Vice President, Corporate Systems

Vice President, Corporate Systems

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Region: Shelton, CT

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Why Join Us? At Subway, "better" is baked into our DNA. We are a brand that believes in continued improvement in our lives, our businesses, and our planet. From the handshake that started our very first sandwich shop to earning our position as one of the world's leading restaurant brands, we've always embraced change and the path ahead. And today, we're making better living way easier.

Our purpose is about more than the food we serve in our restaurants. It's centered on fueling healthy businesses and healthier lives. It is one of the most exciting times to join the Subway team and contribute to our transformational journey.

About the Role: We have an exciting opportunity to support our Technology team as a Vice President, Corporate Systems based in Shelton, CT. This position leads the modernization of Subway's key Corporate Systems across Finance, Legal, & Human Resources. This role works with Subway's business and technology stakeholders to define the strategy, technology vision, & product roadmap for the success of Subway's Corporate pillars teams in Finance, Legal, & HR.

The role will be the key leader in Subway's Finance Modernization program to transform the current legacy finance systems into a modern ERP at a global scale to drive better process efficiencies and internal controls for Subway. This will include partnering with Finance to develop overall accounting policies and controls to be integrated into a new ERP.

Additionally, this role will also lead the Technology PMO function with ownership for processes for portfolio management and financial management of all technology budgets & initiatives. The role oversees the PMO team and will work closely with the FP&A team for alignment & planning of the overall Technology portfolio budget.

If you feel that this is the role for you, and you are successful with your application, be ready to be Bold, Empowered, Accountable, and ready to have Fun in a fast paced and agile working environment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Partner with Finance, HR, and Legal to define a shared product vision that supports business objectives and builds a modern, streamlined product ecosystem.
• Lead the Finance Modernization program for the Technology team to design, implement, & integrate a modernized Finance ERP. Partner closely with finance & accounting leadership to define target state business processes and deliver an optimized global solution with the ERP implementation.
• Responsible for the Technology PMO team that provides portfolio management & financial management across the entire global Technology portfolio & budget. Lead the team that provides portfolio management capabilities for all technology initiatives. Responsible for coordinating the overall Technology budgeting & forecasting across all global technology teams and FP&A.
• Direct and manage the software development & support teams across all legacy corporate systems. Ensure the maintenance and enhancement are delivered on time and on budget in alignment with on-going business driven improvements.
• Lead the strategic direction and implementation of automation and AI solutions in partnership with Finance, HR, & Legal to add business value through improved efficiencies and enhanced controls.
• Set strategic technology direction for the corporate product portfolio that is aligned to a destination architecture and rationalization of legacy systems. Collaborate with the Enterprise Architecture group on defining, communicating, and enforcing the plan for the transition of our legacy platforms.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree (Required).
• 15+ Years of Experience in Technology and a strong financial background in Accounting or Finance.
• Cultivates and builds collaborative working relationships with a broad range of cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience in evaluating Finance ERP solutions and implementing with a high level of understanding and ability to execute the delivery.
• Proven leader with the ability to build and lead high-performing teams.
• Ability to effectively communicate abstract concepts in verbal, written, and visual forms at all levels in the organization, translating technical information into business language and concepts.
• Comfort leading highly complex development projects under tight timetables with cross functional & distributed teams.
• Experience establishing a common architecture vision that is shared by technology and business stakeholders.
• Excellent balancing internal teams and external partners / vendors to deliver projects on time.
• Experience identifying, analyzing, and proposing IT investment opportunities.

What do we Offer?

• Insurance Plans (Medical/Life)
• Pension/401K/RSP (country specific)
• Competitive Bonus
• Mobility Allowance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Company Holidays
• Volunteering time
• And Many More

Actual pay is determined based on a number of job-related factors including skills, education, training, credentials, qualifications, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, geographic location, performance, and working conditions.