Chief Finance Futurist

The Opportunity

We seek a Chief Finance Futurist, a visionary leader to drive financial innovation, digital transformation, and future-focused strategy within Finance. This pioneering role goes beyond traditional finance, leveraging emerging technologies, data-driven insights, and market foresight to position Genentech Finance as a lighthouse for digital transformation across Roche. The Chief Finance Futurist will work cross-functionally to anticipate financial trends, develop innovative business models, and implement next-generation technologies, ensuring long-term financial sustainability and future-proofing the organization's financial strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Anticipate financial trends: Continuously scan the external landscape to identify emerging trends and disruptive technologies.

• Lead Digital Transformation for Genentech Finance: Act as a catalyst for change, defining a clear and ambitious roadmap for digital transformation, ensuring alignment with business needs and technological advancements. 

• Drive digital technology adoption: in collaboration with eCOE(enterprise Center of Excellence) and IT, evaluate, recommend, and implement AI, machine learning, and other next-gen financial technologies to enhance efficiency and accelerate value realization.

• Enhance data-driven decision-making to achieve Business Outcomes faster: In collaboration with eCOE and leveraging the new SAP system, establish advanced analytics capabilities to extract valuable insights from financial data, empowering leadership with real-time, predictive intelligence.

• Work cross-functionally: Partner with IT, eCOE, and other internal stakeholders to align digital initiatives with overall business objectives.

• Drive cultural and operational change: Lead the adoption of new ways of working within Finance, ensuring teams embrace technology, agility, and continuous innovation.

• Lead and coach a team by setting clear expectations and accountability within the team for impacting patients, customers, our organization, and the team.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Business (MBA preferred)

• 10+ years of experience (in Finance or Biopharma preferred)

• Proven ability to see beyond the present, anticipate future financial trends, and develop proactive strategies

• Strong understanding of corporate finance, business models, and industry dynamics

• Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives within Finance or related functions with a track record of driving cultural and operational change

• Deep knowledge of emerging finance technologies 

• Experience implementing data-driven decision-making tools and methodologies

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence C-suite, cross-functional leaders and cross-cultural teams

• Passion for continuous learning, adaptability, and a future-oriented mindset

• Experience with SAP, particularly S/4HANA, is a strong advantage

• Experience with data strategies and advanced data management platforms that support data mesh architecture

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This position is based in South San Francisco and has an in office requirement of 3 days/week.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $199,600 - $370,800.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

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