Controller Group Strategic Initiatives Analyst

Genentech • Daly City, CA

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About The Position

The Controller Group Strategic Initiatives Analyst is an embedded technical-finance professional focused on the digital modernization of the Controllers Group. As a "Power User," this role executes the day-to-day activities of the Digital Champion model, bridging the gap between business pain points and technical AI/automation requirements. A significant part of the role is also to provide PMO support to drive forward the multiple transformation projects required to deliver on the 2030 Vision for the Controllers Group.
The Opportunity:
SE6 & SE7 ( One position but two possible levels based on skills and qualifications).

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5+ years of related/relevant experience
• Technical Fluency: Proactive interest in emerging technologies (GenAI, RPA, Advanced Analytics).
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to translate complex manual "grunt work" into structured digital requirements.
• Adaptability: Comfortable with a federated model where 50%-70% of capacity is dedicated to digital projects.

Responsibilities

• Requirement Shaping: Translating business pain points into clear technical requirements and success criteria for Digital Finance.
• Solution Testing: Supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and acting as the "voice of the user" to manage rollout readiness.
• Digital Upskilling: Serving as a peer-to-peer resource to drive digital literacy across CG, enabling training for tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, SAC, and AI Agents.
• Use Case Pipeline: Proactively identifying and proposing digital/AI use cases based on deep process knowledge within the Controllers function.
• Project Tracking: Supporting the PMO Lead in tracking action items and milestones for the RSS Evolution and ASPIRE projects.
• SAST Analysis: Engaging Genentech Finance to identify SAST (Simplify, Automate, Standardize, and Transfer) opportunities to optimize functional efficiency.
• RSS Transfers: Support co-ordination of work package transfers from Genentech to RSS, validating suitability and working with RSS team to ensure capacity and capabilities are in place to accept processes.
• Local Alignment: Liaising with RSS Collaboration & Process Governance team in Controllers Group to ensure that new and ongoing day-to-day issues are being incorporated into the wider RSS Evolution program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees