Director GBS Strategy and Innovation

adidas; Bogotá; Hybride; COP 90 000 000 - 150 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

adidas Colombia seeks an experienced Finance Director within Global Business Services to lead accounting excellence, IFRS compliance and staff development. You will shape strategy, steer transitions, and collaborate with senior market leaders to deliver end-to-end financial processes.

This role demands strong leadership, international mindset, fluent Spanish and English, and a proven track record building high-performing teams.

Qualifications

• Solid experience from accounting and IFRS, both theoretical and practical knowledge.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Must be able to develop staff and balance multiple priorities.
• Be a leader who inspires and influences.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.

Connaissances

Accounting

IFRS

Analytical skills

Leadership

Staff development

Bilingual Spanish/English

Formation

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Master's degree preferred

CPA preferred

Outils

SAP knowledge

Description du poste

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, we have a very clear mission: “to be the best sports brand in the world¨; and a very passionate purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principles shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviors, reflecting a winning mindset we strive to see in every team member.

This same purpose and mindset are at the heart of Global Business Services (GBS) the team that delivers consistent, end-to-end business solutions across adidas. By driving process excellence and operational efficiency, GBS enables our partners to focus on what matters most: creating impact.

Within GBS the Direction of Strategy and Innovation is the main point of contact for GBS Global, Corporate functions and hub lead regarding strategy priorities and execution, Transitions and projects quality and on time delivery while leading and ensuring operation excellence through standardization and automation efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and steer cross-functional strategic priorities within the GBS Hub context.
• Support Hub Lead in strategic planning cycles, business reviews and executive presentations and respective communications.
• Lead transitions and key projects from functions/markets into GBS, ensuring alignment in roadmap, methodology and business continuity (e.g., organizational transformation, sustainability, digital enablement).
• Lead the Delivery Excellence team including the roles that used to report directly to Porto
• Lead change and communication efforts, leveraging GBS Comms channels and building community engagement.
• Act as a central point of contact for transitions and project management within the Hub, sharing best practices and success stories.
• Lead a central team of Senior Transition Managers and Transition Managers to transition services from functions or markets to GBS and/or delivery projects according to GBS practices and methodology, in line with the GBS Program roadmap
• Lead the design and development of and establish an effective standard transition and project management methodology
• Build the appropriate structure to be able to manage the respective organization effectively, identify and develop the future talents and create realistic succession scenarios for key positions
• Continuously monitor and evaluate team workload and organizational efficiency with the support of IT-systems, data and analysis and team feedback and make appropriate changes in order to meet business needs
• Drive the transition of processes and services from function/market ot GBS in line with the agreed roadmap and timelines
• Co-ordinate with Operations Centres, Market/Functional teams and IT to ensure smooth deliver of transitions
• Final Escalation point for queries and challenges coming from market/functional teams

Key Relationships

• Senior leadership teams in market or function e.g.MD or SVP (outbound)
• GBS SLT
• Process Excellence leads
• GBS Program and Roadmap
• GBS Strategy & Business Development

Leadership capabilities for Directors

This section outlines a Directors role and should incorporate the leadership framework behaviours as described above.

EXCEL

• Live your passion for the brand: Promotes brand passion and visibility by acting as a brand ambassador. Engages diverse communities and encourages consumer-centric thinking within the team.
• Act like it ’ s your own company: Drives sustainable growth by aligning local actions with global strategy. Identifies opportunities for improvement and manages performance with a lasting growth mindset.
• Think Bigger and Beyond: Encourages innovation by embracing new ideas and technologies. Fosters psychological safety, supports risk-taking, and views failures as learning opportunities.

EMPOWER

• Build a diverse team & foster inclusion: Creates inclusive, supportive environments by role-modeling collaboration and building diverse teams. Ensures equitable opportunities aligned with individual needs.
• Engage and inspire: Inspires and motivates through credible leadership and clear, engaging communication. Promotes health and psychological well-being across the team.
• Develop talent: Drives continuous employee development by recognizing potential, ensuring fair access to growth opportunities and fostering a strong feedback culture.

ELEVATE

• Deliver results: Translates strategy into measurable goals and empowers teams to act autonomously, ensuring timely and impactful decision‑making.
• Promote accountability: Aligns actions with company expectations, mediates conflicts constructively, and takes courageous decisions when necessary.
• Continue to grow yourself: Seeks feedback, promotes a culture of learning and knowledge sharing, and approaches growth with humility and curiosity.

Experience, knowledge, skills and education / minimum qualifications

• Solid experience from accounting and IFRS, both theoretical and practical knowledge
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong computer skills. SAP knowledge a plus.
• Must be able to develop staff and balance multiple priorities.
• Be a leader who inspire and influence.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Master’s preferred.
• CPA preferred.
• 15+ years experience in accounting.
• Fluent in Spanish and English

• COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP:Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.