Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Lead

The Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Lead is responsible for aligning technology strategy with business priorities and leading the execution of digital transformation initiatives within the FP&A domain. This role serves as the primary IT leader accountable for delivering the FP&A technology roadmap and enabling strategic business capabilities through strong cross-functional collaboration. 

As part of the Core Technology team, the Senior Director will support the transformation, delivery, and operational excellence of FP&A technology platforms and solutions. The ideal candidate combines strong leadership, financial systems expertise, strategic thinking, and a passion for emerging technologies and continuous improvement. 

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Partnership 

• Lead the alignment of finance technology strategy with business objectives and enterprise priorities. 

• Drive execution of the multi-year technology roadmap and ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives. 

Solution Delivery & Operations 

• Partner closely with business stakeholders, architects, consultants, analysts, and IT teams to design, implement, and enhance enterprise finance solutions. 

• Oversee client engagement, project planning, solution delivery, and ongoing operational support for critical finance platforms. 

• Lead initiatives involving financial consolidation, planning, ERP, and related enterprise systems. 

• Ensure adherence to development standards, governance processes, architectural guidelines, and best practices. 

• Manage technical operations activities including issue resolution, system enhancements, automated testing, and hypercare support. 

Manage Team   

• Foster collaboration across global and remote teams while promoting a culture of continuous learning and innovation. 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

• 7–10 years of progressive IT experience, preferably within large global organizations. 

• Experience supporting enterprise finance systems, financial consolidation solutions, or planning platforms. 

• Experience with ERP platforms such as SAP is preferred. 

• Familiarity with Oracle EPM and SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation is a plus. 

• Understanding of software development methodologies and enterprise application support. 

• Exposure to AI, Machine Learning, IoT, or related emerging technologies is advantageous. 

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. 

• Ability to work collaboratively with both local and remote