Head Of Engineering - Finance

In short

At On, the most exciting and fastest-growing global sports brand, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Engineering, Finance to lead our hybrid team of Microsoft Dynamics 365 engineers and backend engineers. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) and a deep understanding of financial processes and how D365 F&O can be leveraged to drive financial operational efficiency, improve financial decision-making, and enhance overall business performance within the finance domain.

This role will be responsible for providing technical leadership and direction for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of our technology stack for the Finance Technology Cluster as well as our D365 F&O solutions within the finance function. Your entrepreneurial and result-driven mindset, combined with strong hands-on technical oversight and execution skills, will make you a key member of the core team on which On’s future is built.

Your Mission

• Craft and deliver a technical vision and strategy for Finance Technology services and the D365 F&O environment within the finance domain, aligned with On’s financial objectives.
• Drive technical excellence and reliability of our Finance Technology services and D365 F&O solutions through key technical metrics, proactive monitoring, and instilling a culture of continuous technical improvement within the engineering team.
• Lead and mentor a team of backend and Microsoft Dynamics 365 engineers, providing technical guidance, architectural oversight, and support for their professional growth.
• Set technical performance goals, provide candid technical feedback, and foster ongoing technical coaching and development opportunities for your team.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance technical culture within the engineering team, promoting knowledge sharing and technical best practices.
• Champion the effective and efficient use of Microsoft Dynamics F&O as a driver of financial process improvement, enhanced efficiency, and automation through robust technical solutions.
• Partner closely with finance stakeholders to understand their technical requirements, translate them into effective technical designs, and contribute to the long-term architecture and D365 F&O roadmap for finance.
• Oversee technical aspects of system upgrades, patches, customizations, and integrations, ensuring adherence to best practices, security standards, and minimizing disruption to finance operations.
• Implement and promote technical best practices for our own services and D365 F&O development, configuration, testing, and deployment within the finance context.
• Collaborate with the broader Technology organization to ensure seamless integration of our in-house services and D365 F&O with other enterprise systems.
• Evaluate and recommend technical solutions, tools, and methodologies to optimize our D365 F&O environment for finance.

Your story

• Demonstrated experience in providing technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams, experience within the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ecosystem will be a plus.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills combined with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders across the finance organization.
• Strong emotional intelligence that allows you to forge trusting and strong relationships, both within your engineering team and with finance stakeholders.
• Empathy is a cornerstone of your leadership style, creating a supportive and collaborative technical environment.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to non-technical finance audiences. Your ability to influence and articulate technical ideas ensures clear and impactful interactions across all levels of the organization.
• Strong understanding of core finance and accounting processes and how they are implemented and supported within a technical environment.

What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.

• Step One

  It starts with you...

  You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role. We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

• Step Two

  Interview with a recruiter

  What ignites your spirit? This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture. Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

• Step Three

  Interview with a hiring manager

  Ready to dig into the details? This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum.

• Step Four

  The Case Study

  What's your style? This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas. Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job. This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

• Step Five

  The Experience Day

  Your first taste of the Oniverse. This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with. In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values. We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

• Step Six

  The Result

  Are we a good fit? We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you? No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback.

Step One:

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.

We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.