Director, Core Financial Services Technologies

Director, Core Financial Services Technologies – Vilnius, Lithuania

Do you have deep expertise in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and BlackLine? Are you prepared to take on the responsibility of overseeing a large global team, including collaboration with external vendors? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Join Western Union as a Director, Core Financial Services Technologies.

Western Union powers your pursuit.

The role of Director, Core Financial Services Technologies is an instrumental role in Western Union technology organization, taking responsibility over corporate technologies including Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Hyperion Financial Management, BlackLine, Noetix reporting, FIS Data Integrity Manager (formerly IntelliMatch) and some smaller systems. This role will be responsible for providing governance for our existing global team distributed across Lithuania, USA, Costa Rica and India, as well as leading the insourcing of labor from various vendors and building our corporate technology competence center. Role’s responsibilities involve leadership, strategic planning, and technical oversight to ensure the successful implementation, maintenance, and optimization of technology. It will be reporting to Head of Core Financial Services Technologies in Lithuania. This person is expected to operate autonomously in many situations by making decisions, pushing progress, and communicating the decisions to the CIO and subsequently to the organization. We would like our new colleague to operate in a highly collaborative manner across a diverse set of stakeholders and operational owners but also disrupt and overcome a culture of consensus decision making.

Role Responsibilities

• Align Technologies Strategy with CIO organization strategy. Develop operating plans to implement the strategy and working with CIO management team identify what each department needs to do to make the strategy work.

• Lead the execute Core Financial Services Technologies portfolio management, strategic alignment, and performance monitoring.

• Act as the primary point of contact between the IT team and business stakeholders for technology matters. Provide regular updates to senior management on the status of technology projects and operations.

• Define the overall strategy for technology implementation, upgrades, and integration with other systems aligning with business objectives.

• Collaborate with senior executives to develop IT strategies that drive business value.

• Identify opportunities to optimize business processes using technology solutions.

• Lead and manage cross-functional teams, including business analysts, developers, and system administrators.

• Recruit, train, and mentor team members to build a high-performing technology team.

• Provide architectural guidance and ensure the system design aligns with enterprise architecture standards.

• Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of technology systems. Develop and enforce policies for data governance, access control and system compliance.

• Stay updated with the latest technology features, tools, and technologies to leverage new capabilities. Identify and implement the best practices to optimize technology processes and workflows. Drive innovation by exploring emerging technologies (e.g., Oracle Cloud ERP, AI, machine learning) for future enhancements.

• Ensure systems comply with regulatory requirements and organizational policies. Identify and mitigate risks related to technology operations and data security.

Role Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Oracle technology industry with specific background in functional strategy, program management, operations, and/or technology functions.

• At least 5+ years’ experience in a leadership or management role, overseeing teams of developers, analysts, and administrators. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive large-scale ERP initiatives.

• Expertise in configuring and customizing key Oracle EBS modules (e.g., Financials, Supply Chain, HRMS).

• Experience with Oracle Database technologies (e.g., PL/SQL, database architecture).

• Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and tools.

• Knowledge of integration tools (e.g., Oracle SOA Suite, APIs, Web Services).

• Understanding of integration with third-party applications.

• Preferred any certification of Oracle E-Business Suite (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional), Oracle Cloud ERP or Oracle Applications certifications.

• Awareness of Oracle’s evolving product roadmap, including migration paths to Oracle Cloud ERP.

• Familiarity with trends in ERP systems, AI, machine learning, and automation for continuous improvement.

• Extensive experience in global companies with several business verticals.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or finance, or Information Technology.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Deep understanding of all aspects of a technology organization.

• Experience in managing ~100M and larger budgets in a highly complex and matrix environment.

• Strong understanding of core business processes (e.g., finance, procurement, HR).

• Ability to easily bridge teams, building collaboration and seamless touch points.

We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.

Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.

Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/.

Salary

The monthly gross base salary range is 5,483 – 9,138 EUR. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible to receive an annual bonus that align with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary and are based on factors such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies.

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few
(https://careers.westernunion.com/global-benefits/). Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

Your Lithuania specific benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance (3 options)

• Life & Accident Insurance

• Additional days off

• Wide variety of discounts and special offers

• ⁠Free Fitness facilities

• Volunteering activities

• Referral program

• Relocation Buddy support upon request

Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate.

Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week. 

We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

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Estimated Job Posting End Date:

02-17-2025

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.