Director, Systems Enablement

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About this Position

Systems Enablement Director liaises with CFO, corporate technology, and other cross-functional leaders to create and execute the strategy for the technology and processes across the Product, AUM and Revenue processes. Director leads the implementation of complex process improvements and system enhancements and ensures successful implementation of highly complex projects with cross-functional impact. Applies extensive and specialized expertise to ensure the successful implementation of new or updating existing financial systems based on knowledge of business needs, both financial and technical.

Role Summary

Leads the implementation of most complex process improvements and system enhancements across the organization. Liaises with other cross-functional leaders to ensure successful implementation of highly complex or projects with cross-functional impact. Applies extensive and specialized expertise to ensure the successful implementation of new or updating existing financial systems based on knowledge of business needs, both financial and technical. Contributes to the development of disciplinary strategy within their T. Rowe Price Business Unit; source of authoritative advice on best courses of action in area of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of the functional strategy that guides the development of results-based projects in line with the strategy.

• Applies extensive and specialized expertise to guide the implementation of new or updating existing financial systems.

• Able to communicate with and influence senior leaders including presenting business cases for management approval.

• Leads the implementation of the most complex process improvements and system enhancements to improve efficiency or reduce errors.

• Keeps abreast of market trends, anticipates future opportunities and challenges and designs unique solutions that respond to T. Rowe Price's future business needs.

• Supports the implementation of new or updated financial systems, including the building, testing, and training phases. Implement minor system improvements in assigned area to improve system efficiency or reduce errors.

• Leverages extensive and specialized knowledge and expertise to provide guidance on current processes, challenge the status quo, consistently recommend viable alternative approaches and points of view to provide end user with support and persuades management to adopt them.

• Partners directly with peer leaders across Finance to ensure the successful implementation of cross-functional development activities and solutions. Anticipates future needs and presents recommendations for solutions or development activities to management.

• Leads a team of systems analysts responsible for the execution of financial technology systems activities.

• Responsible for the professionals’ or less experienced managers' career development and performance management. 

• Accountable for defining and implementing the strategy of his/her team, incl. identifying synergies or efficiencies 

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

• 10+ years of total relevant work experience

Preferred:

• Strong written communication skills including preparing presentations

• Influential leader able to build consensus, bring others along, and drive change adapting to people or the situation; systematically builds support at multiple levels and across groups

• Collaborative leader, able to develop broad and deep relationships across the organization

• Hands on and detail oriented “doer”; rolls-up his/ her sleeves and does real work

• Proactive approach to setting priorities and executing; needs minimal guidance to execute

• Determined leader with strong sense of accountability and ownership; tirelessly drives prompt execution

• Ability to juggle many different projects and priorities simultaneously

• Flexible working style

• Finance Services and or Investment Management background  

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