Senior Lead, Product Management

MongoDB•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

MongoDB is seeking a senior finance technology leader to guide a team of Product Managers, NetSuite Engineers, and Engineers responsible for the technology platform supporting Tax, Treasury, Accounting, Source-to-Pay (S2P), and FP&A. This player-coach role sits at the intersection of Finance, Product, and Engineering. The role owns technical direction for the finance technology stack, translates complex finance requirements into scalable, automated, compliant solutions, and develops a high-performing team. It also owns the NetSuite engineering function and the ERP platform that serves as Finance’s system of record. The role partners closely with the CFO organization, Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, FP&A, IT, Security, and Data teams. It is based in the US, with Palo Alto or New York listed as locations. The leader will set and execute the multi-year finance technology strategy, oversee product and engineering practices, and manage NetSuite development, releases, integrations, reliability, and technical debt. The role covers systems and processes across tax compliance, treasury operations, accounting and close, procurement and accounts payable, and planning and forecasting. It also owns finance application architecture and integration strategy, vendor decisions and relationships, and governance, compliance, risk, and audit readiness. Success includes a prioritized roadmap that improves efficiency and scalability; reliable, secure, audit-ready systems; a stable NetSuite platform with disciplined releases and reduced technical debt; measurable improvements in financial close, manual effort, forecast accuracy, spend visibility, and cash visibility; trusted partnerships with Finance leaders; and growth of a high-performing team.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in finance systems, fintech, or enterprise application product and engineering.
4+ years leading teams that include Product Managers and Engineers, including NetSuite developers or engineers.
Deep, hands-on NetSuite expertise, including SuiteScript 1.0, 2.0, and 2.1; SuiteFlow; SuiteTalk and REST/SOAP APIs; SQL/SuiteQL; and NetSuite implementations, upgrades, and releases at scale.
Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions across multiple finance domains, such as Tax, Treasury, Accounting, S2P, and FP&A.
Strong working knowledge of finance and accounting processes, including record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, treasury operations, and planning and forecasting.
Hands-on experience with ERP platforms such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Dynamics 365, and adjacent finance applications such as tax engines, treasury management systems, procurement and AP automation, close and reconciliation tools, and planning platforms.
Strong technical foundation in systems integration and architecture, including REST/SOAP APIs, SQL, and integration platforms such as Boomi, MuleSoft, or Celigo.
Ability to set product strategy, build roadmaps, and manage large cross-functional programs, including implementations, migrations, and upgrades, end to end.
Understanding of SOX compliance, GAAP, ASC 606, IT general controls, and security best practices.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence senior Finance and technology leaders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.

Nice To Haves

NetSuite Administrator, ERP Consultant, or SuiteCloud Developer certification.
Experience in a high-growth SaaS, enterprise technology, or public company environment.
Experience with AI and automation in finance workflows, such as intelligent document processing, close automation, or forecasting.
Familiarity with BI and reporting tools such as Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or NetSuite Analytics.
Other relevant certifications, such as PMP, or a CPA or CPA-adjacent finance background.
Experience building and scaling product management practices within a Finance or IT organization.

Responsibilities

Define and execute a multi-year finance technology strategy and roadmap across Tax, Treasury, Accounting, S2P, and FP&A.
Prioritize investments using business cases, ROI, and risk considerations, balancing quick wins with foundational platform work.
Drive automation, AI-enabled workflows, and self-service capabilities to reduce manual effort and shorten close, planning, and procurement cycles.
Monitor fintech trends, ERP and finance platform practices, and emerging technologies, applying them where they create value.
Lead and mentor Product Managers and Engineers, setting goals, quality standards, delivery expectations, and development opportunities.
Establish product management and engineering practices for discovery, requirements, prioritization, agile delivery, release management, and measurement.
Lead the NetSuite engineering team and set technical standards for development using SuiteScript, SuiteFlow, SuiteTalk, SuiteQL, saved searches, and custom records and objects.
Own NetSuite release and change management, including sandbox strategy, code review, testing, deployment, and semi-annual releases and feature updates.
Reduce technical debt, rationalize legacy customizations and scripts, improve performance, and favor configuration and standard functionality where appropriate.
Oversee reliable, monitored, and documented NetSuite integrations with CRM, billing, banking, tax, procurement, planning, and data warehouse systems.
Translate Finance requirements into NetSuite solutions and partner with Finance process owners to assess whether to configure, customize, or buy.
Ensure NetSuite changes comply with SOX and IT general controls, including segregation of duties, role and permission design, change approvals, and audit-ready documentation.
Manage relationships with NetSuite/Oracle and implementation partners, including licensing, support escalations, and roadmap alignment.
Establish support and incident response practices, SLAs, root cause analysis, and monitoring for critical processes such as month-end close.
Partner with Tax to support accurate, automated sales and use tax, VAT/GST, withholding, indirect tax compliance, tax engine integrations, and reporting.
Enable Treasury capabilities for cash management, bank connectivity, payments, cash forecasting, FX and risk management, and intercompany funding.
Support Accounting processes including record-to-report, general ledger, ASC 606 revenue recognition, consolidations, close automation, reconciliations, and fixed assets.
Support S2P processes including procurement, purchase-to-pay, vendor management, AP automation, spend controls, and expense management.
Enable FP&A planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, with trusted data flowing from source systems into decision-ready analytics.
Own finance application architecture and integration strategy across ERP, CRM, billing, banking, tax, procurement, planning, and data warehouse systems.
Oversee iPaaS and API-based integrations, ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability; partner with Data teams on data quality, lineage, reporting, and analytics.
Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and lead vendor selection, implementation, and ongoing vendor management, including contracts and licensing.
Ensure finance systems meet SOX, GAAP, ASC 606, internal control, and applicable data privacy requirements.
Define and enforce governance for change management, segregation of duties, role-based access controls, and data integrity.
Support internal and external audits with system documentation, reports, and evidence; manage operational reliability, incident response, and system performance.
Advise Finance and executive leadership on technology capabilities, risks, and strategic initiatives.
Translate business requirements into scalable solutions and clearly communicate priorities, trade-offs, and progress to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Partner with IT, Security, Legal, and Procurement to deliver cohesive, compliant solutions.