects.
- Ensure test scenarios validate end-to-end transaction integrity, including accounting, approvals, integrations, and reporting outputs.
- Ensure test cases, logs, and approvals are completed and tracked.
- Support cutover planning, go-live execution, and post-go-live readiness for both cloud implementations and legacy system enhancements.
Governance & Reporting
- Provide regular project status updates using R/Y/G indicators and required client reports, including public sector-specific reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with Highstreet's methodology and participate in internal QA/PMO checkpoints.
- Help improve post-go-live handoff processes and lessons learned documentation.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, IT, Business, or related field.
- 2–5 years of project management experience, ERP, HCM projects a plus, and infrastructure implementations (cloud or on-premises).
- Experience reviewing or supporting functional design documents (FDDs), process flows, or accounting mappings.
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with project management tools (JIRA, MS Project, etc.).
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple workstreams across cloud and legacy environments.
- Highly detailed, multi-threaded, and high-energy, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), ERP systems, reporting systems, and web applications.
- Experience supporting public sector clients or government agency engagements.
- Ability to “connect the dots” between business operations, system configuration, and downstream reporting impacts.
- Familiarity with PMO governance, RAID management, and change control processes.
- PMP, CAPM, or Agile certification is a plus.
INTRODUCTION
Highstreet is seeking a Project Manager to support and lead delivery of operational and ERP/HCM projects for our public sector clients. This resource must have strong communication skills, love speaking with clients, engineering, partner organizations, and our executive team. The everyday workload includes Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) engagements, PeopleSoft and E-Business Suite (EBS) initiatives, and broader legacy ERP/HCM enhancement and modernization projects. In this role, you'll coordinate project activities, manage client communication, and ensure successful execution across planning, testing, and go-live (or cutover, for on-premises and infrastructure engagements). You'll work closely with cross-functional teams, apply structured PMO processes, and help drive consistent, high-quality delivery across a mix of cloud, on-premises, and infrastructure environments.
Responsibilities:
Project Planning & Coordination
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure (OCI) workstreams.
- Align scope and requirements with Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, EBS, and OCI capabilities in partnership with solution architects and technical leads.
- Maintain project documentation, logs, and repository structure (RAID, RTM, agendas, testing, etc.).
- Incorporate process flow validation and transaction lifecycle checkpoints into project plans, including legacy system dependencies.
- Support onboarding, project setup, and adherence to PMO templates and processes, including those specific to public sector engagements.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for client communication, including public sector agency stakeholders.
- Manage expectations around timelines, deliverables, risks, and change requests.
- Lead recurring status meetings and ensure agendas and meeting minutes are posted.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Coordinate work across functional, technical, infrastructure, and QA team members.
- Support onshore/offshore alignment and help resolve blockers or conflicts.
- Review team progress, documentation, and performance against project expectations.
Budget & Tracking
- Monitor project budgets, burn rate, and staffing updates in partnership with project administrators.
- Support forecasting and financial reporting activities.
- Ensure testing scenarios reflect accurate transaction lifecycles and edge cases across both cloud and on-premises systems.
Risk, Issue & Change Management
- Log and track risks, issues, and action items.
- Facilitate mitigation discussions and escalate items when needed.
- Identify risks related to process breakdowns, incorrect accounting, or integration gaps across transaction flows, including legacy system constraints.
- Support the change control process and ensure proper documentation of out-of-scope work.
Testing, Cutover & Go-Live Support
- Coordinate SIT, UAT, and testing documentation across ERP, HCM, and infrastructure projects.
- Ensure test scenarios validate end-to-end transaction integrity, including accounting, approvals, integrations, and reporting outputs.
- Ensure test cases, logs, and approvals are completed and tracked.
- Support cutover planning, go-live execution, and post-go-live readiness for both cloud implementations and legacy system enhancements.
Governance & Reporting
- Provide regular project status updates using R/Y/G indicators and required client reports, including public sector-specific reporting requirements.
- Ensure compliance with Highstreet's methodology and participate in internal QA/PMO checkpoints.
- Help improve post-go-live handoff processes and lessons learned documentation.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, IT, Business, or related field.
- 2–5 years of project management experience, ERP, HCM projects a plus, and infrastructure implementations (cloud or on-premises).
- Experience reviewing or supporting functional design documents (FDDs), process flows, or accounting mappings.
- Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with project management tools (JIRA, MS Project, etc.).
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage multiple workstreams across cloud and legacy environments.
- Highly detailed, multi-threaded, and high-energy, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), ERP systems, reporting systems, and web applications.
- Experience supporting public sector clients or government agency engagements.
- Ability to “connect the dots” between business operations, system configuration, and downstream reporting impacts.
- Familiarity with PMO governance, RAID management, and change control processes.
- PMP, CAPM, or Agile certification is a plus.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an ERP Analyst
Target mid-to-large enterprises over small firms
Companies running SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics at scale have dedicated HR and legal infrastructure for visa sponsorship. Smaller firms often lack the resources or processes to support H-1B visa petitions, even when they want to.
Specialize in a specific ERP module early
Employers sponsor analysts with demonstrable depth in modules like SAP FI/CO, Oracle Financials, or Workday HCM far more readily than generalists. Module specialization signals faster ramp-up time and reduces the perceived hiring risk of sponsoring an OPT worker.
Apply before month four of OPT
H-1B petitions must be filed before your OPT expires to maintain work authorization continuity. Applying early gives you time to find a willing sponsor, complete interviews, and allow your employer to prepare the petition before the April filing window.
Frame your degree field clearly in applications
ERP Analyst roles require a degree in a related field to qualify as a specialty occupation. Explicitly connect your information systems, computer science, or business degree to the role in your resume and cover letter to remove ambiguity for immigration counsel.
Prioritize consulting firms that staff client projects
ERP implementation consultancies, including major systems integrators, regularly sponsor analysts because demand is project-driven and consistent. These firms have established sponsorship pipelines and are accustomed to filing H-1B petitions for their technical staff.
Ask about sponsorship policy before the final interview round
Raising sponsorship in the offer stage wastes everyone's time if the employer has a firm no-sponsor policy. A direct question during the second interview, framed around long-term fit, filters out non-sponsors without signaling desperation or derailing the process.
ERP Analyst OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an ERP Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for OPT and H-1B purposes?
Yes, in most cases. ERP Analyst positions typically require a bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, business analytics, or a related field, which satisfies the specialty occupation standard. The key is that the job description must specify a degree requirement rather than treating a degree as a general preference. If the posting says a degree in any field is acceptable, that can weaken the specialty occupation argument at H-1B stage.
Can I work as an ERP Analyst on STEM OPT extension?
Yes, if your degree is in a STEM-designated field. Degrees in computer science, information systems, and management information systems are commonly STEM-eligible, giving you up to 24 additional months of work authorization beyond your initial 12-month OPT period. You'll need a formal training plan from your employer and must report to your DSO every six months. Check your specific degree program's CIP code with your international student office to confirm STEM eligibility before applying.
How do I find ERP Analyst jobs where employers are open to OPT sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters job listings by visa sponsorship willingness, so you're not wasting applications on employers who won't consider OPT workers. Beyond the platform, focus on mid-to-large companies running enterprise systems like SAP or Oracle, consulting firms that staff implementation projects, and publicly traded companies in manufacturing, healthcare, and financial services, where ERP systems are deeply embedded in operations.
What happens to my OPT work authorization if my ERP Analyst contract ends between projects?
OPT allows for up to 90 days of unemployment during the standard 12-month period, and up to 150 days on a STEM extension. Contract gaps between ERP projects count against this limit, so it's important to track your cumulative unemployment days carefully. If your contract ends and you don't secure a new role before hitting the limit, your OPT becomes invalid. Staying in contact with your DSO throughout any gap period is advisable.
My ERP Analyst degree is in business administration, not a technical field. Does that create problems for OPT or H-1B?
Not necessarily, but you'll need to make the connection explicit. A business administration degree can support an ERP Analyst role if the position involves business process analysis, financial systems, or functional configuration rather than pure technical development. Immigration attorneys often use a combination of the degree transcript, any relevant coursework, and the job description to establish the nexus. Roles in SAP FI, Oracle EBS Financials, or Workday Financials are generally easier to support with a business degree than core technical or ABAP developer roles.