VP, US Commercial Finance

Job Summary

As the Vice President of US Commercial Finance, you will shape the financial strategy that fuels Pernod Ricard USA's commercial and marketing ambitions. This is a high‑visibility role that influences decisions at the most senior levels, ensuring our teams have the insights, tools, and clarity needed to win in a dynamic marketplace. You will lead a talented finance organization, elevate our commercial finance capabilities, and drive consistent, data‑informed decision‑making across the business.

• Lead all US commercial finance activities, ensuring timely, accurate, and actionable insights that support executive decision‑making and drive profitable growth.
• Oversee analysis of product and supplier performance, identifying opportunities to optimize P&L delivery, trade spend, and commercial investments within your first 6‑12 months.
• Build and develop a high‑performing commercial finance team, strengthening capabilities, elevating leadership skills, and driving consistent ways of working across the function.
• Partner with the Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and senior leaders to shape multiyear sales plans, assess profitability, and guide investment decisions.
• Standardize and enhance reporting tools, processes, and systems to improve efficiency, accuracy, and alignment between corporate and commercial finance.
• Lead the implementation of the national Revenue Growth agenda, ensuring clear priorities, measurable outcomes, and strong cross‑functional collaboration.
• Strengthen partnerships between commercial finance and corporate finance teams, ensuring clarity of roles, effective communication, and aligned performance management.

• Bachelor's degree; MBA or related graduate degree highly preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in consumer packaged goods or consulting, with deep expertise in commercial finance.
• Demonstrated U.S. market and commercial finance experience.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills and strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and translate insights into clear recommendations.
• Proven success leading and developing high‑performing teams.
• Experience operating in fast‑paced, matrixed environments with multiple priorities and complex business dynamics.

You’ll join an inclusive, global organization where professional development and internal mobility are core to our talent philosophy. Our flexible work policy allows most positions to offer a hybrid option with 2 days per week remote work, giving employees the flexibility to align work hours with personal and team needs.

Pernod Ricard USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It employs qualified individuals based solely on ability, training, and experience, and does not and will not, discriminate for or against any employee or applicant for employment or promotion based upon actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service or any other classification protected by law.

Offers will be subject to United States local terms.

Pernod Ricard USA is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Pernod Ricard USA will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. To request reasonable accommodation during the application process, contact us at _Talent