Functional Lead Transformation

Job description

**About Us**

**Since 1989, SHI International Corp.

has helped organizations change the world through technology.

We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $15 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.**

**Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next.** **But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them.** **If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:**

+ **Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.**
+ **Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.**
+ **Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.**
+ **World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours.**

**Job Summary**

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Product Manager to Lead Transformation initiatives across one or more of the following domains: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Purchasing.

This role will be instrumental in driving cross-functional collaboration, aligning business and technical teams, and delivering future-state capabilities that support enterprise-wide modernization.

This position is hybrid and will report either from our SHI Austin, TX, office location or our Somerset, NJ, office location.

Role Description

+ Serve as the transformation lead for AP, AR, and/or Purchasing workstreams, guiding the definition and execution of future-state capabilities
+ Partner with business stakeholders, finance leaders, and technical teams to align transformation goals with enterprise priorities.
+ Develop and maintain visual models—including business process flows, system interaction diagrams, and data models—to articulate the desired end state.
+ Manage daily change activities, ensuring compliance with standards and documentation before CAB approval.
+ Own the product lifecycle from discovery through delivery, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and user acceptance testing.
+ Plan and lead structured workshops to elicit, document, and prioritize business requirements and transformation opportunities.
+ Conduct impact analyses and assess change readiness to identify key stakeholders and areas of resistance.
+ Collaborate closely with architects and developers to refine requirements, resolve design questions, and ensure successful implementation.
+ Evaluate the success and impact of change management initiatives and develop risk mitigation tactics.

Behaviors and Competencies

+ Collaboration: Can proactively seek out diverse perspectives, facilitate open communication among team members, and drive toward consensus and action.
+ Analytical Thinking: Can synthesize complex data, identify patterns, draw insights, and present findings clearly and understandably.
+ Problem-Solving: Can proactively identify potential problems, initiate preventive measures, and propose and contribute to innovative solutions.
+ Leadership: Can proactively seek out leadership roles, initiate team projects, and contribute to team development and success.
+ Impact and Influence: Can influence others to support specific goals or objectives.
+ Conflict Resolution: Can facilitate conflict resolution between teams or departments.
+ Negotiation: Can proactively seek out negotiation opportunities, initiate discussions, and contribute to conflict resolution.
+ Listening: Can actively engage in listening by asking clarifying questions and providing feedback that shows a deep understanding of the conversation.
+ Planning: Can proactively seek out challenges, initiate planning processes, and contribute to innovative planning strategies.
+ Critical Thinking: Can apply critical thinking skills to complex problems, identifying logical and illogical reasoning, and making strategic decisions.
+ Change Management: Can drive significant changes in organizational processes or policies, can facilitate change management processes among others, and can adapt change management style based on the situation and the team’s needs.

Skill Level Requirements

+ Ability to oversee and direct projects to completion, ensuring goals are met, resources are utilized efficiently, and stakeholders are satisfied.

- Intermediate
+ Experience in various project management frameworks such as Agile, Waterfall, and Scrum to effectively plan, execute, and close projects.

- Intermediate
+ Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring collaborative success and strategic alignment.

- Intermediate

Other Requirements

+ Completed Bachelor’s Degree or relevant work experience required.
+ 8+ years of experience in product management or transformation leadership roles.
+ Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
+ Experience in accounting or finance domains (AP, AR, or Purchasing) strongly preferred.
+ Proficiency in business process modeling tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, BPMN).
+ Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
+ Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).

The base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $185,000.

The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual.

Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.

Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status

Required Skill Profession

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