Director, IT Business Applications

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Gen operates a hybrid flexible working policy with a requirement to be in the office 3 days a week on average, and with flexibility to choose the exact days to match your team’s established cadence and your personal circumstances.

How We Work

Our hybrid work model (3 days in the office) gives us the face-to-face time to have creative conversations, meaningful meetings, make quick decisions, and build relationships. At the same time, it offers flexibility you need to focus and do your best work.

Mission and Goal

The Gen Business Applications team’s mission is to champion business and customer success across Finance technology by understanding the unique needs of our users and delivering innovative solutions for delightful user experience and impactful business outcomes.

About the Role

The Director Business Application Services – Finance (IT) role is pivotal in ensuring alignment with our corporate strategy, enhancing operational efficiencies, and providing a competitive advantage. As a key member of the leadership team, the Director will collaborate closely with other leaders in IT and business functions to optimize application value, ensuring the security, quality, and compliance of our application landscape.

Objectives

• Developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy for business applications to support our Finance organization’s goals and objectives.
• Leading, mentoring, and developing a successful team of IT professionals globally across the US, India, and the Czech Republic. Fostering a culture of innovation, excellence, and ongoing improvement.
• Maintaining operational effectiveness while implementing change strategies. Implementing governance, standard methodologies, and metrics for application lifecycle management, including development, release management, change control, maintenance, and support.
• Working with internal security and governance teams to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards. Leading risk management processes to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with applications.
• Owning and managing financial applications and boundary systems like Oracle ERP, Oracle fusion cloud, Blackline, Kyriba, Virtual Trader, Oracle Cloud EPM (Hyperion), and more.
• Building constructive and effective relationships inside and outside the organization. Supporting Finance teams globally, including Procurement, Accounts Payables, Payments, General Ledger, Cash Management, FP&A, Statutory & Audit, Global Tax and Mergers & Acquisitions(M&A).

Competencies

• 15+ years of experience leading global Business technology teams in large enterprises, with proven knowledge of financial application architecture, technologies, and best practices for SaaS technologies, including Oracle and boundary applications,
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with executives, customers, vendors and teams across the organization.

• Project management skills, including experience with agile/waterfall methodologies and change management. Expertise in Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) at scale

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, proficiency in data analysis and performance metrics.
• Understanding financial principles and the ability to manage budgets and optimize costs.
• Leadership and decision-making skills, with the ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Prioritization of business and customer needs, driving initiatives that enhance customer satisfaction and business value.

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We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. Learn more about pay transparency. 

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