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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