Senior Director Global Finance ITS Business Partner

Summary of job scope:

The Senior Director Global Finance ITS Business Partner serves as the strategic technology advisor and digital transformation leader for the Global Finance organization at Fresenius Medical Care (FME). This role is responsible for shaping enabling and delivering the full digital agenda for Global Financespanning strategy innovation intelligent automation AI/GenAI analytics Finance platforms Finance process modernization and product-centric delivery.

The candidate will co-own the digital Finance roadmap partner with Finance leadership and stakeholders to conceptualize future-state capabilities and oversee delivery of world-class digital products and solutions that transform how FME Finance:

Consolidates closes and reports external financial results Performs financial planning & analysis across horizons Manages global cash investments and Treasury Executes statutory tax legal entity and regulatory reporting Ensures compliance audit readiness and financial controls Delivers scalable efficient and automated finance shared services

In this capacity the Senior Director will lead a portfolio of digital products and transformation initiatives ensuring they deliver measurable business value operational excellence automation insights and scalability. The candidate will play a central role in driving the adoption of advanced analytics AI/GenAI automation-first design and modern user-centric platforms that enhance accuracy speed and decision-making across Finance.

This leader will be a member of the FME ITS Enterprise Business Partner Leadership Team working in close collaboration with the CFO organization other Global Functions and delivery teams across the full ITS landscape.

Primary responsibilities include:

Digital Finance Strategy & Thought Leadership

• Shape and co-own the 35 year Finance digital strategy and roadmap ensuring alignment with Global Finance priorities S/4 evolution ESG reporting needs and enterprise digital strategy.
• Advise Finance LT on emerging technologies digital operating models AI opportunities and transformation pathways.
• Serve as the trusted advisor to the CFO and senior Finance leaders on technology-enabled transformation.

Product Ownership & Portfolio Management

• Act as Product Owner for the Global Finance Digital Product Portfolio (R2R FP&A Tax Treasury GBS Finance Controls Reporting & Analytics).
• Define product vision prioritization value cases and stakeholder alignment.
• Ensure continuous improvement through agile iterative enhancementsnot only project-based delivery.
• Lead prioritization through structured value frameworks OKRs and demand management.

Business Value Performance & Cost Transparency

• Establish and operate a comprehensive value management framework covering ROI TCO cost-to-serve productivity gains accuracy cycle time and risk reduction.
• Build and maintain Finance IT economics dashboards unit cost visibility benchmarking and business case methodologies.
• Ensure every major investment or transformation initiative has measurable and tracked value outcomes.

AI Automation & Advanced Analytics Leadership

• Drive adoption and scale of AI/GenAI in Finance processes (forecasting narrative analytics reconciliations reporting anomaly detection audit preparation tax insights).
• Partner with automation COEs to deliver automation-first solutions across Finance shared services and Finance operations.
• Own the strategy for Finance data analytics semantic models dashboards and predictive insights in collaboration with the Enterprise Data organization.
• Enable Finance self-service reporting and decision-support tools.

Digital Platform Modernization & Architecture

• Lead modernization of Finance digital platforms including S/4 Finance FP&A systems BPC/SAC Treasury Management Tax Technology Workflow and Data Intelligence platforms.
• Drive rationalization standardization and interoperability across platforms.
• Ensure architecture cybersecurity controls and scalability align with enterprise standards.

Stakeholder Leadership & Change Management

• Serve as the primary escalation and engagement point for Global Finance stakeholders into ITS.
• Lead cross-functional alignment between Business GBS Controlling Tax Treasury Procurement Legal Audit and other Global Functions.
• Drive change management communication and adoption for all Finance digital initiatives.
• Champion Finances transition to digital-first processes and insights-led culture.

People Leadership

• Lead and develop an organization of 10 internal colleagues and external consultants.
• Build high-performing diverse teams with strengths in product management analytics architecture automation and Finance IT.
• Coach teams to adopt modern ways of working including agile value-based delivery and product-centric design.

The role will report to the Vice President Enterprise Solutions ITS and will partner plan and deliver the digital agenda for Global Finance.

Education:

• BA/BS required; B.S. Degree in Computer Information Sciences Business Management MBA preferred or related field

Required:

• 10 years of relevant ITS digital transformation Finance IT Finance systems or business partnering experience in the pharmaceutical life sciences or global enterprise environment.
• 5 years leading teams in Finance FP&A Accounting Treasury or ITS organizations.
• Demonstrated success in digital strategy development platform modernization portfolio management and large-scale transformation delivery.
• Direct experience with strategy development planning large-scale program management and change management skills are essential
• Track record of delivering solutions globally across multiple regions and regulatory environments.
• Experience influencing senior executives including VPs and SVPs across Finance and IT.
• Demonstrated leadership in matrix organizations with cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent communication negotiation influencing and relationship skills along with high personal integrity credibility and energy
• Results-orientation with the proven ability to develop plans and implement them
• Exhibits FME Leadership Behaviors focused on: Achieve Results Build Talent Champion Change Shapes Strategy Courage Collaboration

Preferred Skills:

• 10 years of Finance Accounting or Finance IT experience.
• Expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance FP&A platforms (BPC SAC Anaplan) Treasury Management Tax Technology.
• Hands-on experience across the S/4 lifecycle including design implementation and stabilization.
• Strong understanding of Finance data models analytics platforms predictive models and self-service BI.
• Experience with AI/GenAI use cases for Finance automation CoEs or intelligent workflows.
• Practical knowledge of agile methodologies product management and value stream management.