Hiring: Finance Transformation Lead Company: Guardian Life Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 15:43:24 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Accessibility, Agile, Azure, SAFe About the job Experience: •8+ years of Finance, consulting, transformation, strategy, technology enablement, or program management experience. •5+ years leading large-scale Finance transformation initiatives or enterprise change programs. Required Skills: •Develop and execute Finance transformation strategies aligned with business and enterprise objectives. •Lead large-scale transformation initiatives spanning Finance processes, operating models, systems, data, controls, and organizational capabilities. •Manage transformation roadmaps, implementation plans, milestones, dependencies, and value realization objectives. •Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, decision support, governance, and stakeholder experience. •Drive continuous improvement and innovation across Finance functions. •Lead the Finance AI strategy and roadmap, identifying opportunities to leverage Generative AI, predictive analytics, intelligent automation, and agentic AI solutions to improve productivity, decision-making, and business outcomes. •Partner with Finance leaders to identify, prioritize, and scale high-value AI use cases across FP&A, forecasting, management reporting, expense management, financial close, workforce planning, and decision support. •Drive adoption of enterprise AI capabilities, including Microsoft Copilot, Claude, AI agents, and emerging technologies, ensuring alignment with business priorities and governance expectations. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field. •Demonstrated ability to identify, prioritize, and implement AI use cases that deliver measurable business value. •In-depth knowledge of Finance operating models, planning, forecasting, reporting, expense management, and performance management processes. •Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders across business, technology, data, risk, and operations. •Strong analytical, facilitation, problem-solving, communication, and executive storytelling skills. •MBA, CPA, CFA, PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Agile, SAFe, or other relevant advanced degree or certification. •Knowledge of Responsible AI, AI governance, model risk management, data governance, privacy, information security, and adoption frameworks. •Consulting experience with a leading management consulting firm or enterprise transformation practice. Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!