Senior Lead, Product Management

MongoDB•Palo Alto, CA

6d•$162,000 - $319,000

About The Position

MongoDB is seeking a finance technology leader to guide a team of Product Managers, NetSuite Engineers, and Engineers building and evolving the financial technology platform behind 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, turns complex finance requirements into scalable, automated, and compliant solutions, builds a high-performing team, and owns the NetSuite engineering function and ERP platform. The position partners closely with the CFO organization, Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, FP&A, IT, Security, and Data teams. It is based in the United States, with Palo Alto or New York listed as locations. The leader defines and executes a multi-year fintech roadmap, leads product and engineering practices, and directs the design, development, integrations, release lifecycle, compliance, support, and ongoing health of NetSuite. The role also owns architecture and integration strategy across finance applications, supports finance-domain platforms and processes, and advises Finance and executive leaders on technology capabilities, risks, priorities, and strategic initiatives. Success is measured by delivery of a prioritized fintech roadmap; reliable, secure, audit-ready systems; stable NetSuite operations and reduced technical debt; measurable improvements to close speed, manual effort, forecast accuracy, spend and cash visibility; stakeholder satisfaction; and development of a high-performing team.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in finance systems, fintech, or enterprise application product and engineering.
At least 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 managing 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 such as record-to-report, procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, treasury operations, planning, and forecasting.
Hands-on experience with ERP platforms such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or Dynamics 365 and adjacent finance applications, including tax engines, treasury management systems, procurement and AP automation, close and reconciliation tools, and planning platforms.
Strong technical foundation in system integration and architecture, including REST/SOAP APIs, SQL, and integration platforms such as Boomi, MuleSoft, Celigo, or similar.
Proven 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 or 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 CPA, or a CPA-adjacent finance background.
Experience building and scaling product management practices within a Finance or IT organization.

Responsibilities

Define and execute a multi-year fintech strategy and roadmap across Tax, Treasury, Accounting, S2P, and FP&A, aligned with Finance priorities and company growth plans.
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 work 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, and delivery expectations.
Establish Finance-domain product management and engineering practices for discovery, requirements, prioritization, agile delivery, release management, and measurement.
Promote shared ownership of outcomes across Product Managers and Engineers, and provide career development, coaching, and technical growth opportunities.
Lead the NetSuite engineering team responsible for the design, development, and ongoing health of the financial system of record.
Set technical direction and standards for NetSuite development, including SuiteScript, SuiteFlow, SuiteTalk, SuiteQL, saved searches, and custom records and objects.
Own the NetSuite release and change management lifecycle, including sandbox strategy, code review, testing, deployment, and semi-annual releases and feature updates.
Reduce technical debt by rationalizing legacy customizations and scripts, improving performance, and favoring configuration and standard functionality where appropriate.
Oversee reliable, monitored, and documented NetSuite integrations with CRM, billing, banking, tax, procurement, planning, and data warehouse systems.
Partner with Product Managers and Finance process owners to translate requirements into NetSuite solutions and assess whether to configure, customize, or buy.
Ensure NetSuite changes meet SOX and IT general control requirements, including segregation of duties, role and permission design, 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 with clear SLAs, root cause analysis, and monitoring for business-critical processes such as month-end close.
Partner with Tax to support automated tax compliance, tax engine integrations, and reporting.
Enable Treasury capabilities including cash management, bank connectivity, payments, cash forecasting, FX and risk management, and intercompany funding workflows.
Support Accounting processes including record-to-report, general ledger, ASC 606 revenue recognition, consolidations, close automation, reconciliations, and fixed assets.
Drive S2P capabilities including procurement, purchase-to-pay, vendor management, AP automation, spend controls, and expense management.
Enable FP&A planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting platforms, with trusted source-system data flowing into decision-ready analytics.
Own architecture and integration strategy for the finance application landscape, spanning ERP, CRM, billing, banking, tax, procurement, planning, and data warehouse systems.
Oversee integrations using iPaaS and API-based tools, including Boomi, Celigo, MuleSoft, and REST/SOAP APIs, ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability.
Partner with Data teams to improve data quality, lineage, reporting, and analytics for decision-making.
Evaluate build-versus-buy decisions and lead vendor selection, implementation, and ongoing vendor management, including contracts and licensing.
Ensure finance systems meet regulatory and internal control requirements, including SOX, GAAP, ASC 606, and applicable data privacy regulations.
Define and enforce governance standards 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 for business-critical finance processes.
Advise Finance and executive leadership on technology capabilities, risks, and strategic initiatives.
Translate business requirements into scalable solutions and communicate priorities, trade-offs, and progress to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Partner with IT, Security, Legal, and Procurement to deliver cohesive, compliant solutions.
Deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, automation, scalability, close speed, manual effort, forecast accuracy, and spend and cash visibility.
Build, retain, and develop a high-performing team of Product Managers, NetSuite Engineers, and Engineers.