Senior Director, Strategic IT Partner, Administration & Finance

We are seeking a Senior Director, Strategic IT Partner, Administration and Finance to provide senior technology partnership for Finance and the company’s corporate Administration functions. Reporting directly to the CIO, this leader aligns technology strategy, investment and delivery with functional priorities and enterprise outcomes. The role leads teams with responsibility for relevant business applications and solutions while orchestrating shared ERP, platform, Information Security, Infrastructure & Operations, and AI & Data capabilities to improve financial management, productivity, employee experience, automation, compliance, risk management and organizational effectiveness across Diebold Nixdorf.

- Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Business, Finance, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

- Significant senior leadership experience within a large, complex enterprise technology organization.

- Demonstrated experience partnering with senior executives across Finance, Human Resources or other corporate functions.

- Strong understanding of enterprise Finance processes and technologies.

- Broad familiarity with areas such as financial accounting, finance operations, FP&A, treasury, tax and corporate financial management.

- Experience supporting technology capabilities across other enterprise functions such as HR/People, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Audit or Corporate Services.

- Strong track record translating business strategy into technology roadmaps, investments and measurable outcomes.

- Experience leading complex enterprise application and digital transformation portfolios.

- Strong understanding of major ERP environments and their role in supporting Finance and corporate processes.

- Experience working effectively with dedicated ERP/platform organizations while retaining accountability for functional solutions and outcomes.

- Experience operating in a federated or matrix technology model using shared Information Security, Infrastructure, Data, AI and platform capabilities.

- Strong product, portfolio and lifecycle-management orientation.

- Demonstrated experience simplifying business processes and application landscapes and reducing customization and technical debt.

- Strong understanding of automation, data, analytics, AI, cloud and modern enterprise application capabilities.

- Proven ability to identify practical opportunities for AI and automation across corporate functions.

- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including investment prioritization, business cases, vendor management and value realization.

- Demonstrated ability to lead geographically dispersed teams and senior technology professionals.

- Excellent executive communication, influencing, stakeholder-management and decision-making skills.

- Ability to navigate a diverse stakeholder landscape and balance competing functional priorities.

- Ability to combine strategic thinking with disciplined delivery and execution within a global organization.

- Based in the United States and able to work effectively in a remote leadership role, with periodic travel as required.