Southern Glazer's is looking for a Director, Finance Products to own the technology portfolio and budgets across our Corporate Finance function. This leadership role requires deep experience with SAP S/4HANA, Vertex, SAP Ariba, OpenText, and SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll/Benefits, and a proven track record in strategic transformation, enterprise roadmap leadership, budget management, and building high-performing teams.
What You'll Do
- Lead product ownership and lifecycle management for SAP S/4HANA Finance, Vertex, SAP Ariba, SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, Employee Central Benefits for Unions, and OpenText capabilities.
- Drive platform modernization and ecosystem integration across finance systems to reduce manual work, improve controls, and enable scale.
- Partner with Architecture, Security, Data/Analytics, and Integration teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, supportable, and compliant.
- Define and communicate a clear product vision and long-term strategy roadmap for Finance Products aligned to enterprise goals and Finance leadership priorities.
- Own product request intake, value sizing, prioritization, and sequencing across run/grow/transform work; create business cases and outcomes-based plans.
- Establish and govern a product operating model (OKRs/KPIs, decision rights, intake, prioritization, and release planning) with transparent stakeholder communications.
- Lead strategic transformation initiatives across Finance Products—from current-state assessment through future-state design, deployment, stabilization, and adoption.
- Build transformation roadmaps that account for organizational readiness, process redesign, data quality, controls, and change management.
- Establish governance routines with Finance leadership and delivery partners; proactively surface risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs.
- Lead multiple agile teams (Product Managers/Owners, Analysts, Engineers, QA) to deliver iterative value through well-formed backlogs, clear user stories, and disciplined prioritization.
- Create predictable delivery through sprint/release planning and continuous improvement; remove blockers and drive cross-team dependency management.
- Define “definition of done,” quality standards, and measurable outcomes; ensure production stability and operational excellence.
- Define and enforce policies and standards for acquiring, implementing, and operating Finance Technologies.
- Ensure systems adhere to data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
What We're Looking For
- Deep experience across SAP S/4HANA, Vertex, SAP Ariba, OpenText, and SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll/Benefits.
- Proven experience in strategic transformation and enterprise roadmap leadership.
- Demonstrated ability in budget and portfolio management.
- Experience building and leading high-performing product teams.
Technical Stack
- SAP S/4HANA
- Vertex
- SAP Ariba
- OpenText
- SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll/Benefits
Team & Environment
Works closely with key finance business stakeholders including the office of the CFO, Controller and Shared Services. Leads multiple agile teams (Product Managers/Owners, Analysts, Engineers, QA).
Benefits & Compensation
- Comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage
- Dental and vision plans
- Tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability coverage
- Life insurance plans
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition assistance
- Wellness program
- Parental leave
- Vacation accrual
- Paid sick leave
Southern Glazer's is an equal opportunity employer.





