CFO Digital Transformation Leader

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; Noordwijk; Remote; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

European Space Agency (ESA) seeks a senior leader to head the CFO Digital Transformation Office within the Digital, Data and IT area. You will steer the digital transformation of Finance, Controlling and Procurement, deliver the S/4HANA programme, and ensure end-to-end coherence of processes, data and systems across the agency.

You will shape governance, lead multidisciplinary teams, and partner with CFO, IT, and other directorates to deliver sustainable improvements, transparency and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent with at least 10 years of relevant experience in large-scale enterprise transformation.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams across business and IT in ERP/SAP environments.
• Experience defining and implementing enterprise IT strategies, architectures and roadmaps in an international context.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills at senior level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CFO Digital Transformation Office and ensure alignment with CFO Directorate priorities.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of CFO digital transformation initiatives, including the S/4HANA programme.
• Establish and operate governance frameworks, risk management and decision processes.
• Coordinate across directorates and IT domains to manage interdependencies and ownership boundaries.
• Drive change management, adoption, and continuity of operations for transformed processes and systems.

Skills

Digital Transformation

Stakeholder management

ERP governance

Change leadership

Programme delivery

Strategic alignment

Education

Master’s degree in a relevant domain

Bachelor’s degree with 4 additional years of experience

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Enterprise IT architectures

Job description

European Space Agency (ESA) seeks a senior leader to head the CFO Digital Transformation Office within the Digital, Data and IT area. You will steer the digital transformation of Finance, Controlling and Procurement, deliver the S/4HANA programme, and ensure end-to-end coherence of processes, data and systems across the agency.

You will shape governance, lead multidisciplinary teams, and partner with CFO, IT, and other directorates to deliver sustainable improvements, transparency and