Director Finance, IT Product Specialist

DataBricks•Mountain View, CA

61d

About The Position

We're seeking a Director of Finance, IT Product Management to lead the vision, strategy, and execution for technology solutions that power our Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payments, and T&E organizations. This role is pivotal in driving operational excellence, automation, and AI-enabled transformation across the global Finance systems landscape. You'll partner with business and IT leaders to streamline and automate processes across Order-to-Cash (OTC), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Record-to-Report (R2R), FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Credit Card Payments, and Travel & Expense (T&E) - while ensuring operational rigor to support month-end close, daily issue management, and business continuity. You'll also identify and lead AI-driven opportunities to automate finance and accounting processes, enhance decision intelligence, and increase operational efficiency. This role reports to the VP of Application Product Management within the CIO organization. You will lead a team of high-performing Application Product Managers and work closely with executive leadership across all lines of business to drive strategic initiatives, optimize processes, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Finance systems product management, ERP transformation, or business systems leadership.
Deep domain knowledge across OTC, P2P, R2R, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payments, and T&E.
Proven operational rigor in supporting month-end close, daily production support, and continuous improvement.
Experience implementing AI or automation use cases in Finance and Accounting - such as intelligent matching, close acceleration, or predictive forecasting.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, Oracle Cloud, SAP) and T&E platforms
Expertise in designing and managing system integrations across banking, treasury, and payments ecosystems.
Strong understanding of SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit processes.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage executives and drive cross-functional alignment.
Analytical mindset with experience using data platforms (e.g., Databricks) to enable insights and automation.
Experience operating in high-growth, global technology environments.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Business Administration, or related field; MBA, Master's in Information Systems, or advanced degree in Finance/FinTech preferred

Nice To Haves

Change management certification or equivalent experience leading technology-driven organizational transformations preferred

Responsibilities

Define and execute the Finance systems product vision and roadmap across Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Payments, and T&E.
Partner with Finance leadership to optimize workflows, improve automation, and strengthen operational controls across OTC, P2P, R2R, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and T&E.
Establish operational rigor to support: Month-end and quarter-end close processes Daily ticket and issue management with clear SLAs Root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
Drive AI-driven automation opportunities to enhance reconciliations, forecasting, anomaly detection, close acceleration, and exception handling.
Build scalable system integrations across ERP, treasury, payment, and forecasting platforms to ensure seamless data flow and automation.
Lead T&E system optimization, ensuring a frictionless user experience, strong compliance, and ERP/HR integration.
Drive system enhancements to improve financial accuracy, reporting speed, and compliance (including SOX).
Partner cross-functionally with Procurement, Legal, Security, and Data teams to ensure governance, audit readiness, and scalability.
Lead and mentor a team of product managers and business systems analysts to deliver measurable outcomes and operational excellence.
Champion a data-driven culture through analytics, insights, and AI-based recommendations to support business decisions.