Roche

Roche

Automation Lead

South San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$148k-$274kDetected 2 days ago
Process ImprovementCommunication

About the role

  • This role is responsible for identifying, designing, and delivering automation solutions across finance to reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and improve overall process efficiency.
  • The role balances strategic responsibilities, such as defining the automation roadmap, standards, and pipeline, with hands-on execution, including solution delivery, release management, and driving adoption.
  • Set automation standards: Establish best practices for documentation, testing, monitoring, and exception handling.

Responsibilities

  • Design automation solutions: Translate business needs into scalable automation designs, partnering with IT or engineering for implementation when needed.
  • Own backlog and roadmap: Maintain a prioritized automation pipeline and delivery roadmap aligned with business value.
  • Drive adoption: Partner with change and business teams to ensure successful rollout, training, and sustained usage.
  • Support post-go-live: Establish hypercare and monitoring processes to ensure stability, manage alerts, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate across stakeholders: Work closely with Finance, IT, Controls, Data, and Governance teams to align priorities and delivery.
  • Lead through influence: Coordinate cross-functional teams and vendors, prioritizing high-impact opportunities and demonstrating measurable outcomes to leadership.

Requirements

  • Proven experience delivering multiple automation solutions into production with measurable business impact.
  • Experience working in matrixed environments alongside IT, compliance, and business stakeholders.
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have

  • Lean/Six Sigma and RPA/automation platform certifications preferred (tool-dependent).
  • Certifications: Lean/Six Sigma and RPA/automation platform certifications preferred (tool-dependent).

Compensation

  • The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of San Francisco, CA is $147,600 - $274,200.

Benefits

  • Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.
  • A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
  • This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.
  • Manage automation intake: Build and run a structured intake and feasibility process, assessing complexity, risk, benefits, and control impact.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer.
  • If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online

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