Finance Transformation Sr. Analyst Lead

Athene; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Athene is seeking an experienced Senior Analyst Lead to drive Finance transformation programs across the organization, partnering with Finance leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver strategy-to-value initiatives. You will influence stakeholders, shape roadmaps, and implement scalable delivery practices in a regulated financial services context.

Role requires autonomy, strong communication, and a proactive approach to leveraging data, technology, and AI to improve processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in finance transformation or related fields.
• Ability to autonomously lead multiple cross-functional transformation projects or workstreams.
• Strong problem-solving, systems thinking, and executive-level communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex cross-functional Finance transformation programs from strategy and mobilization through implementation and value realization.
• Translate priorities into executable roadmaps, governance structures, and delivery plans with balanced value, risk, and readiness.
• Serve as trusted transformation partner to senior Finance leaders and align stakeholders across Finance, Technology, and enterprise functions.
• Drive disciplined execution by managing scope, priorities, resources, risks, and dependencies.
• Mentor project resources and identify opportunities to leverage technology, data, automation, and AI to improve Finance processes.

Skills

Finance transformation

Program delivery

Stakeholder influence

Critical thinking

Executive communication

AI/Automation mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Finance/Accounting/Business/Management)

Certifications preferred (PMP/CPA/CFA/Lean Six Sigma/Agile)

Job description

We are driven to do more. More for our customers and the financial professionals who offer our products. If you are driven to do more and love the challenge of pursuing more, Athene is your kind of company. You will find we offer more than the basics to create an inclusive and dynamic work environment at our various locations.

Purpose

The Finance Transformation Office (FTO) Senior Analyst Lead will serve as an advanced individual contributor within the FTO Project & Workstream Delivery team, leading complex transformation programs, projects, and interconnected workstreams that advance strategic priorities across the Finance organization. This role will serve as a senior FTO delivery partner to Finance leadership, bringing structure to complex business challenges, shaping delivery approaches, coordinating cross-functional execution, and ensuring transformation initiatives achieve sustainable business outcomes. The Senior Analyst Lead is expected to operate with significant autonomy and provide leadership through expertise, influence, judgment, and accountability rather than formal people-management authority.

Accountabilities

• Lead complex, cross-functional Finance transformation programs, projects, and interconnected workstreams from strategy and mobilization through implementation, adoption, and measurable value realization.
• Translate strategic priorities and ambiguous business challenges into executable transformation roadmaps, business cases, governance structures, and delivery plans, balancing business value, feasibility, risk, controls, and organizational readiness.
• Serve as a trusted transformation partner to senior Finance leaders, providing objective advice and recommendations while aligning stakeholders across Finance, Technology, and other enterprise functions around priorities, decisions, tradeoffs, and accountabilities.
• Drive disciplined execution across multiple initiatives by managing scope, priorities, resources, dependencies, risks, executive governance, implementation readiness, and organizational change while maintaining accountability for intended business outcomes
• Elevate transformation effectiveness by mentoring project resources, strengthening scalable delivery practices, and identifying opportunities to leverage technology, data, automation, and AI to improve Finance processes and business outcomes.

Qualifications and Experience

• 6+ years of relevant professional experience, preferred in finance transformation, management consulting, program/project delivery, business transformation, finance operations, or process improvement.
• Demonstrated success autonomously leading multiple concurrent, complex cross-functional transformation projects or workstreams from planning and mobilization through implementation, adoption, and measurable outcomes, including ownership of priorities, timelines, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment
• Advanced critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex alternatives, apply systems thinking, make sound judgments, and adapt quickly as business priorities evolve.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, navigate competing priorities, lead through expertise rather than formal authority, and communicate complex information through compelling executive-level narratives and recommendations.
• Strong understanding of Finance processes and operating environments, combined with an innovation mindset and demonstrated ability to leverage technology, data, automation, and AI as transformation enablers; financial services, insurance, or other highly regulated industry experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience; advanced degree and/or relevant professional certification such as PMP, CPA, CFA, Lean/Six Sigma, or Agile is preferred.

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