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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Director, Finance Transformation (Finance Systems) - **Company:** Kayak - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Application Integration Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Data Integrity, Payment Systems, Machine Learning, Netsuite, Netsuite Erp, Information Technology - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/director-finance-transformation-kayak-com-8703833 ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in finance systems, enterprise technology, or a related field, with a track record of delivering complex systems at scale; equivalent experience, training, or transferable skills will be considered. * Hands-on experience with NetSuite ERP and familiarity with O2C, P2P, and R2R processes, including experience leading cross-functional transformation projects such as ERP migrations or payment system implementations. * Experience implementing AI-driven or automation-first solutions in a finance or enterprise context. * Ability to build strong relationships across a wide range of teams and navigate complex organizational environments. * Clear, direct communication skills, with experience presenting structured recommendations to senior leadership in both written and verbal formats. * A proactive approach: you anticipate risks and help the organization move forward rather than waiting for problems to surface. * A degree in Accounting, Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field - or equivalent professional experience. ## Description You will lead multiple product areas to ensure that prioritization, governance, and delivery drive measurable business value at scale. This role is responsible for influencing senior stakeholders, developing top-tier product talent, campaigning and driving the Finance departments AI roadmap and strategy and building a cohesive, future-ready systems ecosystem. By moving beyond feature delivery, this leader focuses on strategic outcomes; such as accelerated financial closes, reduced manual effort, and strengthened controls to ensure the finance tech stack acts as a high-leverage asset for the entire organization. This role is required to work from our London office 3 days per week. In this role, you will: * Set the strategic direction for KAYAK's global finance systems, ensuring technology investments align with business goals and support a scalable, well-governed architecture. * Serve as the primary authority for our NetSuite ERP ecosystem, standardizing workflows across related tools including Pontus (KAYAK's internal financial reporting system), BlackLine, and FloQast, and own the multi-year Finance Systems roadmap with a focus on shortening close cycles, reducing reconciliation risk, and improving data integrity. * Oversee governance for NetSuite configurations, customizations, and upgrade cycles, balancing agility with SOX requirements, and define integration architecture so that transaction, billing, and reporting systems exchange clean, reliable data. * Lead the development of KAYAK's finance AI and automation roadmap, identifying high-impact opportunities to reduce manual work - and champion AI-driven solutions across forecasting, variance analysis, close coordination, and workforce planning. * Partner with Data Engineering to build a trusted data foundation before applying AI or machine learning on top of financial data, and maintain an AI use-case registry that governs the full lifecycle of automations from discovery to retirement. * Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team of Systems Analysts, Finance Systems Product Managers, and Solution Engineers, building clear career paths and a culture of psychological safety, continuous learning, and constructive feedback. * Translate complex, multi-team finance transformation goals into phased delivery plans with clear milestones, owners, and success criteria, while managing capital and operating budgets and keeping scope changes transparent. * Partner with leaders across Accounting, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Internal Audit, and Engineering to align systems strategy with enterprise finance priorities, and build data-backed business cases to present technology recommendations to the CFO, CAO, and corporate controllers. * Represent Finance Systems priorities in corporate architecture forums and data governance discussions, and create internal moments for innovation - such as demos, showcases, and automation hackathons - to build a culture of continuous improvement. ## Related Videos - [Exploring 5 Key Applications of AI Abundance with Blockchain Assurance](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/971-exploring-5-key-applications-of-ai-abundance-with-blockchain-assurance) - [Tech as a Profit Center – Maximizing P&L Impact by Research Funding and Capitalization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100125-tech-as-a-profit-center-maximizing-p-l-impact-by-research-funding-and-capitalization) - [Startup Presentation: StorX - Future of Cloud Storage](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1176-startup-presentation-storx-future-of-cloud-storage) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [How Visionary Leaders Drive Transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1701-how-visionary-leaders-drive-transformation) - [GenAI Security: Navigating the Unseen Iceberg](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1744-genai-security-navigating-the-unseen-iceberg) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)