Finance Project/Program Manager

Are you an experienced Finance Project/Program Manager with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Finance Project/Program Manager to work in Redmond, WA.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

Business partnering: Partner across organizations, including. Engineering and other finance teams to identify and drive engineering efficiencies to meet gross margin goals

Financial modeling: Build driver-based models to enable insights, surface actionable opportunities, drive the right behavior support decision-making for engineering prioritization and strategy.

Financial analysis: Conduct financial analysis to provide health of business readouts and trends, and articulate those findings to finance and engineering leadership to support decision-making.

The rhythm of business: Drive regular key performance indicator reviews, support the finance rhythm of business.

• Help create; drive and support cross-org people projects and initiatives.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across the team, along with talent acquisition and recruiting, to set and manage people and non-people targets.
• Streamline business processes across the business, optimizing for quality, efficiency, and effective resource management. Includes the development of new business processes and tools to continuously improve organizational efficiency.
• Create and manage the rhythm of business (ROB), including business reviews, technical reviews, annual planning, leadership staff meetings, cross-organizational business reporting, etc. to help the business and technology development run smoothly and effectively.
• Drive operational Excellence across the organization, planning, implementing, and monitoring projects that improve team efficiency.
• Work across a wide group of stakeholders to ensure timely, high quality and consistent completion of business operation activities across the org to achieve overall business and cultural priorities.
• Develop high impact communications for executive, manager-level, and organization-wide audiences.
• Develop and manage organizational assets including Walking decks, Org. Polices & Procedures, Team web sites, SharePoint sites, and Teams channels.
• Lead and execute organization wide strategic initiatives and change management projects.
• Streamline reporting goals, develop, and maintain comprehensive KPIs for product development, cost, efficiencies, schedule, and influence internal stakeholders on KPIs.
• Drive Employee Engagement efforts including but not limited to Recognition, Awards, and Feedback programs/surveys
• Lead and orchestrate Resource Management, Planning, and FY Priorities process.
• Plan and organize content for All hands meetings, Offsites, LT meetings, and Business Reviews.
• Drive our University Engagement efforts and support end to end process.
• Partner with other stakeholders within the team and Azure organization to manage and drive special projects.

Qualifications:

• Experience in business management, operations, finance, or product/program management with a track record of increasing the scope of roles and responsibilities.

Preferred:

• PowerBI capabilities a plus
• Viva Goals is a HUGE PLUS as well
• Some Project management KPI Processes using Viva Goals
• Relevant experience with engineering environments working on rhythm-of-business activities, business operations, business management, finance, or other similar environments.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, engineering, operations, or equivalent experience.
• Self-starter with strong financial and analytical skills.
• Excellent written, interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to simplify and manage complex business and technology topics.
• Proven capabilities to drive positive business results through cross-group collaboration and partnerships.
• Cross-functional program management/technical program management experience is required.
• Outstanding cross-functional project management skills to organize a busy workload and deliver projects on time.
• Strong attention to detail, passion for strategic thinking and problem-solving, and ability to deliver rich, business insights to drive business decisions.