Director, IT Finance Strategy

Position Purpose: The Director of IT Finance Strategy provides leadership, direction and analysis to the management team related to Technology strategic initiatives in order to achieve business goals and add shareholder value. The Director will play a key role in driving alignment, execution, accountability and governance related to strategic initiatives. ? Design and lead annual strategic planning process for technology, partnering with leaders across the Company to prioritize investments and drive continuous improvements to increase agility, transparency, and value ? Lead enterprise-wide quarterly updates in partnership with Product Management, focused on business value delivered through technology investments ? Lead process improvements to connect technology investments to the work delivered and value created ? Collaborate with CIO and technology leadership team to develop and communicate enterprise technology strategies ? Lead strategic projects to articulate financial impacts of technology decisions and provide advice to technology leadership ? Develop strategic communications to drive alignment on technology decisions and provide updates to internal and external audiences Key Responsibilities: ? Drives market intelligence on best practices and benchmarking related to IT Transformation and financial controls and governance. ? Create sustainable process for measuring and quantifying the benefits of IT investments. Models and tracks results of all initiatives and provides transparency to executive leadership team. ? Partners with IT, Finance, and Business to pro-actively identify and resolve risks and obstacles to help drive change management. ? Models out long term road-map of financial transformation as a result of cloud, labor strategy, store infrastructure, equipment leasing, and modern software development. ? Manages and leads a team Direct Manager/Direct Reports: ? This position reports to VP, Finance ? This position has 3 Direct Reports Travel Requirements: ? Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time. Physical Requirements: ? Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions: ? Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Minimum Qualifications: ? Must be eighteen years of age or older. ? Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Preferred Qualifications: ? MBA Minimum Education: ? The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education: ? No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience: ? 8 Preferred Years of Work Experience: ? No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience: ? None Preferred Leadership Experience: ? None Certifications: ? None Competencies: ? Knowledge of Finance and Accounting Principles and Practices ? Business Planning/Strategy Setting experience ? Budgeting, Financial Planning and Financial Modeling skills. Knowledge of International Business and Finance ? Ability to interact with all levels of associates