Director, Finance Information Systems, AI, & Automation

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Manage and direct the organization’s Finance Information Systems (IS) team, establishing Finance IS standards and overseeing short- and long-term planning and design. Oversee Finance IS project management, identify user needs, monitor progress toward objectives, define systems maintenance requirements, and authorize enhancements that improve departmental efficiency. Oversee Finance reporting designs, interface-system integrity, and the development and delivery of end-user training. Drive operational discipline, technical quality, data governance, and scalable solution delivery in a regulated environment to improve financial decision-making, reporting, and process efficiency. Establish the Finance IS business strategy, prioritization, adoption, process transformation, and value realization for AI and automation initiatives. Define the Finance organization’s vision and roadmap for AI, automation, and digital transformation. Directly support, integrate, and optimize enterprise Finance applications, including Workday, Enterprise Transaction Management (ETM), Strata, and OnBase, as well as future software implementations in conjunction with Seattle Children’s centralized IT and AI teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a quantitative/finance field.
At least 8 years of progressive experience in software technology, AI/ML environments, intelligent automation, or technology execution within finance or complex enterprise environments.
At least 5 years of direct team leadership experience building, mentoring, and managing high-performing Information Systems teams.
Proven track record of leading and deploying system automations, technology-driven process improvements, AI, and automated workflows into enterprise financial platforms.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare and/or nonprofit industry experience.
Master’s degree (M.S. or MBA) in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in AI/ML solution delivery, large-scale ERP software, Finance IT-specific leadership, and process automation in healthcare or finance environments.
Direct experience integrating AI and automation pipelines with Workday, ETM, Strata, and OnBase.
Proficiency with RPA platform tools such as Automation Anywhere, UiPath, or Blue Prism.

Responsibilities

Manage and direct the Finance Information Systems team and establish Finance IS standards.
Oversee short- and long-term Finance IS planning and design.
Oversee Finance IS project management, identify user needs, and monitor progress toward objectives.
Define Finance systems maintenance requirements and authorize enhancements to existing systems to improve departmental efficiency.
Oversee Finance report designs, interface system integrity, and end-user training development and delivery.
Drive operational discipline, technical quality, data governance, and scalable solution delivery in a regulated environment.
Establish the Finance IS business strategy, prioritization, adoption, process transformation, and value realization for AI and automation initiatives.
Establish the Finance organization’s vision and roadmap for AI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
Support, integrate, and optimize enterprise Finance applications, including Workday, ETM, Strata, and OnBase, and future software implementations in conjunction with centralized IT and AI teams.