Starbucks Online Application – Director, Technology Solutions, Fintech

Job Description:

At Starbucks, our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Starbucks Technologists work to achieve this mission through the use of cutting-edge technology delivered to our partners, customers, stores, roasters, and global communities.

This position contributes to Starbucks’ success by evaluating new technology developments and evolving business requirements and recommends appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems. Leads initiatives to analyze complex business problems to be solved with automated systems. Brings expertise or identifies subject matter experts in support of multi-functional efforts to identify, interpret and produce recommendations based on Company needs. Advises business groups by providing technical and strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities. Ensures that policies and procedures align with corporate vision.

Job Responsibilities:

• Defines and communicates the vision and roadmaps for Starbucks Technology and overall enterprise architecture to internal and external stakeholders.
• Establishes and maintains influential working relationships at all levels necessary to successfully promote technology strategies and innovation opportunities.
• Leads teams to support strategic technology innovation, planning, and partnerships for the Company.
• Collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure tight alignment with Starbuck’s strategies and programs.
• Works with the Senior Leadership Team to identify significant opportunities, map them to the Company’s strategic goals, achieve leadership alignment, and create plans against which to execute.

Job Requirements:

• Leads the identification and negotiation of strategic technology partnerships and contributes to enterprise sourcing contracts to achieve broad business benefits and competitive advantage.
• Investigates functional redundancy or gaps in systems in order to identify opportunities to improve efficiency or execution.
• Identifies and assesses technology best practices for replication in all units and lines of business.
• Develops broad-based business plans to anticipate technology needs and solutions for multiple functions and cross-functional products, platforms, and/or services.
• Leads the senior management team in identifying options and return on investment of technology investments.
• Leads research, analysis and reporting to support business development and merger and acquisition opportunities.
• Facilitates governance and compliance of standards to ensure optimization of investment.

Qualification & Experience:

• Management consulting experience, preferably in a Big 4 or large multi-national consulting firm.
• Education: Undergraduate Degree, business, finance, accounting and/or technology related.
• Requires in-depth knowledge of ERP financial system modules (AP, AR, GL, PO, BI).
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience advising on projects related to the delivery of solutions to finance, accounting, tax, treasury, legal business functions.
• Knowledge of corporate legal department function and operation
• Knowledge of Vertex tax solutions.

Job Details:

Company: Starbucks

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Information Technology, Engineering

Job Location: Seattle, WA, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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