Senior Director, Finance IT Enterprise Applications
Job Description:
- Define and own the multi-year Finance IT technology strategy aligned to CFO priorities, enterprise architecture standards, and Blue Yonder's growth objectives
- Serve as the primary technology partner to Finance leadership across Controllership, FP&A, Accounting, Treasury, and Procurement
- Lead platform rationalization, consolidation, and modernization initiatives across the Finance technology portfolio
- Evaluate AI/ML, automation, and cloud capabilities for finance operations
- Oversee end-to-end delivery of Finance technology programs, including implementations, upgrades, integrations, and enhancements
- Drive project execution using Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies
- Prioritize and sequence the delivery portfolio with PMO and Finance stakeholders
- Own governance and reporting for Finance IT programs
- Ensure availability, performance, and reliability of mission-critical Finance platforms
- Lead SLA management, incident response, break-fix triage, and root cause resolution
- Oversee technology for core finance domains including R2R, S2P, Asset Accounting, Payroll, O2C, Budgeting and Forecasting, and Reporting & Analytics
- Lead finance technology transformation programs, including close automation, AI-assisted reconciliation, intelligent procurement, and Workday Accounting Center adoption
- Drive application and SKU rationalization, license and entitlement reviews, and total-cost-of-ownership optimization
- Track vendor roadmaps, analyst perspectives, peer benchmarks, and emerging AI/ML capabilities
- Lead and develop a global Finance IT team of architects, analysts, developers, and operations engineers
- Manage vendors, system integrators, and platform partners
- Own Legal and Compliance systems strategy and operations, including Ironclad CLM
- Lead Ironclad administration, configuration, workflow design, and integrations
- Partner with Legal, Risk, and Compliance stakeholders on policy management, ethics reporting, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness
- Lead end-user adoption, role-based training, change impact assessments, communication plans, and adoption KPIs
- Own Finance IT testing strategy across unit, integration, regression, UAT, and parallel-run testing
- Coordinate cross-functional UAT and production deployment sign-offs
- Own Finance IT General Controls posture, SOX compliance, access controls, change management, Segregation of Duties, and continuous controls monitoring
Requirements:
- 12+ years of progressive technology leadership experience, including leading Finance, ERP, or Enterprise Applications functions
- Deep expertise in Workday Financials, including implementation, transformation, and operational leadership
- Proven experience leading enterprise application portfolios and large-scale technology delivery programs within a $1B+ global organization
- Strong understanding of core finance processes, including Record-to-Report, Source-to-Pay, Accounts Payable, Order-to-Cash, Asset Accounting, Payroll, and Planning & Forecasting
- Demonstrated success partnering with Finance executives and business stakeholders
- Experience building, leading, and developing high-performing global teams
- Experience leading global, cross-functional teams, external vendors, and complex technology initiatives in a matrixed environment
- Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational change leadership skills
- Knowledge of financial controls, compliance, audit, and governance requirements within enterprise systems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Business, or a related field
- Preferred: Experience with SAP, Oracle, BlackLine, Oracle EPBCS, or other leading finance technology platforms
- Preferred: Prior ownership of a global Finance and/or Legal enterprise applications portfolio
- Preferred: Experience driving enterprise application modernization, transformation, or platform consolidation initiatives
- Preferred: Workday Financials certifications or implementation credentials
- Preferred: Experience within a SaaS, technology, or other fast-paced global enterprise environment
- Preferred: MBA or other advanced degree
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401K with Matching
- Flexible Time Off
- Corporate Fitness Program
- Voluntary benefits such as Legal Plans, Accident and Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and much more
- Annual performance bonus or commission program eligibility
