Location: Jersey City, NJ
Work arrangement: Hybrid
Work type: Full-time
Compensation: $176720 – $265080/yr
Location: Hybrid – Jersey City, NJ
Position Summary
The Senior Business Execution Lead is responsible for driving financial management, organizational effectiveness, strategic execution, workforce planning, governance, and client engagement activities across key Payments Technology portfolios. The successful candidate will directly support senior technology managers and have accountability for approximately $200 million in budget management, including expense governance, forecasting, investment oversight, client allocations, and financial transparency. The role also provides senior leadership across central portfolio management efforts, including governance of direct green budgets, client allocation methodologies, and ensuring overall Payments Technology Services (PTS) financial cleanliness and integrity. The position requires strong executive presence, financial acumen, and the ability to influence outcomes across senior technology, business, finance, and client stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Management & Governance
Manage and oversee a technology budget of approximately $200 million, ensuring alignment with strategic, operational, and financial objectives. Drive budgeting, forecasting, expense management, productivity tracking, resource planning, and investment governance activities. Lead financial reviews and provide recommendations on expenditure, investment, and resource allocation decisions. Provide senior leadership across centralized financial management initiatives, including direct green budget governance, client allocation processes, and financial planning activities. Ensure PTS financial cleanliness through accurate reporting, ownership alignment, expense governance, chargeback accuracy, and adherence to financial controls. Identify cost optimization opportunities and partner with Finance and technology leaders to improve productivity and financial efficiency. Develop executive-level financial reporting, metrics, and insights to support leadership decision-making.
Executive Support & Strategic Execution
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior technology managers, supporting execution of strategic priorities and organizational objectives. Drive cross-functional initiatives and special projects, ensuring successful delivery against commitments. Coordinate leadership governance routines, operating reviews, business reviews, and strategic planning activities. Prepare executive communications, presentations, operating materials, and management reporting for senior leadership.
Client & Stakeholder Management
Act as a key client-facing representative for Payments Technology, partnering with internal and external stakeholders on strategic and operational priorities. Build and maintain strong relationships across Technology, Product, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Business organizations. Support client engagements, business reviews, and governance forums, ensuring alignment between technology priorities and client expectations. Influence and drive outcomes across a highly matrixed global environment.
Organization & Workforce Management
Support workforce planning, headcount governance, organizational design, and operating model reviews. Partner with senior leaders and HR to drive talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and location strategy initiatives. Lead initiatives focused on improving operational efficiency, transparency, accountability, and organizational performance.
Risk, Controls & Compliance
Ensure strong governance, risk management, and adherence to applicable policies and regulatory requirements. Support audit, regulatory, and control-related activities across the organization. Identify, assess, and escalate risks appropriately while driving timely remediation and resolution. Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and sound control discipline.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in Business Execution, Business Management, Chief of Staff, Strategy, Finance, Program Management, or Technology Management roles. Proven experience managing large-scale technology budgets and financial planning processes. Strong understanding of financial services, technology organizations, governance, and organizational management. Demonstrated client-facing experience with the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders. Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities. Ability to influence and drive results across complex, global, matrixed organizations.
Education
Bachelor's degree in BA, Information Systems. MBA (preferred).
Job Family Group: Business Strategy, Management & Administration
Job Family: Business Execution & Administration
Time Type: Full time
Compensation: $176720 – $265080/yr