Head of People & Finance Systems

The role

You will lead senior engineering efforts for Corporate Technology, defining the engineering strategy for People, Finance, and Procurement platforms. You will establish engineering leadership, provide technical direction, and partner with various departments to develop technology roadmaps and modernize the estate.

What you will do

• Define the engineering vision for Corporate Technology covering People, Finance, and Procurement platforms and services
• Deliver senior technical direction across enterprise platforms, integrations, data flows, and internally developed capabilities
• Work with Architecture and Engineering Leads to establish technical standards, patterns and guardrails
• Recognize systemic technical risks, technical debt, and possibilities to simplify the technology estate
• Ensure Engineering Leads have clear accountability for the engineering, operation and continuous improvement of their platforms
• Support complex technical decisions and issues spanning multiple platforms
• Direct and cultivate Engineering Leads and senior engineers
• Offer senior engineering direction for key People, Finance, and Procurement technology efforts
• Support platform selection, implementation and major technology investment decisions
• Maintain oversight of operational performance and technology risk

Required qualifications

• Extensive background in senior engineering leadership within a complex technology organisation
• Solid knowledge of enterprise SaaS ecosystems and engineering methods to integrate, operate, and develop business-critical platforms
• Experience with leading enterprise platforms like Oracle Fusion, Workday, or similar People, Finance, or ERP systems
• Solid grasp of contemporary integration methods, APIs, data flows, and cloud technologies
• Experience leading technology through significant transformation, implementation or modernisation programmes
• Experience establishing clear technical ownership and sustainable operating models for business-critical platforms
• Solid grasp of reliability, security, operational risk, and technology lifecycle management
• Experience working effectively with third-party technology vendors, implementation partners and managed service providers
• Experience leading and developing Engineering Leads, senior engineers or other experienced technical professionals
• A track record of influencing senior business and technology collaborators
• Experience formulating technology strategies and roadmaps spanning multiple platforms or capabilities
• Strong technical judgement

Nice to have

• Experience with Oracle Fusion, Workday, and their broader technology environments
• Experience working with Finance, People, Procurement or other enterprise business capabilities

Benefits

• Generous annual leave
• Medical cover
• Inclusive parental leave packages
• Subsidised gym memberships
• Opportunities to contribute to the community

About the company

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