Senior Director, Finance

Replacement: This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs. Senior Director, Finance – Product Engineering, Operations & Technology About Product Engineering, Operations & Technology Our high-quality products that are transforming our customers' businesses are built by our Product Engineering teams. Powered by our world-class content sets, the team of Software Engineers, Quality Analysts, DevOps Engineers, TR Labs, and Business Analysts are solving big technical problems using AI, machine learning, and high-resolution data & analytics to drive innovation for our customers. The Senior Director, Finance will act as the business partner to the Head of Engineering, working directly with them and their leadership team to meet expense and capital targets and support the delivery of business objectives. There are 5,000 FTEs and contractors across the Product Engineering organization, which are divided into 10 pillars with a total annual cash OI of $750M. The role reports to the VP, Decision Support & Insights Group (DSIG), and is a member of both the Product Engineering Leadership team and the Operations & Technology Finance Leadership team. Additional key relationships/stakeholders for the role include the Chief Product Officer (CPO), the VP Finance for the CPO, the relevant HR business partners, Corporate Finance, Product Engineering pillar leads, Product Engineering Chief of Staff, and the Enterprise Prioritization Committee (EPC). About the Role In this opportunity as  Senior Director, Finance , you will: Be responsible for all decision support and commercial finance activities for the Product Engineering team including contribution to the production of and ownership of business cases, resource utilization and capitalization analysis, capital planning, 3rd party spend planning (including outsourced contractor resources and cloud expenditure), resource effectiveness and productivity analysis, efficiency planning, program support, migrations & obsolescence, and other ad-hoc projects as required. Own cloud/LLM financial strategy and governance, overseeing spend, budgets, forecasting, ROI models, and cross-functional planning to ensure cloud investments and savings are aligned to strategic priorities, financial targets, and operational efficiency goals. Demonstrate deep understanding of cloud optimization and modernization levers, and work closely with Product Engineering teams to operationalize initiatives that improve cost efficiency, performance, scalability, and technology effectiveness. Provide analysis and leadership to ensure that we use our resources and capital to our best advantage to drive revenue and profit. Work on the development, implementation, and reporting of appropriate KPIs such as capitalization rates & efficiency actions, product profitability analysis, and cloud expenditure (with the wider finance team and business stakeholders as required). Work with the VP Finance, Operations & Technology and the Head of Engineering and the Product Engineering Leadership team to improve the partnership between the Product Engineering organization and the key groups with which it interacts including the segments & regions, Product & Editorial, and Operations & Technology. Where required, be responsible for developing, in partnership with the Head of Engineering and other key stakeholders, mitigation pathways to meet the business objectives and financial targets of Product Engineering and Operations & Technology. Be responsible for all cost, capital & headcount / resource reporting, forecasting, planning & performance commentary analysis for the Product Engineering teams, working closely with the relevant members of the Product Engineering leadership team and other key stakeholders. This includes the annual budget & plan process, monthly reporting presentations, short- and long-term forecasting & planning, and the identification of Opportunities & Risks against the forecast ... (truncated, view full listing at source)