Director, IT SAP Finance

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Location

San Diego, CA

Strong onsite presence required. This is not a remote role.

Position Summary

We are seeking a strategic, results-driven Director, IT SAP Finance to own the delivery, operations, and evolution of our SAP Finance and Commercial landscape (Finance plus Order-to-Cash/Commercial capabilities) within a complex global environment. In this senior leadership role, you will be accountable for end-to-end value realization across the S/4HANA transformation and ongoing product roadmap-balancing deep domain expertise with executive partnership, people leadership, vendor/portfolio management, and budget accountability. You will serve as a primary liaison between IT and Finance/Commercial leadership, ensuring our SAP ecosystem enables growth, compliance, and scalable global operations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the multi-year roadmap for SAP Finance and Commercial (e.g., Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash), aligning priorities to enterprise strategy, transformation milestones, and measurable business outcomes.
• Organization & People Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing SAP Finance/Commercial organization (internal teams and partners). Set the operating model, develop leadership bench strength, manage capacity planning, and drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Executive Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a trusted advisor to CFO/Finance leadership and Commercial business leaders. Translate complex technology strategy into clear business value, influence investment decisions, and drive alignment across regions and functions.
• Portfolio, Program & Delivery Governance: Own the delivery portfolio across SAP Finance and Commercial products (projects, enhancements, and run). Establish governance, KPIs/OKRs, and controls to ensure delivery predictability, quality, and adherence to enterprise architecture standards.
• Budget & Vendor/Partner Management: Own the SAP Finance/Commercial budget (run and change), including licensing, systems integrators, AMS, and niche vendors. Lead SOW/MSA negotiations, manage performance to SLAs, and ensure clear ROI and value delivery.
• Risk, Controls & Compliance: Own the risk and controls posture for Finance/Commercial IT, ensuring designs and operations meet SOX, audit requirements, GDPR, and local statutory needs-including revenue, pricing, and order management control points.
• Change Management & Adoption: Partner with Business Transformation and OCM leaders to drive global deployment readiness, training strategy, and sustained adoption across Finance and Commercial user communities.
• Architecture & Integration Leadership: Lead design authority to resolve complex cross-domain decisions and ensure end-to-end integrity across SAP Finance, SAP Commercial (e.g., SD), and adjacent platforms (e.g., CRM, eCommerce, tax, middleware, data/analytics).

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, IT, or related field; MBA or Master's degree strongly preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 18+ years in SAP Finance and/or Commercial domains, with at least 10+ years leading teams and large, cross-functional programs.
• Transformation Track Record: Proven experience leading multiple large-scale, global SAP transformations (S/4HANA preferred) across Finance and/or Commercial workstreams, including integration and cutover/hypercare leadership.
• Business Process Depth: Deep understanding of global Finance and Commercial processes (e.g., Quote/Order-to-Cash, Billing, Revenue Recognition, Pricing/Discounting, Rebates, Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay) and statutory reporting requirements.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation, conflict resolution, and executive presentation skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing multi-million dollar project budgets and offshore/onshore delivery models.
• Expertise in advanced Finance/Commercial capabilities such as Group Reporting, Central Finance, Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR), pricing/condition technique, and/or rebate management.
• SAP S/4HANA Finance Certification.

#LI-ONSITE

The estimated base salary range for the Director, IT SAP Finance role based in the United States of America is: $187,400 - $281,000. Should the level or location of the role change during the hiring process, the applicable base pay range may be updated accordingly. The range reflects long-term growth in the role. Most candidates are hired between the minimum and middle of the range. Placement depends on experience, skills, location, and internal equity. Additionally, all employees are eligible for one of our variable cash programs (bonus or commission) and eligible roles may receive equity as part of the compensation package. We offer a wide range of benefits as innovative as our work, including access to genomics sequencing, family planning, health/dental/vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.

We are a company deeply rooted in belonging, promoting an inclusive environment where employees feel valued and empowered to contribute to our mission. Built on a strong foundation, Illumina has always prioritized openness, collaboration, and seeking alternative perspectives to propel innovation in genomics. We are proud to confirm a zero-net gap in pay, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or race. We also have several Employee Resource Groups (ERG) that deliver career development experiences, increase cultural awareness, and offer opportunities to engage in social responsibility. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information. Illumina conducts background checks on applicants for whom a conditional offer of employment has been made. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws. Background check results may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. The background check process and any decisions made as a result shall be made in accordance with all applicable local, state, and federal laws. Illumina prohibits the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the application and interview process. If you require accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact To learn more, visit: The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected or the requisition has a sufficient number of qualified applicants.