Sr. Manager, Expense

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The Senior Manager of Expense Data Products is responsible for delivering high-quality, governed, and cloud-ready data products across Expense, Procure-to-Pay (P2P), AP/AR, T&E, Supplier Spend, Accruals, and Close-support datasets. This role executes the Expense Data Product roadmap while working in tight partnership with the Director Spend, Controls & Accounting Data Products, the Director of Finance Data Architecture & Modeling (IC), and the Finance Data Governance Director to ensure all expense data assets follow unified semantic models, governed definitions, and platform-wide standards set by the Senior Director, Finance Data Platform.

Initially, this is an individual-contributor leadership role with significant cross-functional influence.

Key Responsibilities:

Expense Data Product Execution:

• Own end-to-end execution for expense, P2P, AP/AR, supplier spend, and T&E data products.
• Translate controllership, procurement, and FP&A requirements into scalable data product specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure daily delivery aligns to the roadmap and priorities set with the Director Spend/Controls/Accounting and the Senior Director.
• Deliver governed semantic layers for cost centers, expense categories, invoice/accrual flows, and supplier hierarchies.

Cross-Domain Coordination (critical):

Because this role sits under the Senior Director and works alongside other Directors, the Senior Manager must actively coordinate with:

Finance Data Architecture & Modeling Director

• Ensure all expense datasets follow canonical entity definitions, grain alignment, dimensional consistency, and semantic modeling patterns.
• Partner to design expense data structures that integrate with ledger, treasury, tax, and revenue models.

Finance Data Governance Director & Governance Team:

• Apply standardized definitions, glossary terms, and governed hierarchies to expense attributes.
• Implement data contracts, DQ rules, lineage, and access controls for supplier, invoice, and T&E data.
• Ensure consistency across global regions and prevent shadow logic in FP&A or Procurement.

Sr Manager, Data Product Management:

• Provide execution support for broader domain strategy and operating model.
• Ensure P2P invoice accrual ledger continuity is consistent across all products.
• Align on sprint plans, delivery cycles, and performance metrics.

This cross-functional alignment is central to your oversight as Senior Director and ensures platform-wide consistency.

Cloud Modernization & Engineering Partnership:

• Lead modernization of expense-related Hadoop (Hive, Spark, HDFS) pipelines into AWS, Databricks, and Snowflake.
• Work with Data Engineering to build scalable, cost-efficient, and audit-ready expense pipelines.
• Ensure pipelines support fast close cycles, automated accrual logic, and supplier-spend insights.

Analytics & Reporting Enablement:

• Build and maintain certified Tableau and Power BI data sources for expense reporting, P2P cycle analytics, and supplier compliance.
• Partner with FP&A and Procurement analytics teams to eliminate shadow logic and decentralization.
• Ensure alignment of metrics across regions and business units.

Leadership Growth Path:

• Operate as an IC leader initially, expected to influence without direct people management.
• Shape talent needs, interviewing, onboarding, and mentoring future team members.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Technical Skills:

712 years in Finance Data, Procurement Analytics, FP&A Expense, or Data Platform roles.

Strong hands-on experience with Hadoop (Hive, Spark, Impala).

Demonstrated experience with AWS (S3, Glue, EMR), Databricks (Delta Lake, Spark), and Snowflake.

Strong SQL, data modeling, semantic layer, and schema design skills.

Experience enabling Tableau and Power BI teams with governed datasets.

Product & Cross-Functional Leadership:

35+ years defining data product requirements, roadmaps, and acceptance criteria.

Strong operational execution skills with experience partnering with engineering teams.

Ability to collaborate with Directors and cross-domain leaders to drive consistent outcomes.

Experience working with Controllership, Procurement, AP/AR, and FP&A.

Business Skills:

Strong understanding of P2P lifecycle, supplier spend, AP/AR processes, and accrual logic.

Ability to navigate the needs of multiple finance stakeholders and prioritize with discipline.

Excellent communication and executive-ready storytelling abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Background in ERP/P2P systems (EPM, ORMB, Ariba, Concur).

Experience supporting close cycles or Record-to-Report processes.

Experience with financial audit or SOX-related data requirements.

Exposure to AI/ML use cases in expense anomaly detection or spend classification.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.