Technical Program Manager

Excelerate
Mountain View +4 more
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level professionals with finance and ERP transformation experience who can lead cross-functional collaboration in a cloud-native environment.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior experience leading end-to-end finance transformations and ERP/EPM modernization projects
    — “Lead large-scale finance transformation programs (must have led at least two end-to-end transformations)”
  • Individuals who can advise on cloud-native finance processes and influence executive stakeholders
    — “Facilitate executive-level decision-making and provide clear recommendations to senior leadership”
  • Professionals with a background in EPM/ERP integration and a deep understanding of upstream/downstream impacts
    — “Advise on ERP/EPM integration strategy, including how upstream design decisions impact downstream planning and reporting”

Things to consider

  • The role requires occasional IST time zone engagement for global coordination
    — “Comfortable engaging with IST time zone on occasion to support global program coordination”
  • Candidates must be based in Mountain View or San Diego, with travel requirements for others
    — “Mountain View, CA or San Diego, CA preferred”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to translate complex domain requirements into structured outcomes
    — “Partnering closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to translate complex domain requirements into structured, delivered outcomes”
  • Demonstrate your capability to manage complex, matrixed environments and stakeholder alignment
    — “Manage program risks, timelines, and stakeholder alignment in a complex, matrixed environment”
  • Position yourself as a strategic advisor who can guide steering committees on cloud-native best practices
    — “Help the SteerCo think through what to automate, what to rethink, and how to move from legacy processes to cloud-native best practices”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Lead large-scale finance transformation programs
  • Coordinate across finance, product, and technology teams
  • Manage program risks, timelines, and stakeholder alignment
Typical background
Deep expertise in finance process and operating model transformationStrong understanding of the EPM landscape

Skills & requirements

Required

Program LeadershipErp/epm ModernizationChart Of Accounts RedesignContract Lifecycle ManagementPrivacy Programs

Preferred

Cloud-native EnvironmentErp/epm Integration StrategyFP&A Operating Model TransformationChart Of Accounts Redesign

Stack & domain

Program ManagementErp/epm ModernizationChart Of Accounts RedesignContract Lifecycle ManagementPrivacy ProgramsFinance TransformationERP And EPM PlatformsOracleEPM LandscapeProgram GovernanceOperating RhythmsMobilization PlansFinance ProcessOperating Model TransformationFP&ARecord-to-reportPlanningReportingCloud-native EnvironmentIST Time ZoneProgram LeadershipCoordinationExecutionRisk ManagementTimelinesStakeholder AlignmentExecutive CommunicationInfluencePresentingAmbiguity ManagementCompeting PrioritiesEvolving ScopeTransformation ProgramsFinanceLegalPrivacyCloud-nativeEnterprise Transformation

About the role

Original posting from Excelerate via Ashby

Excelerate LLC is a boutique consulting firm distinguished by its hands-on, collaborative approach to solving complex business challenges. We partner closely with our clients, bringing deeply experienced consultants who work in a facilitative style to deliver practical, lasting impact. Our work is grounded in four core values: humility, energy, integrity, and flexibility. These principles shape our culture, guide our work, and define the people who thrive here.

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to drive execution across a portfolio of enterprise transformation initiatives spanning ERP/EPM modernization, Chart of Accounts redesign, contract lifecycle management, and privacy programs. This is a technically fluent leadership role, partnering closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to translate complex domain requirements into structured, delivered outcomes.

This role is not about managing status reports – it's about redefining how finance, legal, and privacy operate in a modern, cloud-native environment, and then making it happen.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Leadership

  • Lead large-scale finance transformation programs (must have led at least two end-to-end transformations).
  • Coordinate across finance, product, and technology teams to drive execution against roadmap, milestones, and dependencies.
  • Manage program risks, timelines, and stakeholder alignment in a complex, matrixed environment.
  • Facilitate executive-level decision-making and provide clear recommendations to senior leadership.

EPM/ERP Domain Expertise & Advisory

  • Drive key architecture and design decisions across ERP and EPM platforms (Oracle preferred).
  • Lead evaluation of solution options and tradeoffs, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives.
  • Advise on ERP/EPM integration strategy, including how upstream design decisions impact downstream planning and reporting.
  • Help the SteerCo think through what to automate, what to rethink, and how to move from legacy processes to cloud-native best practices.

Finance Process & Chart of Accounts (CoA) Transformation

  • Lead redesign of planning, forecasting, and reporting processes, reimagining FP&A for a cloud-native environment.
  • Enable a modern FP&A operating model that improves cycle times, data accuracy, and decision support.
  • Lead and advise on end-to-end Chart of Accounts redesign, a core pillar of the transformation.
  • Ensure alignment between CoA design, EPM planning models, reporting hierarchies, and business dimensions.
  • Partner with finance stakeholders to align solutions with operational and strategic objectives.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Deep expertise in finance process and operating model transformation, with a strong understanding of how to reimagine finance functions (FP&A, Record-to-Report, planning, and reporting) in a cloud-native environment.
  • Strong understanding of the EPM landscape, including how planning, forecasting, and reporting integrate across platforms.
  • Experience leading Chart of Accounts redesign and understanding how upstream ERP architecture supports downstream EPM and reporting.
  • Experience establishing program governance, operating rhythms, and mobilization plans for large-scale transformations.
  • Strong executive communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to C-suite stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving scope in long-term transformation programs.
  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Technology, or related field preferred.
  • Comfortable engaging with IST time zone on occasion to support global program coordination.

Location:

  • Mountain View, CA or San Diego, CA preferred
  • West Coast candidates considered with occasional travel to Mountain View

Employment Type:

  • Project-based hourly W2 (benefits eligible) with the potential to convert to W2 Salary

Hourly Rate:

  • $90 - $100

Source: Excelerate careers (Ashby)

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