Director, Systems Enablement

T. Rowe Price • Owings Mills, MD

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Systems Enablement Director partners with the CFO, Corporate Technology, and cross‑functional leaders to define and execute the strategy for technology, data, and process optimization across the Source‑to‑Pay lifecycle. The Director leads the delivery of complex process transformations and system enhancements, ensuring the successful implementation of highly complex, cross‑functional initiatives. The role applies deep financial and technical expertise to modernize and optimize financial systems, including exploring, evaluating, and implementing AI‑enabled and advanced technologies to improve automation, insight, scalability, and user experience across the Source‑to‑Pay process.

The Systems Enablement Director leads the organization’s most complex process transformations and enterprise system enhancements, delivering initiatives with significant cross‑functional and business impact. The role partners closely with senior leaders across Finance and Technology to ensure the successful design and implementation of highly complex programs spanning the Source‑to‑Pay landscape. Drawing on financial and technical expertise, the Director drives the modernization of financial systems, including the evaluation and adoption of advanced technologies such as automation, analytics, and AI‑enabled capabilities to improve efficiency, insight, and scalability. As a recognized subject‑matter expert, the Director contributes to the development of functional and disciplinary strategy and provides trusted guidance on the optimal courses of action within their area of expertise.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
• 10+ years of total relevant work experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong written communication skills including preparing presentations
• Influential leader able to build consensus, bring others along, and drive change adapting to people or the situation; systematically builds support at multiple levels and across groups
• Collaborative leader, able to develop broad and deep relationships across the organization
• Hands on and detail oriented “doer”; rolls-up his/ her sleeves and does real work
• Experience leveraging AI, automation, or advanced analytics to improve business processes
• Understanding of modern AI/ML technologies (including generative AI and large language models) and their business applications. Able to identify where AI can drive efficiency and innovation.
• Proactive approach to setting priorities and executing; needs minimal guidance to execute
• Determined leader with strong sense of accountability and ownership; tirelessly drives prompt execution
• Ability to juggle many different projects and priorities simultaneously
• Flexible working style
• Experience working with Coupa, Concur and/or Oracle Cloud ERP
• Procurement experience

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development of the functional strategy that guides the development of results-based projects in line with the strategy.
• Applies extensive and specialized expertise to guide the implementation of new or updating existing financial systems.
• Presents systems improvements for management approval.
• Leads the implementation of the most complex process improvements and system enhancements to improve efficiency or reduce errors.
• Keeps abreast of market trends, and advanced technologies.
• Anticipates future opportunities and challenges and designs unique solutions that respond to T. Rowe Price's future business needs.
• Supports the implementation of new or updated financial systems, including the building, testing, and training phases.
• Implement minor system improvements in assigned area to improve system efficiency or reduce errors.
• Leverages extensive and specialized knowledge and expertise to provide guidance on current processes, challenge the status quo, consistently recommend viable alternative approaches and points of view to provide end user with support and persuades management to adopt them.
• Partners directly with peer leaders across Finance to ensure the successful implementation of cross-functional development activities and solutions.
• Anticipates future needs and presents recommendations for solutions or development activities to management.
• Leads a team of systems analysts responsible for the execution of financial technology systems activities.
• Responsible for the professionals’ or less experienced managers' career development and performance management.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility
• A generous retirement plan
• Hybrid work schedule
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director