Sr Director, Finance & Commercial ERP Solutions

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

1d • $243,100 - $314,600

About The Position

The Senior Director, Finance & Commercial leads Gilead’s Finance and Commercial ERP solution delivery within the Enterprise Solutions & Business Partnering organization. The role owns end-to-end ERP business process domains spanning Record-to-Report, Source-to-Settle, Order-to-Cash, and Commercial Operations, ensuring ERP capabilities support global business operations and strategic transformation. Based in Foster City, California, the position reports to the Vice President, Enterprise Solutions & Business Partnering.

The role partners with business tower leads and teams across ERP, PMO, Enterprise Architecture, and Strategic OCM to turn business requirements into cohesive, enterprise-aligned solutions. It balances global standardization with business-specific needs in a regulated life sciences environment, leads Finance and Commercial solution roadmaps and program delivery, and ensures compliance with GxP, SOX, and audit-readiness requirements.

The Senior Director also leads a high-performing team of solution managers, functional architects, and business analysts; shapes the ERP operating model, sourcing strategies, location mix, and vendor partnerships; and drives continuous improvement, delivery excellence, and business value.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 14 or more years of experience in ERP, enterprise platforms, or large-scale transformation leadership.
• Experience leading ERP Finance solution delivery, including Record-to-Report, Source-to-Settle, and Order-to-Cash processes.
• Proven track record delivering complex, multi-year ERP programs in regulated environments, including GxP, SOX, and FDA 21 CFR Part 11.
• Strong understanding of SAP-enabled enterprise architectures, SAP S/4HANA Finance and Commercial modules, and operating models.
• Experience leading and influencing large, global teams in matrixed organizations.
• Executive presence and ability to communicate complex ERP and process decisions clearly to senior business and technology leaders.
• Ability to balance global standardization with business-specific requirements across diverse commercial and financial operating models.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Own Finance ERP solution delivery across Record-to-Report, Source-to-Settle, and related process domains.
• Partner with Finance Business Tower Leads to translate business requirements into cohesive, enterprise-aligned ERP solutions.
• Balance global standardization with business-specific requirements in a regulated, GxP-aware environment.
• Serve as the primary accountability point for Finance ERP platform performance, roadmap delivery, and business adoption.
• Lead design and delivery of SAP Finance modules, including FI/CO, AP, AR, GL, Asset Accounting, and Cost Center Accounting, and related integrations.
• Oversee Finance-related ERP post-merger integration, including harmonization of legal entity structures and charts of accounts.
• Oversee non-SAP financial applications, including FCCS and Breakaway.
• Own ERP solution delivery for Commercial domains, including Order-to-Cash, Trade & Channel Management, and Gross-to-Net processing.
• Collaborate with Commercial Business Tower Leads and stakeholders to design scalable, compliant solutions aligned with Gilead’s commercial model.
• Optimize SAP SD/MM and related commercial modules to support global operations, pricing, and revenue recognition.
• Drive adoption of standardized commercial ERP processes across regions and business units, managing deviations through formal governance.
• Partner with Finance to align commercial revenue processes with financial reporting.
• Define and maintain the Finance and Commercial ERP solution roadmap in alignment with business priorities, transformation objectives, and enterprise architecture.
• Set a vision for process-centric, standardized, scalable ERP capabilities tied to measurable business outcomes.
• Evaluate emerging SAP capabilities relevant to Finance and Commercial domains, including SAP S/4HANA innovations, SAP Joule AI agents, and Business Data Cloud integrations.
• Sequence roadmap delivery to minimize business disruption and accelerate value realization, and communicate progress and tradeoffs to executive and business audiences.
• Serve as solution sponsor for Finance and Commercial workstreams in major ERP programs and releases.
• Partner with the PMO on governance, prioritization, risk management, and value realization across Finance and Commercial portfolios.
• Resolve cross-tower and cross-portfolio tradeoffs affecting Finance and Commercial domains.
• Ensure ERP deliverables meet GxP, SOX, and audit-readiness requirements.
• Align solution delivery timelines with business readiness, organizational change management, and cutover plans.
• Build trusted partnerships with senior Finance and Commercial leaders, IT leaders, and functional heads across the global organization.
• Represent ES&BP in steering committees, governance forums, and executive briefings on Finance and Commercial ERP topics.
• Develop and lead a high-performing team of ERP Finance and Commercial solution managers, functional architects, and business analysts.
• Shape the Finance and Commercial ERP operating model, including sourcing strategies, location mix, and vendor partnerships.
• Foster continuous improvement, delivery excellence, and business value orientation within the team.
• Improve solution engineering discipline, requirements management, and enterprise delivery practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve process standardization, delivery velocity, and cost efficiency.

Benefits

• May be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.
• May be eligible for discretionary stock-based long-term incentives; eligibility may vary by role.
• Paid time off.
• Company-sponsored medical insurance.
• Company-sponsored dental insurance.
• Company-sponsored vision insurance.
• Company-sponsored life insurance.

What This Job Offers

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