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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Manager, Enterprise Systems - Finance Value Stream - **Company:** Blackbaud, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $133,700.0 - $173,800.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Data Architecture, Data Security, Oracle Hyperion, Enterprise Software Applications, Performance Monitor, Workday - **Published:** June 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://blackbaud.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/ExternalCareers/job/Remote---Anywhere---USA/Sr-Manager--Enterprise-Systems---Finance-Value-Stream_R0014345 ## About the Role * 10 or more years of experience in Finance Operations, ERP/financial systems, or Product Management (SaaS preferred). * 5 or more years of people management experience, with a strong leadership presence and proven track record of building, leading, and inspiring global teams. * Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional delivery teams in SAFe or scaled Agile environments. * Familiarity with enterprise ERP platforms (e.g., Workday and Hyperion) and finance data architecture. * The ability to lead at the strategic level while staying hands-on with solution design and delivery. * Continuously identifying opportunities to improve flow, reduce friction, and drive maximum value across Finance operations. * Excellent analytical capabilities; a conceptual thinker with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear messages, impactful visuals, and actionable plans. * Self-starter with a strong desire to seek optimal solutions and share discoveries with colleagues. * Ability to deliver work that meets all minimum standards of quality, security, and operability. * Ability to work flexible hours as needed to support a global team. Preferred Experience and Traits * Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodologies, including PI Planning, WSJF-based prioritization, and dependency management. * Experience with end-to-end finance operations including financial close, consolidation, FP&A, AP/AR, billing, and reconciliation. * SAFe PMPO certification or equivalent. * Experience defining technical and user requirements in Azure DevOps, JIRA, or equivalent ALM tools. * Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively organize and communicate across technical and business audiences. * Root cause analysis and complex problem-solving skills. * Highly collaborative and adaptable mindset with comfort navigating ambiguity and changing priorities. * Product management experience in Fintech or enterprise finance SaaS products and services. Stay up to date on everything Blackbaud, follow us on Linkedin, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube ## Description The Sr. Manager, Finance Value Stream is a people-first leader responsible for building and developing a high-performing, global Finance Value Stream team while staying hands-on with solution design, roadmap execution, and complex delivery challenges. This role translates Finance value stream strategy into end-to-end capabilities across the full finance operations lifecycle-financial reporting and close, FP&A and budgeting/forecasting, accounts payable/receivable, billing, and the controls and auditability that underpin them all. This leader brings a global, sustainable approach to how finance systems and data are managed and establishes critical groundwork for long-term change and best practice approaches as we advance our Finance technology and operational maturity. * Guide and mentor a global, remote Finance Value Stream team through continuous transformation, evolving team mindsets, building change resilience and enabling greater value through effective human and AI collaboration. * Champion and lead both software enabled and AI informed redesign of finance workflows, driving technology adoption and business process transformation with a structured change management approach to improve efficiency, scalability, controls and user experiences. * Establish governance frameworks, design standards, and KPIs to elevate delivery quality and platform maturity across Finance systems and capabilities. * Lead, mentor, and develop Product Owners, configuration engineers, and cross-functional contributors, providing career guidance and performance management. * Lead and refine user story discussions to align with Finance value stream features and objectives, ensuring stories are prioritized with clear acceptance criteria. * Own accountability over the team's planning on scope, dependencies, and capacity to properly prioritize roadmaps and backlog refinements. * Own and continuously refine the team-level backlog, ensuring user stories are clear, testable, and aligned to Finance value stream features. * Own and evolve the Finance value stream roadmap, ensuring it reflects enterprise priorities, OKR commitments, and long-range planning outcomes. * Partner with Value Stream Owner, Business Architects, and Solution Architects to maintain a unified vision across Finance capabilities. * Ensure alignment between the Finance roadmap and GTM strategy, regulatory requirements, and operational readiness. * Build and maintain a prioritized Feature backlog spanning the full finance operations lifecycle: financial close, FP&A, AP/AR, billing, reconciliation, and auditability. * Resolve complex intra-ART and cross-value-stream priority conflicts using economic framing, WSJF, and stakeholder alignment. * Lead integrated change delivery encompassing both system changes and associated finance business process transformation. * Proactively monitor Workday Finance product releases, roadmap previews and community best practices to maintain the long-term integrity of Finance systems and drive platform modernization efforts while remaining flexible to evolving business requirements. * Maintain hands-on fluency with Workday Finance configuration, ensuring solution design recommendations are grounded in platform reality and the team is leveraging the system to its fullest capability. * Collaborate with internal finance customers to define deployment expectations, ensure consistency with strategic direction, and map opportunities to improve workflows. * Lead and drive continuous improvement initiatives to incorporate new functionality and emerging AI capabilities to enhance the finance user experience and drive operational efficiency. * Identify high value AI use cases, build the business case, and translate them into measurable operational outcomes (cost, risk, cycle time, accuracy). * Develop and maintain work instructions and job aids while creating a streamlined, efficient, and self-service approach to Finance reporting requirements. * Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical and process issues, ensuring minimal business disruption. * Ensure compliance with data security, privacy regulations, and internal governance standards across all Finance systems and data. * Define and track Finance value stream KPIs; partner with analytics and Finance leadership to monitor performance and adjust continuously. * Partner with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Billing, Risk/Compliance, Legal, and Customer Success to align experience design with operational readiness. * Represent the Finance value stream at executive and cross-ART forums; communicate roadmap progress, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership. * Participate in ART events including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt sessions. * Influence without authority to drive shared accountability and collaboration across the value stream and broader organization. * Accept features when they meet the Definition of Done; champion quality and operational readiness at every stage of delivery. ## Related Videos - [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) - [Crypto-secure Data Management with In-Database Blockchain](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/632-crypto-secure-data-management-with-in-database-blockchain) - [Destigmatizing the Workplace: Building Real Inclusion](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1492-destigmatizing-the-workplace-building-real-inclusion) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Breaking Silos: Successful Collaboration Between Tech & Business Teams in Complex Enterprise Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1623-breaking-silos-successful-collaboration-between-tech-business-teams-in-complex-enterprise-systems) - [Web-based Information Visualization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/84-web-based-information-visualization) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [The Biggest German Tech Companies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/424-the-biggest-german-tech-companies) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025)