Director, Servicing Initiatives and Transformation

Job Description

Job Description

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years. Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.

Job Title: Director, Servicing Initiatives and Transformation

Position Summary:

The Director, Servicing Strategy & Transformation leads the strategic vision, transformation roadmap, and modernization of Servicing Operations. Serving as a key advisor to leadership, this role drives enterprise-wide initiatives, technology transformations, operational excellence, and change management across customer-facing and operational functions. The Director partners across the organization to implement innovative solutions, optimize processes, and deliver sustainable improvements that enhance business performance, customer experience, and organizational effectiveness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Develop and execute the Servicing Operations strategic roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational priorities.

· Partner with executive leadership to drive strategic initiatives, operational enhancements, technology investments, and organizational transformation efforts.

· Lead large-scale servicing transformation programs, providing oversight of technology implementations, business readiness, and change adoption activities.

· Establish governance, risk management, performance metrics, and executive reporting to ensure successful initiative delivery and sustainable results.

· Direct and develop teams responsible for project management, sprint management, change management, business readiness, and communications.

· Collaborate with Servicing Operations, IT, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Human Resources, Learning & Development, and external partners to execute cross-functional initiatives.

· Oversee user acceptance testing (UAT), training readiness, process documentation, policy updates, communication plans, and super-user programs supporting system implementations.

· Manage departmental budgets, resource allocation, workforce planning, succession planning, and executive stakeholder communications to support organizational effectiveness.

· Additional duties may be assigned as business needs evolve.

· Additional responsibilities may be assigned based on organizational needs.

Qualifications and Competencies Required To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Experience:

· Minimum 12 years of progressive leadership experience within automotive finance, banking, servicing operations, financial services, or relevant work experience.

· Minimum 7 years of people leadership experience managing managers and/or professional staff.

· Minimum 10 years leading large-scale business transformation, servicing operations, technology implementation, or strategic initiatives.

· Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-wide transformation programs involving multiple business functions.

Education:

· Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Project Management, or related field.

Skills Required:

· Accountable for delivering strategic transformation objectives, operational performance targets, and business outcomes through effective leadership, governance, and execution.

· Monitor portfolio performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), operational metrics, and risk measures, implementing corrective actions and continuous improvement strategies as needed.

· Oversee departmental budgets, resource allocation, vendor relationships, and project expenditures to ensure alignment with business priorities and financial goals.

· Demonstrated expertise in Servicing Operations, including regulatory compliance, operational controls, policies, procedures, and industry best practices.

· Strong experience in process optimization, business process design, workflow documentation, servicing platforms, and technology-driven operational improvements.

· Exceptional leadership, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to influence stakeholders, lead organizational change, and drive enterprise-wide initiatives.

· Overtime required – required on an as needed basis.

· Travel 0-10% - as required on an as needed basis.

· Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ.

Qualifications Preferred:

· Master's degree or MBA preferred.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time, use hands and arms to operate office equipment including but not limited to a keyboard, mouse and phone, will occasionally need to reach, stoop, stand or walk. The employee must be able to see (close vision), hear, speak, and communicate verbally. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Work Schedule This position requires the ability to work various shifts to accommodate business needs. Typically, between the hours of 8AM-6PM Monday through Friday and on weekends as needed. Travel is required 10% of the time.

Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation. It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and/or transgender status or any protected status. Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment. Employment and promotion decisions will be based solely on merit, ability, achievement, experience, conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

An applicant must be authorized to work in the United States to be eligible for this position. Stellantis Financial Services, Inc. will not sponsor applicants for work visas of any type for this position.