Director, AI-Driven Finance & Automation

sharkninjaoperatingllc; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

SharkNinja is seeking a Director of Finance AI & Automation in Needham, MA. You will design, build, and deploy AI capabilities across a global Finance organization to transform planning, close, controls, and decision-making.

You will personally develop production AI agents, drive the automation roadmap, and partner with Internal Audit, CAO, and Digital Technology to ensure speed and control with SOX compliance. This leadership role demands technical fluency and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative field required.
• MBA, CPA, CMA, or an advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Help drive the Finance AI and automation roadmap end to end, from opportunity identification through production deployment, adoption, and measured business outcome.
• Personally build agents and automations and ship deliverables at the Director level.
• Set and deliver the value case for the capability in gross margin dollars, headcount productivity, or enterprise value.
• Deploy the team across FP&A, Accounting, Internal Audit and SOX, Tax and Treasury, prioritizing by financial impact.
• Partner with senior leadership to identify and sequence high-value use cases in each area.
• Build and own the Finance agent register and control tiering framework with named owners and audit-ready evidence.
• Establish engineering standards for Finance automation: version control, testing, change management, access control, data lineage, human-in-the-loop design.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative field

Job description

SharkNinja is seeking a Director of Finance AI & Automation in Needham, MA. You will design, build, and deploy AI capabilities across a global Finance organization to transform planning, close, controls, and decision-making.

You will personally develop production AI agents, drive the automation roadmap, and partner with Internal Audit, CAO, and Digital Technology to ensure speed and control with SOX compliance. This leadership role demands technical fluency and strategic execution.