Senior Director - Mergers & Acquisitions

We are looking for a Senior Director - Mergers & Acquisitions to join our team. This is a Hybrid role reporting to the VP of Finance Business Transformation in the Finance department. In this key role, you will lead post-merger finance integration strategy, cut-over planning, and system standardization across end-to-end global finance operations to accelerate revenue growth and unlock strategic business synergies. You will also be responsible for building playbooks and artifacts for M&As and new market expansion. 

• →Work cross functionally to architect and execute end-to-end Finance M&A integration strategies, Day 1 readiness and post-close transition plans 
• →Establish and govern the overall Finance M&A integration operational cadence, facilitating steering committees, managing cross-functional handoffs, and driving executive risk mitigation
• →Lead the long-term standardization, technology rationalization, and process harmonization of global financial systems and workflows in partnership with IT, Corporate Development, GTM and People and culture
• →Define strategic target operating models, retained staff organization structures, and knowledge capture capabilities to minimize operational disruption and target company attrition
• →Oversee integration dashboarding, financial close critical path alignment, and change management initiatives to ensure seamless metric reporting across all global finance functions
• →Support in establishing Finance and other business processes when Zscaler expands into new regions and countries

• You connect your day-to-day work to the larger company mission and build finance solutions, governance frameworks, and executive teams designed to sustain long-term enterprise growth.
• You operate with high integrity and a strategic bias for action, seamlessly navigating between high-level executive steering committees and operational integration execution.
• You excel at distilling complex M&A integration challenges, enterprise processes, and financial architecture into clear, actionable transformation roadmaps.
• You cultivate high-trust cross-functional partnerships, leveraging continuous candid feedback and transparent communication to guide matrixed teams through complex change.
• You view dynamic organizational shifts as strategic opportunities, maintaining executive composure and momentum while steering critical path integrations to success.
• You take ownership, deal with ambiguity and develop a data driven approach to solve a complex business problem 

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
• Extensive track record of leading M&A Finance integrations, system cut-overs, and complex enterprise finance process transformations
• Deep end-to-end expertise across global finance functions, including R2R, O2C, FP&A, S2P, Tax, Treasury, and Payroll
• Proven experience establishing governance models, Steering Committee cadences, and integration success metrics for high-growth corporate transactions

• Deep domain knowledge of Finance M&A integration within enterprise SaaS and cloud security architecture companies
• Hands-on strategic oversight of modern cloud financial platforms, including NetSuite, Coupa, Salesforce, and FloQast
• Comprehensive expertise in corporate finance, budgeting, cost control principles, and technology rationalization post-acquisition

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