POSITION: Director, Technology Financial Operations (FinOps)
DEPARTMENT: Technology    
REPORTS TO: VP, Business of Technology  
FLSA STATUS: Salaried, Exempt     

LEGENDS GLOBAL 
Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach. Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking of world-class live events and venues. The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career. Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sounds like a winning formula for you. Join us!

THE ROLE
The Director, Technology Financial Operations is a senior leader within the Technology organization responsible for providing financial stewardship, operational oversight, and cost transparency across all Technology spend. This role partners closely with Technology leadership, Accounts Payable, Procurement, and Finance to ensure Technology budgets, vendor costs, and recharge models are accurately represented and aligned with enterprise standards.
The Director oversees budgeting support, spend visibility, cost allocation, and recharge governance, ensuring Technology costs are properly tracked, validated, and distributed across venues and business units. This individual combines strong analytical skills with operational rigor, enabling Technology to operate with clarity, accountability, and financial discipline while maintaining a collaborative relationship with Finance.

ESSENTIAL DUTES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 
Budgeting & Spend Stewardship
•    Partner with Technology leadership to support the annual budgeting process, quarterly forecasts, and periodic spend reviews.
•    Provide Technology leaders with clear visibility into spend trends, variance drivers, and potential risks or opportunities.
•    Monitor Technology operating and project spend across categories to ensure alignment with approved budgets and organizational priorities.
Invoice Management & AP Coordination
•    Oversee Technology’s invoice intake, validation, coding, and routing to ensure timely processing and accurate classification.
•    Serve as the primary liaison between Technology and Accounts Payable to resolve invoice discrepancies, vendor issues, or workflow challenges.
•    Improve consistency and accuracy in invoice handling by establishing standardized templates, processes, and coding guidelines.
Cost Allocation & Recharge Governance
•    Maintain and enhance Technology’s cost allocation and recharge frameworks, ensuring costs are appropriately distributed to venues and business lines.
•    Identify inaccuracies, under-recharging, and gaps in cost distribution and implement corrective actions in partnership with Technology leadership.
•    Align with Finance to ensure recharge methodologies and allocation practices adhere to enterprise guidelines and accounting principles.
Cross-Functional Partnership
•    Partner with Procurement, Legal, and vendor managers to ensure contractual commitments, renewals, and SOWs are aligned with budget expectations.
•    Collaborate with Finance to validate cost alignment and ensure Technology’s spend is accurately reflected in enterprise reporting.
•    Work with Technology tower leads to support cost tracking for hardware, software, licensing, services, and vendor contracts.
Financial Reporting & Analysis
•    Develop internal dashboards, summaries, and analyses to provide Technology leadership with actionable insights into spend, allocations, and recharge impacts.
•    Create and maintain financial models that improve visibility into run-rate costs, vendor spend, and budget utilization.
•    Present regular updates to Technology leadership on budget status, operational impacts, and recharge accuracy.
Process Governance & Continuous Improvement
•    Establish governance frameworks, approval workflows, and documentation to improve spend management, invoice processing, and allocation practices.
•    Lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and increase cost visibility across Technology.
•    Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, and organizational policies related to spend and budgeting.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with all Legends Global policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
 

QUALIFICATIONS 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
Required
•    8+ years of experience in Technology Financial Operations, Technology Business Management (TBM), Technology Business Partnering, FP&A-adjacent roles, or similar operational leadership functions.
•    Strong analytical and financial modeling skills, with advanced Excel proficiency.
•    Experience working with large budgets, cost allocation methods, recharge models, or multi-entity cost distribution.
•    Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Technology, AP, Procurement, and Finance teams.
•    Strong vendor management and invoice oversight experience.
•    Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
•    Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage complexity in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred
•    Experience in multi-venue, multi-entity, or large enterprise environments.
•    Familiarity with Technology Business Management (TBM), cost transparency models, or Technology financial governance practices.
•    Experience improving financial processes or implementing spend management best practices.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE     
•    Bachelor’s degree required in Business Administration, Information Systems, Technology Management, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
•    8+ years of progressively responsible experience in Technology Operations, Technology Business Management (TBM), Technology Financial Operations, Business Partnering, FP&A-adjacent roles, or similar financial/operational leadership functions.
•    Demonstrated experience managing Technology budgets, vendor spend, or large operational cost centers within a complex or multi-entity organization.
•    Prior experience coordinating with Accounts Payable, Procurement, and Technology leaders on invoice workflows, cost tracking, budgeting, or vendor financials.
•    Experience developing or maintaining cost allocation, chargeback, or recharge models strongly preferred.
•    Experience working in a large enterprise, multi-venue, or multi-business-unit environment strongly desired.
•    Strong analytical background with proven ability to interpret spend data, identify trends, and translate insights into recommendations.
•    Advanced Excel or financial modeling skills required; experience with spend analytics tools or TBM frameworks is a plus.
•    Prior leadership experience managing processes, programs, or cross-functional initiatives; people management experience preferred but not required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Strategic & Analytical Skills
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex spend data and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
•    Ability to develop clear financial insights, forecasts, and spend visibility models for Technology leadership.
•    Demonstrated capability to identify inefficiencies, under-recharging, or cost discrepancies and drive corrective action.
Operational & Process Excellence
•    Strong understanding of Technology operational cost structures, vendor spend, and budgeting practices.
•    Proven ability to build, document, and improve processes related to invoice management, spend tracking, and cost allocation.
•    Ability to create structure in ambiguous environments and establish sustainable governance frameworks.
•    Demonstrated experience managing high-volume workflow processes with accuracy and timeliness.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
•    Ability to partner effectively with Technology, Accounts Payable, Procurement, Vendors, and Finance teams while maintaining clear ownership boundaries.
•    Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior leaders and communicating clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.
•    Strong negotiation and influence skills, especially when navigating cross-departmental priorities.
Communication & Leadership
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear summaries, dashboards, presentations, and updates for leadership.
•    Ability to explain financial and operational concepts in straightforward language that non-financial stakeholders can understand.
•    Confident leadership presence with the ability to guide stakeholders, establish expectations, and drive accountability.
Technical & Tooling Proficiency
•    Advanced Excel skills required (formulas, pivot tables, modeling).
•    Ability to work with spend analytics tools, invoice systems, or reporting platforms.
•    Strong aptitude for learning new systems and tools quickly, particularly those used for budgeting, invoice routing, or cost tracking.
Professional Attributes
•    High attention to detail and accuracy in all aspects of spend and cost tracking.
•    Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
•    Demonstrated sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive financial and vendor information.
•    Proactive, self-starting, and able to operate independently while maintaining alignment with leadership.

COMPENSATION
Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and 401k plan.

WORKING CONDITIONS
Location: Remote 

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NOTE:
The essential responsibilities of this position are described below the above headings. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. 

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.