Company DescriptionIt all started in sunny San Diego, California in 2004 when a visionary engineer, Fred Luddy, saw the potential to transform how we work. Fast forward to today - ServiceNow stands as a global market leader, bringing innovative AI-enhanced technology to over 8,100 customers, including 85% of the Fortune 500®. Our intelligent cloud-based platform seamlessly connects people, systems, and processes to empower organizations to find smarter, faster, and better ways to work. But this is just the beginning of our journey. Join us as we pursue our purpose to make the world work better for everyone.Job DescriptionAbout the Opportunity:As a Solution Architect - Finance Applications & Product, you will be responsible for designing and delivering end-to-end technical solutions that enable transformation and scalability of our finance systems. You will act as the key bridge between business objectives and technical execution, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, finance domain best practices, and product strategy.This role requires a deep understanding of finance processes, enterprise platforms (ERP, EPM, etc.), and modern integration patterns. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, developers, business analysts, and enterprise architects to translate functional needs into scalable, secure, and performant solutions.Key Responsibilities:
Finance Solution Design:
Architect scalable and sustainable finance solutions that integrate with ERP, EPM, procurement, treasury, accounting, tax and reporting systems.
Product Architecture Leadership:
Lead the architectural design of finance technology products, ensuring reuse, flexibility, and alignment with the product roadmap and user needs.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Partner with finance stakeholders, engineering teams, and enterprise architects to ensure robust delivery of solutions aligned with business goals.
Technology Evaluation & Innovation:
Assess and recommend emerging technologies, SaaS products, and automation frameworks to drive efficiency and innovation in finance processes.
Governance & Compliance:
Ensure solutions are compliant with security, data governance, and regulatory standards relevant to finance systems (e.g., SOX, GDPR, etc.).
Risk Management:
Proactively identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies during solution design and implementation phases.
Documentation & Standards:
Document solution blueprints, integration models, data flows, and deployment patterns. Maintain alignment with enterprise architecture and platform standards.
QualificationsRequired Qualifications:
Technical Expertise:
Strong foundation in architecture principles with deep knowledge of finance-related platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday Financials, NetSuite, Anaplan, Coupa, BlackLine, etc.).
Finance Domain Knowledge:
Understanding of key finance processes such as procure-to-pay (P2P), record-to-report (R2R), order-to-cash (O2C), budgeting, forecasting, and financial close.
Solution Design Thinking:
Ability to analyze complex business needs and translate them into integrated technology solutions with a product mindset.
Strong Communication:
Effectively convey architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, influencing decisions and driving alignment.
Problem Solving & Critical Thinking:
Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex issues, assess multiple options, and implement effective solutions.
Project & Agile Awareness:
Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery models, understanding of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines is a plus.
Collaboration & Leadership:
Proven ability to work in a matrixed environment with global teams, leading by influence and promoting a shared vision.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
TOGAF, AWS/GCP/Azure Architect Certification, or equivalent
Experience in global enterprise-scale finance transformation programs
Experience with ServiceNow platform and/or similar platform systems.
Exposure to finance data models and reporting platforms (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
Familiarity with API-led integration (MuleSoft, Boomi), RPA, and AI/ML use cases in finance
