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ERP Business Analyst roles on OPT require a degree in information systems, business, or a related field, and most employers treat them as specialty occupations, making them strong candidates for H-1B visa sponsorship. SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft Dynamics experience can meaningfully strengthen your application during your OPT window.
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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 Business Analyst
Target industries with established ERP ecosystems
Manufacturing, healthcare, and finance firms run complex ERP environments and hire analysts regularly. These industries are also more experienced with OPT and H-1B visa sponsorship, making them better prospects than smaller companies encountering work authorization for the first time.
Certify in the ERP platform your target employers use
SAP Certified Associate, Oracle Cloud certification, or Microsoft Dynamics credentials signal employer-ready skills. Certifications strengthen your case that the role requires specialized knowledge, a key factor when employers assess whether H-1B sponsorship is worth pursuing for your position.
Emphasize your degree's direct connection to the role
ERP Business Analyst is a specialty occupation, but only when the employer can show your degree field directly relates to the job. A degree in information systems, computer science, or business analytics maps cleanly. Highlight that alignment explicitly in your resume and cover letter.
Start conversations about sponsorship before accepting an offer
Raise H-1B sponsorship early, ideally during late-stage interviews. Asking after an offer complicates negotiations. Frame it around your OPT timeline and cap-gap coverage so the employer understands the planning required and has time to engage their immigration counsel.
Prioritize employers who have sponsored H-1Bs for similar roles before
Past sponsorship behavior is the strongest predictor of future willingness. Employers who have filed H-1Bs for business analysts or ERP roles have already built the internal process and relationships with immigration attorneys, reducing friction for your own sponsorship later.
Use your OPT period to build implementation project experience
Employers sponsoring H-1Bs want analysts who have worked full ERP implementation cycles, not just support tasks. Use your OPT window to take on go-live projects, data migration, or requirements gathering work, the kind of experience that justifies the sponsorship investment.
ERP Business Analyst OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Is ERP Business Analyst considered a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Generally yes, but it depends on how the employer defines the role. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between the job duties and a specific bachelor's degree field. ERP analysts tied to systems like SAP or Oracle, where a degree in information systems, computer science, or business analytics is genuinely required, tend to qualify. Roles framed as general business analysis with loose degree requirements are harder to support.
How much time do I realistically have on OPT to secure sponsorship?
Standard OPT gives you 12 months of work authorization. If your degree is in a STEM field, information systems, computer science, or a related discipline, you may qualify for a 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving you up to 36 months total. That extension window is when most students get sponsored, as it covers two H-1B lottery cycles and increases your odds significantly.
Where can I find ERP Business Analyst jobs where employers are open to OPT?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters for employers experienced with work authorization. Searching there surfaces ERP and business analyst roles at companies that have sponsored visas before, saving you time you'd otherwise spend filtering out positions where sponsorship is a non-starter.
Does my STEM OPT extension require anything specific from my employer?
Yes. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and you'll need to submit a formal training plan (Form I-983) that outlines how the role provides practical training related to your degree. For ERP Business Analyst positions, that connection is usually straightforward, implementation projects, systems configuration, and requirements analysis all map directly to information systems or business analytics coursework.
Can I switch employers while on OPT if my first job doesn't lead to sponsorship?
Yes, OPT allows you to change employers as long as your new role is directly related to your degree field and you report the change to your DSO within 10 days. If you're on STEM OPT, your new employer must also be E-Verify enrolled and sign a revised I-983. Moving to a new ERP role mid-OPT is common and doesn't reset your authorization clock.