Head of Technology, Finance, Corporate Services & Sap

WELLA COMPANY; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global organization is seeking a Head of Technology for Finance, Corporate Services & SAP. This role involves driving technology initiatives that power corporate operations, ensuring system stability, and acting as a business partner to senior leadership. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial management and SAP, with a focus on strategic leadership and fostering partnerships within the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading technology teams with a strategic focus.
• Proven track record in financial management and procurement.
• Strong capabilities in SAP platforms and enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for enterprise applications.
• Ensure system stability and service continuity across financial platforms.
• Translate business strategy into technology delivery as a senior thought partner.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Financial management

SAP expertise

Stakeholder management

IT governance

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Head of Technology, Finance, Corporate Services & SAP
Department: IT / Technology
Reports To: Chief Digital and Information Officer
Location: London / Leeds

The Head of Finance, Corporate Services & SAP Platforms is a strategic and transformative leader responsible for powering Wella's global operations through innovative, scalable, and business-aligned technology. As a key partner to senior Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement, SAP and ghd leaders, financial management, corporate services, enterprise platforms and compliance, this role unlocks end-to-end efficiency, accelerates speed to market, and shapes the future of Wella's corporate and financial ecosystems.

The Head provides strategic and operational leadership across the full lifecycle of enterprise applications that support these functions, with ownership of ERP and operational platforms that enable financial management, procurement, HR, legal, and compliance processes. The role ensures these systems are secure, scalable, and aligned to support global process excellence across critical corporate functions. It holds overarching accountability for platform operations within the Finance, Corporate Services, and SAP domains, including system stability, service continuity, user satisfaction, and integration of partially independent systems such as those supporting ghd. It plays a central role in reducing complexity, harmonizing global capabilities, and driving standardization across the application landscape. The Head also champions the internalization of SAP capabilities to reduce vendor dependency and accelerate delivery through increased configuration autonomy.

As a senior thought partner, the Head sits on the leadership teams of the CFO and relevant business executives, acting as a "mini CIO" – translating business strategy into technology delivery. The role leads a team of 26+ professionals, including Platform Leads for Finance, Corporate Services, SAP, and ghd, and oversees a global budget of €XXM. A key focus is on building domain-specific IT expertise, strengthening business partnerships, and creating a forward-leaning, outcome-driven technology organization that supports end-to-end processes such as Record to Report, Procure to Pay, Hire to Retire, and Legal.