Finance Project Manager, Change Management
NetApp · Posted Oct 31
Hybrid cloud data services, enterprise storage, and cloud operations solutions
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About the role
The Finance Project Management Office provides project leadership, consulting, change management, and process improvements across Accounting, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and cross-functional initiatives. The role leads enterprise-wide finance and operations initiatives, flexing between project management and change management to align stakeholders, assess readiness, and drive delivery and adoption. It supports finance and operations business systems, with AI initiative experience strongly preferred.
What you will do
- Flex between project management and change management assignments based on portfolio priorities and the pipeline of work, taking end-to-end ownership of the discipline assigned for each initiative.
- Organize, lead, and facilitate cross-functional project teams related to finance and operations business systems and initiatives.
- Determine project cost, resource requirements, and project timing based on the scope and complexity of the project.
- Manage stakeholder alignment, communication, governance updates, decisions, risks, dependencies, and accountability.
- Partner with leaders, project teams, and subject-matter experts to assess stakeholder readiness and resistance using surveys, interviews, focus groups, or other methods; summarize findings for operating and steering committees.
- Map the current and future state; develop and prioritize change impact assessments; and deliver impact readouts to stakeholder and governance groups.
- Identify and communicate change-specific risks and develop practical mitigation strategies.
- Develop and execute integrated change management plans, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, change champion networks, behavior change, and adoption activities.
- Craft communications that connect corporate and departmental messaging, business context, and values for affected audiences.
- Develop and implement training strategies and supporting materials in partnership with subject-matter experts.
- Identify, motivate, and coordinate change champions who can share information, surface feedback, and reinforce adoption within their teams.
- In collaboration with key subject-matter experts, develop and monitor metrics for process improvement, business readiness, technology readiness, adoption, and utilization.
- Identify root causes of project or adoption issues and develop “get well” plans.
- Develop and deliver clear, concise executive presentations that include analysis, metrics, recommendations, project improvements, and controls.
- Research and apply project and change management best practices; document and share lessons learned to accelerate continuous improvement.
- Perform cost-benefit analyses to help prioritize projects and change investments.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Strong communication skills and command over business processes are key to success in this role.
Preferred qualifications
- A proven track record on AI initiatives is strongly preferred.
- Formal change management training or certification, such as Prosci, is preferred.
- PMI Certified Professional in Managing AI (PMI-CPMAI)™ certification is preferred.
- Group facilitation experience.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business or a related field.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Benefits and support
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement or Pension Plans
- Paid Time Off
- various Leave options
- Performance-Based Incentives
- employee stock purchase plan
- restricted stocks (RSU’s)
About NetApp
NetApp, Inc. is an American data infrastructure and data management company that provides unified data storage, integrated data services, and hybrid multi-cloud operations solutions to enterprise customers. Founded in 1992, the company empowers global enterprises to manage applications and data seamlessly across on-premises environments and major public clouds. NetApp specializes in intelligent data infrastructure, cyber resilience, and AI-driven data optimization.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 11700 employees
- Founded
- 1992
- Location
- San Jose, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer
President
Chief Technology Officer
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