Senior Director, Financial Systems – Product Management

Job Overview

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

GEICO is a private American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, GEICO is the third largest auto insurer in the United States and earned premiums worth over $43 billion in 2024.

This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum on‑site presence of three days per week at our Chicago, IL;
New York, NY; or Chevy Chase office.

• Lead Finance Transformation Initiatives: Drive strategic changes in financial processes, systems, and reporting to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and business value within the organization.
• Product Delivery: Develop and execute a holistic finance transformation roadmap aligned with the overall strategy, business objectives and financial targets, including assessing current operations, identifying pain points, and defining target operating models.
• Financial System Implementation & Adoption: Oversee the selection, implementation, and integration of finance systems (ERP, Oracle, Workday) and drive the adoption of new technologies like AI and machine learning to improve financial capabilities.
• Process Optimization: Redesign and optimize finance processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, leveraging automation and industry best practices.
• Data Analytics & Reporting: Drive the use of data analytics to improve financial insights and reporting capabilities, including implementing advanced analytics and predictive modeling.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Management: Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (e.g., Finance, HR, Technology, Sales) to align product strategy with enterprise goals and manage expectations.
• Lead & Mentor Teams: Oversee and mentor a professional team of 60 members in the delivery of innovative Fin Tech solutions.
• Ensure Compliance &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., GAAP, SEC) and mitigate risks through robust controls.
• Drive Innovation: Champion a culture of creative problem‑solving and innovation within the finance function, exploring and implementing new solutions.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, technology, engineering, or related majors is preferred.
• 12 to 15 years of finance and program/product management experience in a complex and large‑scale financial organization.
• Demonstrated experience with agile product planning, issue resolution, and negotiation.
• Possess project management skills, including the ability to develop project plans, roadmaps, and status reports with proficiency in project management software (Jira and Confluence, a plus).
• This role requires deep product ownership expertise, excellent leadership and influencing skills, and strong business judgment.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong business acumen and a proven track record of demonstrating the ability to deeply understand the needs of the business stakeholders and crafting the data and product strategy.

Great Company: At GEICO we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry‑leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging that values different perspectives. Our teams…