Executive - Global Finance Technology Leader

Job Description Summary

DT Corporate – Global Finance Technology Leader is responsible for the end-to-end strategy, architecture, delivery, and operational performance of Finance Technology for GE Aerospace. This leader enables accurate, timely, and compliant reporting and decision support across Controllership, FP&A, Treasury, Tax, and Internal Audit by owning the ERP/EPM ecosystem, finance data and analytics platforms, automation capabilities, and the reliability, security, and compliance of Finance systems.

Reports to the DT Corporate CIO, with strong day-to-day alignment to the GE Aerospace CFO and Finance leadership team.

• Translate Finance priorities into a multi-year Finance Technology roadmap with measurable outcomes (efficiency, risk reduction, control effectiveness, and decision quality).
• Own and govern the technology architecture across ERP (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards), EPM/consolidation/close (e.g., HFM/FCCS, Oracle EPM or equivalent), Treasury Management, Tax platforms, integration patterns, and enterprise reporting.
• Establish standards for platform lifecycle management
  , application rationalization, integration patterns, data governance, and technical debt reduction.
• Lead a governed finance data platform (ingestion, modeling, master data management, data quality, and lineage) that enables trusted reporting, self-service analytics, and advanced modeling.
• Standardize KPI definitions and data lineage across source systems, data platforms, EPM, and reporting to improve transparency, auditability, and confidence in results.
• Define and execute an AI/automation roadmap for forecasting support, close acceleration, anomaly detection, document intelligence, and intelligent/agent-based automation in alignment with policies, controls, and responsible AI practices.
• Ensure Finance Technology controls and compliance
  , including SOX/internal controls, cybersecurity requirements, data privacy, and export controls (ITAR/EAR) where applicable; partner with Audit, Security, and Legal on control design, evidence, and continuous monitoring.
• Own the Finance Technology portfolio (ERP/EPM implementations and upgrades, data platform initiatives, automation programs) with disciplined program management and results-oriented delivery.
• Deliver reliable operations for critical Finance processes (financial close, consolidation, and Treasury cycles), including service management (incident/problem/change), SLA performance, monitoring/observability, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Drive simplification and standardization of the Finance application landscape to improve speed, resilience, cost effectiveness, and user experience through continuous improvement.
• Lead relationships with software vendors
  , system integrators, and managed service providers to ensure delivery quality, value realization, and adherence to architecture and security standards.
• Partner with the CFO organization and Finance functional leaders (Controller, Treasurer, Tax, FP&A, Internal Audit) to align priorities, manage trade-offs, and deliver outcomes.
• Build, lead, and develop global teams across ERP/EPM, architecture, data/analytics, AI/automation, and run operations; recruit and retain diverse talent and strengthen succession plans.
• Establish operating mechanisms that drive execution rigor, transparency, and continuous improvement aligned with GE Aerospace behaviors (Respect for People, Continuous Improvement, Customer Driven).

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years of progressive experience in Finance Technology, enterprise applications, data/analytics, or closely related domains.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, global, matrixed teams and major vendor/partner ecosystems, with accountability for outcomes, budget, and talent.
• Proven track record delivering complex, cross-functional enterprise programs (e.g., ERP/EPM modernization, finance data platform, close/controls transformation, application rationalization).
• Experience operating in SOX-controlled environments and partnering with Internal Audit, Security, Risk, and Compliance on controls and evidence.

• Hands-on leadership across ERP and EPM/close platforms (SAP/Oracle/JDE; HFM/FCCS; Oracle EPM or equivalent), including integrations and end-to-end close enablement.
• Strong experience with modern finance data platforms (e.g., Azure, Snowflake, Databricks) and BI/semantic layer capabilities (e.g., Power BI or equivalent), including lineage and metric standardization.
• Experience delivering AI/ML and automation use cases in Finance (forecasting, anomaly detection, close acceleration, document intelligence), including governance and controls.
• Strong background in service reliability for business-critical systems (SLAs, observability, incident/problem/change management, and DR/BCP).
• Familiarity with export controls (ITAR/EAR)…