Sr Director, Signaling & Frauscher

Wabtec•Chicago, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director - Signaling & Frauscher is a key member of the finance leadership team, with responsibility for providing strategic financial leadership and serving as a trusted business partner to drive the continued growth, profitability, and operational excellence of the business. The Sr Director will lead all finance activities for a global business with approximately $0.5B in annual revenue, supporting operations and customers across the United States, Austria, Brazil, Australia, and India. In addition to bringing deep finance and operational expertise, the Sr Director will play a critical role in shaping business strategy, driving value creation, supporting commercial growth initiatives, and ensuring strong financial stewardship across a geographically diverse organization. The individual will serve as a collaborative partner to the Group President/s and senior leadership team, helping translate business objectives into measurable financial and operational outcomes. Day-to-day, the role will have primary responsibility for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all finance-related activities of the business. The Sr Director will be expected to navigate a complex global operating environment, drive simplification and process excellence, and develop systems and capabilities that enable scalable growth. The role will also support strategic initiatives, including acquisitions, integrations, and business transformation efforts. A critical aspect of this position is providing strong leadership to a diverse and globally dispersed finance organization, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, talent development, and continuous improvement. The successful candidate will possess exceptional people leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to build, develop, and inspire high-performing teams across multiple countries, cultures, and time zones. This individual must be strategic yet hands-on, combining strong analytical capabilities with business acumen, executive presence, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate will be an effective change agent, comfortable operating in a dynamic environment while driving sustainable performance and long-term value creation.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
Minimum of 8 - 10 years of experience in a Financial position
Experience in a multinational company
Familiar and working knowledge of Oracle, SAP and HFM Reporting consolidation tool
3+ years' experience in project accounting
Proven expertise in using remote collaboration tools for communication
Strong information systems/ERP system experience
Interpersonal and supervisory skills, such as coaching, providing feedback, and evaluating performance of subordinates, and the ability to coach and motivate employees
Deals well with ambiguity; can effectively cope with change; can decide and act without having the total picture; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
Strong commitment to business ethics and integrity

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel to Austria approx. 50% of time for first 6 months
Willingness to relocate to Austria in 6 months

Responsibilities

To be a valued business partner to the Group President/s and senior management team and involved in all aspects of managing and developing the business.
To provide insightful analysis into the business and financial performance that leads to substantive business improvement.
To play a leading and supportive role and be a source of high-quality advice to business and functional colleagues.
To ensure that a strong control environment is maintained and regularly reviewed.
To be an agent of change for the business and drive continuous improvement in people, processes, and information.
To lead M&A transactions from inception to implementation.
To drive operational efficiency whilst balancing cost and service levels.
To take responsibility for hiring, developing, and coaching the best people to create a strong finance team that is motivated and well-led.
To provide fact-based financial integrity and logic to strategic decision-making.