Director, Finance Systems Strategy and Transformation

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What The Director, Finance Systems Strategy and Transformation does at Worldwide Serves as the enterprise leader responsible for evolving the Finance technology stack and data architecture in alignment with the shift to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and intelligent automation. This role acts as a senior advisor and transformation leader to Finance leadership across Accounts Payable, Procurement, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, Tax, Project Finance, Treasury, and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).The

Director owns the multi-year Finance transformation roadmap, leads programs and projects focused on delivering measurable business outcomes, and partners closely with process engineers, data engineers, and enterprise architecture to modernize systems, streamline operations, and embed AI-driven capabilities across the finance function. Success in this role requires deep expertise in finance systems architecture, a strong command of AI and automation trends, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable, governed, and high-impact technology solutions within a complex, global enterprise environment.

What you will do Serve as the primary transformation leader across the Finance front, middle, and back-office Finance domains

Own and maintain the multi-year Finance Transformation roadmap, with a clear focus on evolving the technology stack and data architecture to support AI and automation

Lead complex, cross-functional programs and projects from concept through hypercare, ensuring measurable outcomes tied to efficiency, accuracy, controls, and business impact

Partner closely with process engineers to identify improvement opportunities, eliminate manual effort, reduce cycle times, and re-engineer end-to-end finance processes

Develop and document business requirements, translating Finance leader pain points and strategic objectives into actionable technology-based solutions

Evaluate build versus buy decisions across Finance domains, with a preference for commoditized, proven platforms where appropriate and a clear rationale where custom builds deliver differentiated capability

Partner with Finance leads across the domains to define target operating models, align solution design, and ensure adoption

Collaborate with data engineers and the enterprise data team on data governance, master data management, and data quality standards required to enable trusted analytics, reporting, and AI use cases

Lead forward-thinking AI initiatives across the Finance function, including agentic Finance use cases, predictive forecasting, intelligent document processing, anomaly detection, and automated reconciliations

Ensure alignment to governance, explainability, and control frameworks for AI and automation deployed within the Finance technology landscape

Architect the evolution of the Finance technology stack to ensure scalability, integration, and resilience

Drive vendor evaluations, Requests for Proposal (RFPs), and assessments for new Finance platforms

Work closely with the Finance Systems team to manage relationships with strategic vendors and ensure value realization through renewals and roadmap alignment

Partner with enterprise architecture, integration, and security teams to ensure all solutions adhere to architectural standards, data protection, and…