Director, Business Finance - Software
Agilent Technologies
Summary
The Business Finance - Productivity Solutions Division Director serves as the primary Business Finance partner for the Productivity Solutions Division (PSD), providing financial leadership and decision support to the Division GM/VP and their staff within the Division (Software & Automation business). You will partner closely with commercial, product, R&D and functional leaders to drive business performance, recurring revenue expansion and profitable growth, while leveraging support from the FP&A Center of Excellence (COE) for standardized planning, reporting and analytics.
Job description
Core Responsibilities
- Partner with Division business leaders to provide financial guidance, challenge assumptions and support operational decision-making across geographically dispersed businesses.
- Lead financial planning, forecasting, and performance management translating business drivers into actionable financial insights and recommendations.
- Assist with optimizing recurring revenue growth through pricing strategy, customer acquisition, renewals, retention, software attach and customer lifetime value.
- Monitor business performance, identifying risks, opportunities and actions to improve growth, profitability and resource allocation.
- Oversee business cases and financial analyses to support investments, product development, commercial initiatives and portfolio decisions.
- Collaborate with the FP&A COE to ensure high-quality planning, reporting and analytical outputs, enabling greater focus on forward-looking business partnering.
- Leverage data, automation and AI-enabled tools to improve forecasting accuracy, accelerate insights and enhance decision support.
Critical Competencies
- Strong business and commercial acumen.
- Strategic thinking and structured problem solving.
- Commercial finance and software business acumen, including recurring revenue and SaaS economics.
- Influencing and business partnership across global, matrixed organizations.
- Financial modeling and analytical rigor.
- Digital and AI fluency to enhance insights and productivity.
- Executive communication and stakeholder management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering or related field; MBA, CPA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience supporting software, SaaS, automation, digital or other technology-enabled businesses within a complex global organization.
- Strong understanding of software business models including recurring revenue, subscription economics, customer retention, pricing, cloud delivery models and product lifecycle management.
- Proven ability to partner with senior business leaders to shape strategy, evaluate investments, optimize resource allocation and deliver profitable growth.
- Experience leading financial planning, forecasting, business performance management and executive decision support in a matrixed global environment.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage digital technologies, automation, AI and advanced analytics to improve finance effectiveness and business insight.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to synthesize complex business issues into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership.
- Ability to operate effectively within a matrixed Finance model, with clear understanding of cost-center ownership, profit-center visibility, and partnership with commercial and other Finance organizations.
- Strong influencing and business-partnership capabilities across global and cross-functional organizations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of progressive finance leadership experience supporting software, SaaS, automation, digital or other technology-enabled businesses within a complex global organization
- Strong understanding of software business models including recurring revenue, subscription economics, customer retention, pricing, cloud delivery models and product lifecycle management
- Proven ability to partner with senior business leaders to shape strategy, evaluate investments, optimize resource allocation and deliver profitable growth
- Experience leading financial planning, forecasting, business performance management and executive decision support in a matrixed global environment
- Demonstrated ability to leverage digital technologies, automation, AI and advanced analytics to improve finance effectiveness and business insight
- Strong executive presence with the ability to synthesize complex business issues into clear, actionable recommendations for senior leadership
- Ability to operate effectively within a matrixed Finance model, with clear understanding of cost-center ownership, profit-center visibility, and partnership with commercial and other Finance organizations
- Strong influencing and business-partnership capabilities across global and cross-functional organizations
Benefits
- Bonus
- Stock
- Health Insurance
Company overview
Agilent Technologies is a global leader in life sciences, diagnostics, and applied markets, delivering innovative solutions that advance scientific discovery and improve quality of life. Founded in 1999 as a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard, the company has grown into a major player in analytical instrumentation and laboratory services. With approximately 18,000 employees worldwide and annual revenues exceeding $6.5 billion, Agilent provides a comprehensive portfolio of instruments, software, services, and consumables that serve laboratories across pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical diagnostics, environmental, food safety, and academic research sectors. The company's product offerings span chromatography systems, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, cell analysis platforms, molecular diagnostics, and laboratory informatics solutions. Agilent's expertise extends beyond hardware to include comprehensive laboratory management services through its CrossLab division, which helps customers optimize laboratory operations, ensure regulatory compliance, and maximize research productivity. The company's commitment to innovation and customer support has made it a trusted partner for scientists and researchers worldwide who rely on Agilent's technologies to address complex analytical challenges and drive scientific breakthroughs.