Navigator, Corporate Services, Global

Evolution Cloud Services (EVOCS)

About The Position

The Navigator, Corporate Services, Global serves as a trusted advisor and discovery catalyst embedded within Vantage’s Corporate Services function. This role acts as the critical bridge between business operations and AI possibilities, translating operational friction points into validated opportunities for AI-driven transformation. Rather than managing programs or building solutions, this Navigator discovers, validates, and prepares high-impact AI opportunities for rapid prototyping by the Accelerators team. Operating as an embedded AI business partner, this role focuses on AI transformation across Vantage’s corporate services functions including Finance, Accounting, Legal, Compliance, and People & Culture. This Navigator serves as the embedded business partner for enterprise-enabling functions, identifying opportunities where AI can streamline financial operations, accelerate legal review processes, strengthen compliance monitoring, and enhance the employee experience across the full talent lifecycle. This position represents the front line of Vantage’s AI transformation within Corporate Services, where strategic vision meets operational reality. Success requires equal parts business acumen, technical fluency, and the interpersonal skills to build trust across diverse stakeholders who may be skeptical, curious, or enthusiastic about AI’s potential.

Requirements

Minimum 5-7 years overall work experience, with 3+ years working in or closely supporting corporate services functions (Finance, Legal, HR, Compliance) within corporate environments or consulting contexts.
Strong foundation in enterprise function workflows such as financial planning and analysis, accounts payable/receivable, contract lifecycle management, compliance frameworks, talent acquisition, or HR operations.
Practical understanding of AI capabilities including intelligent document processing, natural language processing for contract analysis, predictive analytics, and workflow automation as they apply to corporate services.
Familiarity with enterprise systems including ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, Workday), HRIS systems, contract management tools, and GRC platforms that inform data availability for AI solutions.
Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements including SOX, data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA), employment law, and corporate governance frameworks that constrain AI application in corporate contexts.
Demonstrated ability to translate complex business processes into structured opportunity assessments that technical teams can act upon.
Experience conducting stakeholder discovery across multiple corporate functions, with ability to adapt to varied professional cultures (finance vs. legal vs. HR).
Proven capability to build credibility with senior executives and functional specialists alike, particularly in regulated environments where accuracy and compliance are paramount.
Track record of identifying process improvements in corporate services environments that delivered measurable efficiency gains or risk reduction.
Comfort with sensitive data handling and strong judgment about appropriate AI applications involving employee data, financial records, and legal documents.
Excellent listening skills and curiosity about the operational details of corporate functions, combined with discretion regarding confidential business information.
Familiarity with responsible AI principles and data ethics, particularly as they relate to HR decision-making, financial controls, and legal privilege.

Nice To Haves

Travel required is expected to be 15-25% for stakeholder engagement across corporate services functions.

Responsibilities

Conduct regular listening tours within Finance, Legal, People & Culture, and Compliance to understand evolving priorities, pain points, and regulatory changes that could benefit from AI augmentation.
Facilitate workshops that help corporate services leaders envision AI transformation beyond basic document automation, exploring predictive analytics, intelligent workflow routing, and decision support capabilities.
Document opportunity assessments capturing business impact, system integration complexity, data sensitivity classifications, regulatory constraints, and resource implications specific to corporate services workflows.
Collaborate closely with Legal and Compliance on opportunities involving sensitive data, ensuring all proposed solutions address data privacy, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance from inception.
Partner with function leaders to develop success criteria focused on corporate services KPIs including process cycle times, error rates, compliance audit outcomes, cost per transaction, and employee satisfaction scores.
Maintain awareness of AI initiatives across operational and engineering functions to identify cross-functional data opportunities, such as how financial data could inform operational decision-making.
Contribute to methodology improvement with insights from the unique compliance and confidentiality constraints of corporate services environments.
Translate AI concepts into finance, legal, and HR terminology that resonates with corporate services professionals, building AI literacy across these specialized functions.
Support change management by addressing unique concerns in corporate services, such as the role of AI in HR decision-making, legal review augmentation, and financial controls assurance.
Track discovery pipeline health within Corporate Services and report on opportunity conversion and validation metrics.
Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.