Director, Finance Technology at Silicon Valley Bank in Tempe, AZ

About SVB:

Silicon Valley Bank is the most sought-after financial partner in the global innovation economy. We bring together entrepreneurs, investors, ventures capitalists, and private equity firms to move their bold ideas forward, fast. Our clients define what comes next.

In the past 35 years, we have accumulated more experience with start-ups and high-growth tech than any other company in the world. In fact, majority of the most compelling Fintech disruptors bank with us. Our clients include: Beyond Meat, Shopify, HelloFresh, Cloudera, and Andreessen Horowitz, just to name a few. We help our clients grow, too. More than half of the innovation companies that completed an IPO in the last two years were our clients.

Our accomplishments serve as motivation to continue pushing ourselves and we are committed to delivering user-centered, high-impact solutions to our clients. We are looking for creative thinkers who want to challenge the status quo and create a truly seamless digital banking experience on a global scale.

About the Role:

The Director, Finance Technology, will be responsible for planning, implementing, and managing large complex Finance digital transformation initiatives and other finance technology projects. Will work collaboratively with finance business stakeholders, implementation partners, and technology/data stakeholders to drive change in the most effective way possible, leading the project planning and execution through agile methodologies. The Director, Finance Technology, is responsible for providing leadership guidance and technology vision to implement strategy and roadmap to fully support Finance transformation and digitize finance business functions and processes. This role also collaborates closely with the Enterprise Architecture leadership for strategy, design, implementation, and support for cloud and API services.

We are on a journey to a 100% Agile, Cloud/API & DevSecOps driven technology organization. This position will play a key role in accelerating our Finance Transformation journey by implementing critical Financials Cloud systems and architecting solutions that support future needs.

Once Here You Will:

Leads the strategy and vision around the development of future-state Finance technology delivery models to ensure value realization is achieved.

Technology leader who understand Finance business needs and can take ownership of decision-making, team engagement and coordinating resources for high-stakes Finance projects

Provide leadership and support for Strategic large project like Finance Transformation.

Ensure process controls are in place and that all staff adhere to strict audit / SOX requirements

Mentor and coach team on the best practices, system design principles, and computing industry trends

Build authentic relationships with the team and business partners that empower them to lead long-term collaborations across the organization and deliver successful business outcomes

Strong financial management experience for both operating and project budgets

Generate and present executive level reports and analyses for CFO & CIO that provides guidance, insight, and recommendations around current Technology investments.

General Leadership and Administrative duties associated with managing a team of several direct reports

Problem solver who value input from various experiences, seek out information to keep the team on track and voice opinions on the most effective way forward

Anticipate the needs of customers; focus work processes on customer satisfaction

Motivate, retain and develop key staff

People developers with a passion for helping individuals set goals, achieve personal and professional success, and produce exceptional work

Influence key leaders

Handle ambiguity and function effectively in a matrix organization

Efficiency review of existing Finance processes for proposed improvements as well as ensuring current process documentation is proper for use as department resources

Drive savings and efficiencies by defining, socializing and executing a rationalization plan

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring:

Experience of driving and reporting on progress of large Finance transformation projects.

Expertise in and experience of implementing Financial ERP systems as a functional consultant for business stakeholders.

Experience in designing operating models, governance and communication frameworks.

Extensive knowledge and experience in Finance systems like PeopleSoft Finance, Oracle ERP, Sourcing and Procurement systems, Cloud applications.

Deep understanding of Accounting, Treasury, FP&A and Procure to pay business domain from the systems implementation standpoint

Partnership with Finance business and Architects to define technology strategy for the Financial core Systems and build roadmaps.

Determine staffing strategy for both short-term and long-term resource needs.

Recruit and mentor new hire and existing team members.

Experience with Agile Methodologies in a distributed team environment is a plus.

Empower teams to innovate and create an agile environment that supports change

Working knowledge on AWS Cloud Infrastructure

Must have proven experience managing teams of at least 10 to15 resources

Experience in all aspects of software delivery management – analysis, design, estimating, and implementing technology architectures

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with all levels. Demonstrate good organization, presentation and customer service skills

Expertise in enterprise architecture practices, specifically in information, application, infrastructure and security

Ability to lead, influence, coach and develop peers on project teams so that project goals are achieved, top talent retained employing fact-based decision making and effective approaches to conflict resolution

Must be able to work creatively, calmly, flexibly and under tight deadlines to respond quickly and positively to shifting/multiple demands and opportunities

Attention to detail, meet deadlines and deliver projects within scope, schedule and budget

Proficiency with operational support processes and project management methodologies, tools and processes

Hands-on experience in vendor & contract management skills, excellent organizational skills for managing a broad portfolio of tools and partnerships

Proven leadership with ability to lead multiple teams in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment

Strong internal client focus and relationship building skills

Demonstrates “make it happen” and “find a way” attitude

Ability to construct presentations and communications in a logical manner, sensitive to diverse audience's needs

Experience with enterprise integration services/solutions

Experience in implementing of SaaS applications

Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills for presentation to the business

Ability to execute and prioritize multiple tasks, initiate and conduct meetings with team and peers

Proven track record in building, sustaining and navigating stakeholder relationships in and outside the organization

Able to streamline complex requirements to simplify Business Processes.

Must be willing to collaborate and engage with a global team which will involve some early morning or late evening meetings

CRITICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES

Building People Capability

Engages with employees to develop a clear perception of long-term capabilities/potential, and to provide balanced feedback/guiding principles

Gives practical support and guiding principles for growing capabilities, not just technical skills

Systematically develops employees through stretch assignments with specific competency development goals

Uses informal and structured approaches to career development to focus on individual improvement over time

Supports promotion of own people when talent is needed elsewhere and provides individuals with development opportunities

Collaborating and Influencing

Negotiates with a genuine give-and-take approach, where parties act as true peers and decisions are shared

Spends time identifying all stakeholders necessary and meets or connects with all of them, neglecting no one to shape a collective consensus

Identifies opportunities to build relationships that will help others achieve their objectives and reaches out to those people or new people

Driving Results

Has a passion for achieving excellence in delivery, solving complex problems, and taking ownership

Acts to surpass goals, seizing opportunities to push the envelope

Sets continually higher goals that are ambitious but realistic for self and team, geared to organizational objectives

Focuses on new business opportunities that enable business development targets to be exceeded