Sr. Director, Global Operations Product Lead

#WeAreParamount on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in?We’ve got the brands, we’ve got the stars, we’ve got the power to achieve our mission to entertain the planet – now all we’re missing is… YOU! Becoming a part of Paramount means joining a team of passionate people who not only recognize the power of content but also enjoy a touch of fun and uniqueness. Together, we co-create moments that matter – both for our audiences and our employees – and aim to leave a positive mark on culture. Job Title: Senior Director, Global Operations Product Lead We are seeking a visionary and technical Global Operations Product Lead to lead the evolution of our financial and procurement technology stack. In this role, you will bridge the gap between finance operations and technical execution, serving as the product owner for our Oracle Fusion applications. You will be responsible for defining the roadmap, optimizing workflows, and guiding the adoption of Oracle Fusion Travel and Expense (T&E), Sourcing, Procurement, General Ledger (GL), and Accounts Payable (AP). What sets this role apart is the requirement for hands-on agentic app development expertise. You will not only manage the product. You will also build, train, and deploy AI agents using Oracle Fusion AI Agent Studio and Anthropic. Your tasks will include automating complex financial workflows, improving user experiences, and increasing operational efficiency across the enterprise. Key Responsibilities Strategic Product Management Define the Roadmap: Develop and execute a comprehensive product strategy for Oracle Fusion Finance and Procurement modules that aligns with the organization's financial goals. Stakeholder Alignment: Work closely with teams in Global Business Operations, Accounting, Procurement, Product, and Technology. Gather requirements. Identify pain points. Translate business needs into technical user stories. Agile Delivery: Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and product releases. Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and engineering teams. Adoption & Change Management: Drive user adoption through training, clear documentation, and continuous feedback loops. Oracle Fusion Optimization Process Engineering: Design and optimize end-to-end workflows within Oracle Fusion Travel & Expense, managing policies, approval routing, and audit rules. Procurement & Sourcing Mastery: Oversee the Source-to-Pay (S2P) lifecycle. Enhance Oracle Fusion Procurement and Payables modules to automate transactions and improve vendor management, contract compliance, and spend visibility. Core Financials Functional Support: Provide functional expertise to guide configurations and updates across core financial modules, ensuring seamless data flow between AP, Procurement, and the General Ledger. AI Agent Development & Automation Agentic App Development (Anthropic): Design and build applications that use Anthropic's Claude. These applications will solve complex financial reasoning tasks. They will use tools like function calling and extract data outside or alongside the Oracle ecosystem. Oracle Fusion AI Agent Studio: Directly utilize Oracle Fusion AI Agent Studio to design, test, and deploy intelligent agents natively tailored to our ERP landscape. GL & AP AI Automation: Develop specialized AI agents to streamline General Ledger and Accounts Payable functions. Use cases include autonomous invoice processing, intelligent GL reconciliation, anomaly detection in journal entries, and automated AP exception handling. Procurement and T&E Workflows: Create generative AI tools to automate common tasks. These tasks include careful auditing of expenses. You will also match purchase orders (POs) automatically. Additionally, you will provide insights for sourcing predictions. You will respond to natural language queries from business users. Continuous Improvement: Monitor AI agent performance, refine prompts, adjust workflows, and ensure the AI models remain compliant with financial governance and data security standards. Required Qualifications Experience: 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Systems Analysis, or Financial Technology, with a focus on ERP systems. Oracle Fusion Expertise: Proficient knowledge and experience in implementing and managing Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement. Also proficient in Sourcing, Travel & Expense (T&E), General Ledger (GL), and Accounts Payable (AP). AI & Agentic Development Skills: Hands-on technical experience with Oracle Fusion AI Agent Studio AND Anthropic API. You must be able to build agentic applications. You should master advanced prompt engineering. You will implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). You will also manage how to use LLM tools. Domain Knowledge: A robust knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principles. This includes understanding the chart of accounts and the month-end close process. It is also important to have knowledge of source-to-pay (S2P) processes and procurement lifecycle management. Technical Acumen: Ability to read and understand technical documentation, APIs (REST/SOAP), and data models to effectively build AI agents and communicate with engineering teams. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. Preferred Qualifications Oracle Cloud Certifications in Procurement, Financials, or AI/Generative AI. Experience with Python or Node.js for backend AI agent orchestration and API integration. Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence). Prior background in software engineering, technical consulting, or data science. Experience with financial compliance, SOX audit controls, and enterprise data privacy regulations. Experience in Oracle HCM AI Agents is preferred. #LI-TE1Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ: PSKY) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, Paramount's portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, and Pluto TV, among others. Paramount delivers the largest share of the U.S. television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, the company provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions.

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Hiring Salary Range: $203,200.00 - 304,800.00. The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible. What We Offer: Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here: Generous paid time off. An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams. Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events. Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace. Explore life at Paramount: Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io or by sending an email to View email address on click.appcast.io. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.