Recruiting Resources, Inc. · 22 hours ago
Director, Business Transformation-Excellent Visible and Impact Driven Opportunity!
Recruiting Resources, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm in Los Angeles seeking a results-driven Senior Manager/Director of Business Transformation. This role involves driving transformation across the organization by leading strategic projects that modernize Finance Operations, focusing on process redesign, technology deployments, and data-driven decision support.
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Responsibilities
The Senior Manager/Director will own end-to-end delivery of strategic projects that modernize how Finance Operations works—spanning process redesign, technology deployments, operating model enhancements, and data-driven decision support
Act as a liaison between business teams, IT, and vendors—aligning priorities, managing expectations, and ensuring progress
Provide hands-on support to stakeholders to unblock issues, drive alignment, and maintain project momentum
Navigate differing viewpoints across departments, build consensus, and guide teams toward shared outcomes
Tailor communication style and presentation approach to various audiences, including senior leadership
Gather, analyze, and synthesize complex information; develop clear, persuasive materials for decision-making
Work with leadership to operationalize strategic initiatives through strong project management discipline—scoping, planning, objectives & key results, deliverables, and routines
Create project plans, charters, success metrics, artifacts, and documentation
Plan and facilitate working sessions with business and IT
Co-develop new processes with business stakeholders and deliver BAU training
Manage risks, issues, and escalation paths to maintain accountability
Lead working sessions to capture end-to-end business processes and drive clarity
Serve as SME for assigned processes, procedures, or technology
Identify operational improvement opportunities and provide actionable recommendations
Operate as a player-coach—balancing leadership with hands-on execution
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required in related field
5-8+ years of business analysis experience within financial services or management consulting
Strong background in project management, change management, advisory, or process improvement
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to thrive in ambiguity and create structure where it doesn't exist
Experience working with large data sets, reconciliations, and logical data structures
Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Confluence and Visio
Strong communication skills, with the ability to adapt to diverse audiences and influence without authority
Preferred
Skilled relationship-builder who works effectively across levels, functions, and third parties
Clear and transparent communicator, able to simplify complex topics
Independent self-starter who can also collaborate seamlessly in team settings
Highly organized, disciplined, and capable of managing shifting priorities
Curious, resourceful, and energized by learning and solving new problems
Results-driven, accountable, and proactive in driving closure
Strong judgment in balancing competing factors and making sound recommendations