IT Business Capabilities Director - Finance

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Overview At Prologis, we don’t just lead the industry—we define it with a 1.3 billion square foot portfolio and an annual throughput of approximately $3.2 trillion. We create the intelligent infrastructure that powers global commerce, seamlessly connecting the digital and physical worlds. From agile supply chains to energy solutions, our ecosystems help your business move faster, operate smarter and grow sustainably. With unmatched scale, innovation and expertise, Prologis is a category of one—not just shaping the future of logistics but building what comes next.
Job Title: IT Business Capabilities Director - Finance
Company: Prologis
A Day in the Life As the Finance Capability Director within the IT Capital Deployment, Strategic Capital, and Finance Business Capability Engineering team, you will partner with the Finance business and other IT teams to help design and deliver critical technology and data initiatives. You will co-lead initiative discovery with the Finance Product Owner, and lead delivery (design, documentation, and implementation) of solutions across the entire finance technology ecosystem – including initiatives related to enterprise performance management and connected planning/modeling platforms, ERPs, financial close and consolidation tools, treasury management systems, tax and compliance tools, and more. Your financial business-technology fluency, critical thinking skills, and respectful challenge of business norms will help ensure alignment between business needs and long-term, scalable technology solutions.
You will partner closely with the Finance Product Owner, who sits within the Finance organization and owns decisions related to business goals & priorities, business value, desired outcomes, and functional acceptance of technology solutions. You will own decisions related to platform, architecture, and delivery (including data & platform security, integrations, and solution design and implementation).
Key Responsibilities
Co-lead discovery & planning workshops with the Finance Product Owner and other stakeholders across finance functional areas (including accounting, FP&A, tax, treasury, risk, audit, investor relations, capital markets).
Challenge assumptions and encourage strategic thinking among business users—advocate for scalable, sustainable technology approaches.
Work with Finance subject matter experts to document current and future processes, system requirements, data flows, and internal controls.
Oversee creation of comprehensive system and data documentation aligned to business needs.
Translate complex financial workflows into scalable solutions that integrate across ERP, forecasting & modeling tools, other finance platforms, data management platforms, the data lake, and analytics systems.
Accountable in IT for end-to-end delivery of Finance technology initiatives, including partnering with other internal IT teams and leading a team of external vendors throughout discovery, configuration/development, testing, and implementation.
Support the Finance Product Owner and other Finance stakeholders as they create & refine their business roadmap to ensure our technology roadmap aligns with their needs, and that the business’ strategic objectives translate into an execution plan.
Leverage expertise in financial systems and a strong finance business acumen to build trusted stakeholder relationships, develop a deep understanding of business needs and strategic objectives, and deliver scalable, technology-enabled solutions that achieve the business’ goals.
Building blocks for success Required:
8–15 years of experience in finance technology transformation roles, corporate finance systems strategy, or consulting environments.
Experience working across the finance technology ecosystem to understand the functions of and connections between finance systems.
Proven experience leading discovery and implementation of financial systems as part of transformation programs.
Strong business acumen in finance functions: FP&A, accounting, treasury, risk, audit, and capital markets.
Ability to operate at both strategic and tactical levels with strong documentation and solution design skills.
Excellent stakeholder management skills; capable of engaging senior finance and technology leaders, as well as an execution team of developers and testers.
Advanced communication and presentation abilities. Strong at leading workshops, producing artifacts, and providing executive-level reporting.
The ability to balance functional detail with big-picture vision, influencing both IT and Finance leaders.
Strong bias toward documentation, rigor, and repeatable methods to support sustainable platform operation.
Effective collaborator comfortable across Finance, IT, vendors, and external consulting partners.
Proven success operating in a product owner & design-authority model, with clear separation of product ownership (Finance business) and technical ownership (IT).
Preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; MBA, CPA or PMP a plus.
Experience working in real estate or logistics finance environment.
Experience working with any of the following tools: PeopleSoft, Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle EPM, Anaplan, OneStream, Pigment, CashForce, Fidelity Information Services (FIS), Snowflake, Dataiku, Tableau, Sigma Reporting, JIRA/Atlassian.
Exposure to multi-system integration across global finance shared services.
Experience building Centers of Excellence or capability frameworks in finance transformations.
Exposure to AI or GenAI initiatives applied in finance use cases or data automation.
Experience with financial reporting & analytics, data governance, data lineage, and master data frameworks.
Hiring details Hiring Salary Range of: $124,000 - $201,000. Salary and whole compensation package (bonus target & LTI) to be determined by the candidate’s location, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
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People First Each of us working at Prologis plays an essential role in the enduring success of our company. We value people who are decisive, courageous and adaptable. While we are one company, locations and departments operate with autonomy and accountability. Individuals take the initiative here.
When you join Prologis, you work shoulder to shoulder with some of the top talent in the industry to do the best work of your career. Every employee belongs. Every employee contributes. Employees advance their careers here.
As a successful global enterprise, Prologis has never lost sight of what matters most, our strong belief that our people are the most important part of our business. And because of that, we provide a generous total rewards package and take a lot of time to focus on quality management and leadership development. People come first here.
All full-time roles in the US come with a robust benefits package which includes healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents. Prologis also offers several other wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits. Our 401(k) retirement plan has a company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation. We also offer generous PTO with a starting accrual of 22 days a year in addition to paid holidays and volunteer time.
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of background verification. Prologis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religions, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment Details Employment Type: Full time
Location: Denver, Colorado
Additional Locations: Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas, East Rutherford, New Jersey, San Francisco, California
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Location:
Chicago, IL, United States
Salary:
$200,000 - $250,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance