Senior Director of Product Management - Finance Path to Value

About the Role -------------- Gap Inc. Finance spans FP&A, Controllership, Treasury, Tax, Brand Finance, Global Business Services, and Procurement across a $16B enterprise. We’re shifting to an empowered product model, and Finance is the proving ground. You’ll be the day-to-day operational leader for Finance technology. Your VP sets the executive frame; you make it real — owning strategy execution, leading the product team, and building the working partnerships with Finance leadership that turn a service relationship into a strategic one. You’re walking into a portfolio mid-transformation. Multiple PdMs touch Finance workstreams today and Finance experiences it as fragmented. The delivery model is evolving. Your job: unify the portfolio, stabilize delivery, partner with Finance leaders as a credible peer, and prove the product model delivers. What You'll Do -------------- **Unified Portfolio Leadership** * Consolidate distributed Finance PdM coverage into one coordinated team with a single roadmap narrative. Finance should see one front door, not six backlogs. * Establish the operating rhythm, communication cadence, and portfolio governance that makes unified coverage real. **Product Strategy & Execution** * Co-develop the Finance product strategy with the VP. Own execution across Oracle Fusion/EPM, Anaplan, Coupa, and the reporting ecosystem. * Drive the Finance AI strategy — where AI changes how Finance operates vs. where it’s theater. Build the case, sequence the bets, manage expectations. * Make prioritization decisions grounded in evidence. Defend them. **Discovery & Outcomes** * Lead continuous discovery — regular contact with Finance users, prototype testing, evidence-based prioritization. Own business outcomes, not delivery metrics. * Bring data-driven perspective to shared decisions with Finance leadership. When you disagree on priorities, bring evidence and options — not pushback. **Team Leadership** * Lead and develop the Finance product team. Coaching cadence, capability assessment, development plans. Your team learns the craft by watching you practice it. * Model the product operating model in an enterprise Finance context where SOX compliance and month-end close aren’t optional. **Stakeholder Partnership** * Be the consistent, credible GTS presence across Finance Leadership Team domains: GBS, Finance Technology, Controllership, Finance CoE, Brand Finance, Corp Finance & Treasury, Tax & Risk. * Know when to push, when to align, when to escalate to your VP, and when to make someone else the hero. **Delivery Stewardship** * Keep Finance systems stable during transformation — month-end close, quarter-end, SOX controls. The lights stay on. * Navigate an evolving delivery model with hybrid on/offshore teams. Build productive partnerships, maintain continuity, and ensure Finance doesn’t feel the turbulence. Who You Are ----------- **Product Management Leadership.** 10+ years enterprise PdM, 3+ leading other PMs. You’ve run product teams, not managed backlogs. **Finance Domain Fluency.** You know why the close calendar is sacred, what SOX means for system changes, and how FP&A and Controllership interact. Finance leaders recognize you as credible. **Executive Communication.** You distill complexity into decisions, prepare for every question before the meeting, and produce materials executives act on. **Transformation Resilience.** You’ve parachuted into an in-flight transformation — delivery model shifting, trust being built, multiple workstreams competing. You don’t quit when it gets messy. **AI as Product Strategy.** You use LLMs daily as a force multiplier — analysis, executive materials, knowledge synthesis. Beyond personal productivity, you evaluate where AI creates genuine value in Finance workflows: close automation, anomaly detection, planning intelligence, reporting rationalization. You know the difference between a transformative use case and a demo, and you bring that judgment to every investment decision.   **Strongly Preferred** * Oracle Finance platform experience (Fusion, EPM, ARCS). * Anaplan or enterprise planning platform experience. * Retail, CPG, or multi-brand enterprise background. * MBA, CPA, CFA, or Big 4 consulting background. * SVPG or equivalent product operating model fluency.