Director of Business Transformation

afognak•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

Afognak Native Corporation has an opportunity for a Director of Business Transformation. The Director of Business Transformation serves as the enterprise leader responsible for driving strategic business transformation initiatives across the organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Administrative Officer, this position partners with executive leadership to improve operational performance, modernize business processes, and implement technology solutions that support growth, compliance, scalability, and operational excellence. This leader will develop and execute a multi-year transformation roadmap focused on optimizing end-to-end business processes, implementing enterprise technologies, and enhancing organizational capabilities. The Director will lead cross-functional initiatives spanning Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Contracts, Procurement, Program Operations, and Shared Services while ensuring compliance with government contracting regulations. The successful candidate is an accomplished government contracting executive with extensive experience leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, implementing complex business systems, and driving organizational change within highly regulated environments.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience within a Government Contracting (GovCon) environment.
Bachelor's degree
Demonstrated expertise interpreting and applying FAR, DFARS, CAS, DCAA, and CMMC requirements within operational and technology environments.
Minimum of 8 years leading enterprise business transformation, process improvement, or digital transformation initiatives.
Proven success leading multiple enterprise ERP implementations and complex system integrations.
Extensive experience implementing and optimizing: Deltek Costpoint, Microsoft Dynamics, Hyland OnBase, ADP Workday, Microsoft Power BI, IBM Cognos, Unanet.
Demonstrated leadership of Procure-to-Pay, Contract-to-Cash, and Hire-to-Retire transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of government contractor accounting, procurement, project accounting, communication, strategic planning, facilitation, and change management skills.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience with robotic process automation (RPA), workflow automation, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation technologies.
Experience supporting DCAA and DCMA audits.
Experience leading enterprise shared services transformations.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Chief Administrative Officer to establish and execute the organization's enterprise business transformation strategy.
Develop and maintain a multi-year transformation roadmap aligned with corporate strategic objectives.
Identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness, reduce costs, enhance customer service, and strengthen compliance.
Lead enterprise initiatives that standardize business processes across federal and commercial operations.
Establish transformation governance, project prioritization methodologies, and executive reporting processes.
Present transformation progress, business cases, risks, and performance metrics to executive leadership.
Provide executive leadership for enterprise process transformation including: Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Contract-to-Cash (C2C), Hire-to-Retire (H2R), Record-to-Report (R2R), Budgeting and Forecasting, Project Accounting, Human Capital Management, Payroll, Contracts Administration, Supply Chain Management, Shared Services.
Business process redesign
Process standardization
Workflow automation
Internal control improvements
Policy development
Operational efficiency initiatives
Continuous improvement programs
Lead enterprise system implementations, upgrades, integrations, and optimization initiatives across the business.
Business requirements definition
Solution design
Vendor management
System integration
Data governance
Organizational readiness
User adoption
Post-implementation optimization
Partner closely with IT leadership to ensure technology investments align with business priorities and deliver measurable operational value.
Provide strategic oversight to ensure business transformation initiatives comply with applicable government contracting regulations including: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), DCAA requirements, DCMA Business System expectations.
Ensure business processes support audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and contractual obligations while improving operational efficiency.
Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Administrative Officer by:
Evaluating strategic business initiatives
Developing business cases and ROI analyses
Advising on organizational design and process improvements
Identifying operational risks and mitigation strategies
Supporting mergers, acquisitions, and organizational integration activities, as applicable
Driving enterprise-wide change management efforts
Develop executive dashboards and performance metrics utilizing: Microsoft Power BI, IBM Cognos, Enterprise reporting platforms.
Provide actionable insights into: Operational performance, Financial performance, Transformation progress, Process efficiency, Compliance metrics, Organizational KPIs.
Lead cross-functional transformation teams across multiple business functions.
Manage business analysts, project managers, consultants, and implementation partners.
Build collaborative relationships with Finance, IT, HR, Contracts, Procurement, Program Management, and Operations leaders.
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.