Associate Finance Director, FP&A/Commercial Finance - Capability & Technology

Kraft Heinz•Chicago, IL

12d

About The Position

The Associate Finance Director will own Kraft Heinz’s Finance Capability & Technology, FP&A/Commercial pillar, covering AI and automation capabilities across corporate FP&A, Commercial Finance, Sales Finance intelligence, and the intelligence layer connecting financial planning with commercial decision-making. This is both a leadership and hands-on builder role, responsible for the pillar’s roadmap, delivery, operating model, stakeholder governance, and outcomes. The role leads three Finance AI Leads (FP&A and Commercial Intelligence) and two generalist Managers across Chicago and Amsterdam, as well as a GCC team in Mexico. It shapes Snowflake Cortex agent architecture, reviews pipelines, and sets technical and analytical standards. The position works with the CFO organization, BU CFOs, and Commercial Finance leadership to turn business problems into AI-ready solutions and to make prioritization and capacity tradeoffs. The role also coordinates with the Finance AI Architecture pillar so solutions use shared infrastructure, including semantic models, agent frameworks, and audit-trail patterns. It is accountable for data integrity, auditability, and SOX defensibility of AI outputs, including SAP/S4 lineage, Snowflake pipelines, and human-review checkpoints, and for driving adoption across global FP&A and Commercial Finance teams. The position is based at Kraft Heinz’s Aon Center location in Chicago. The new-hire base salary range is $164,200 to $205,200, and the position is eligible for a performance-based bonus.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in FP&A, commercial finance, or finance analytics.
Meaningful depth in financial planning, commercial decision support, or revenue management in a large CPG or consumer goods company.
Prior experience leading teams, including managing Leads and Managers, and holding people accountable across time zones.
Hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, and Python, with the ability to technically review team work.
Understanding of how AI agents are built and experience building or overseeing AI agents, automation pipelines, or LLM-powered tools in a finance or enterprise context.
Understanding of production-grade solutions in a SOX-regulated environment.
Fluency in SAP/S4 data structures and understanding of how FP&A and commercial financial data flows from transaction to planning to reporting.
Ability to build credibility with BU CFOs and commercial finance leadership by delivering results.
Ability to own a multi-domain roadmap, sequence competing priorities across teams in multiple geographies, and make tradeoff decisions.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree or CFA.

Responsibilities

Own the Finance Capability & Technology, FP&A/Commercial pillar end-to-end, including its roadmap, delivery, operating model, and stakeholder governance across FP&A, Commercial Finance, and Sales Finance intelligence.
Lead and develop three Finance AI Leads and two Managers across Chicago, Amsterdam, and Mexico GCC; set priorities, conduct structured reviews, develop technical and commercial depth, and maintain output quality.
Shape Snowflake Cortex agent architecture across FP&A and Commercial domains, review pipelines, and establish technical and analytical standards.
Serve as the primary stakeholder interface for the CFO organization, BU CFOs, and Commercial Finance leadership; translate business problems into AI-ready solutions, manage expectations, and defend prioritization decisions.
Sequence use cases across FP&A, Commercial Intelligence, and Sales Finance; balance delivery capacity against stakeholder demand and make tradeoff decisions.
Coordinate with the Finance AI Architecture pillar to use shared infrastructure, including semantic models, agent frameworks, and audit-trail patterns.
Ensure data integrity, auditability, and SOX defensibility across FP&A and Commercial Finance AI outputs, including SAP/S4 lineage, Snowflake pipelines, and human-review checkpoints.
Drive adoption across global FP&A and Commercial Finance teams through change management and honest tracking of adoption metrics.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
7% 401(k) matching.
Business Resource Groups supporting diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
Performance-based bonus eligibility; the company describes its total rewards package as emphasizing a high discretionary bonus.
Paid time off and company holidays.
Leave of absence and flexible work arrangements.
Training and learning opportunities.
Employee Assistance Program, wellbeing programs, and family support programs.
Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and disability coverage.
Healthcare, protection, and savings plans for employees and eligible dependents.
Benefits coverage begins immediately upon hire for salaried employees.