Manage the Business System Engineering (BSE) team, located in Bangaluru, and build/deliver future-state system capabilities for Finance, Accounting, and Supply Chain
Lead Automation Center of Excellence responsible for GenAI, Robotic Processing (Bot), and workflow automation
Work across internal stakeholders at all levels to gain alignment and establish metrics across the team to measure initiative ROI
Support transition to Agile as Business Systems move to a more ‘Product’ based organization
Perform all people management functions: performance reviews, staff calls, 1x1’s, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, career development, talent retention, motivation, etc
Own requirements and solutioning as needed, and establish funding and resource plan to execute
Partner with other IT and Engineering Managers to manage interdependencies and leverage expertise
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences and develop and deliver engaging presentations that influence leadership
Review program requirements and deployment/launch orchestration plans and provide recommendations to improve quality and de-risk initiatives
Track productivity and quality metrics and propose continuous improvement ideas
Champion and embed Samsara’s cultural principles and hire, develop, and lead an inclusive, engaged, high performing team
Requirements
10+ years of relevant experience in software engineering, and/or product development or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Experience in implementing NetSuite ERP applications that provide great Customer and User Experience
5+ years of managerial/leadership experience
Experience supporting and driving operational excellence and run-the-business activities
Curiosity to learn how AI will drive change in Business Technology organizations and then drive that change
Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team and succeed in partnering and driving virtual (globally distributed) teams with proven knowledge in depth and experience leveraging agile development practices (Scrum, Pivotal Labs, SAFE, etc)
Demonstrated accomplishments managing projects and software development delivery teams working with diverse technology stacks (custom development, package integration) in the delivery of large-scale and complex projects
Notable oral and written communication skills, remarkable analytic, problem-solving, negotiation, and prioritization skills
Experience leading cross-functional agile teams using appropriate measures and KPIs to validate and report on software quality
Experience in driving teams that have implemented other Financial Systems or ERP tools - Xactly, Vertex, Workato, Stripe, Zip are a plus
Experience in using GenAI or other artificial intelligence tools to drive business efficiency
Ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location