Director, Global Process Owner, Procure to Pay

Role Summary

Director, Global Process Owner – P2P will lead end-to-end process design across Procurement Operations (Req to PO), Vendor Onboarding, and Accounts Payable (Invoice to Pay). Responsible for global process standards, performance monitoring, governance for P2P, and driving Automation/Analytics culture. Collaborates with Strategic Sourcing, Accounting and Legal Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit, IT, and other stakeholders to ensure effective operations and scalable technology-enabled processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, document, implement, and maintain P2P policies and procedures; continuously improve processes for operational excellence
• Assess business requirements, analyze design options, and pursue process simplification and standardization to enable automation
• Own and manage technology roadmap and solutions; ensure optimal use of existing systems
• Establish reporting metrics to measure performance, track initiatives, and drive corrective actions
• Lead cross-functional teams to review and redesign processes to enhance efficiency
• Set strategy with business leaders, define performance objectives, and conduct senior-level debriefs with cross-functional leaders
• Lead change management to ensure smooth implementations with minimal disruptions
• Foster innovative solution design to meet business and technology needs; motivate adoption of new technologies
• Develop inclusive relationships with business unit leaders; act as liaison between senior leaders and process owners
• Maintain accounting control environment; govern policy, reporting, and governance for MBRs/QBRs
• Plan and implement performance improvement initiatives to remedy KPI misses

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience with 7+ years in senior management; Director level in a P2P environment
• Experience leading globally distributed teams
• Operational experience using data analytics and automation within P2P
• Experience with SAP Ariba, VIM (preferred)
• Ability to interact with multiple leadership levels and influence senior management in a complex matrix organization
• Self-directed, dynamic, customer-centric change-agent
• Highly collaborative and able to partner with stakeholders to deliver results
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Commitment to continuous learning and productivity improvements
• Bachelor‚Äôs Degree required
• Excellent attention to detail
• Business acumen to partner with stakeholders and frame needs in the larger organizational context

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Automation and Analytics
• Change Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership and Team Development
• Strategic Planning
• Data-Driven Decision Making