Senior Director of Finance, Electronic Industrial Solutions Group Controller
Keysight Technologies
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado; Santa Rosa, California; Santa Clara, California; Austin, Texas
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Staff
- Salary
- $196.1k/yr
- H-1B history
- 26 approvals (FY2023)
About this role
Overview
Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do. Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers. The Senior Director of Finance, Electronic Industrial Solutions Group (EISG) reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and serves as the senior finance leader for Keysight's Electronic Industrial Solutions Group (EISG), a $2B externally reported business segment. As a trusted advisor to both the EISG President and the CFO, this finance leader partners closely with the EISG leadership team to drive profitable growth, improve operational performance, optimize resource allocation, and support strategic decision-making across the business. The successful candidate combines exceptional business judgment, financial expertise, analytical rigor, and leadership to influence decisions, challenge assumptions, and help the organization achieve its strategic and financial objectives. The role has overall responsibility for EISG financial planning, forecasting, performance management, investment analysis, financial governance, and business partnership, and is the primary interface between EISG and the corporate finance organization.
Responsibilities
Provide overall financial leadership for EISG, a $2B externally reported business segment, ensuring the organization achieves its financial commitments while advancing its long-term strategic objectives. Serve as the primary financial advisor to the EISG President and leadership team, providing objective analysis, strategic insight, and constructive challenge to improve business performance and decision-making. Lead the development of the annual operating plan, long-range strategic plan, and quarterly forecasts, ensuring alignment between financial commitments and business priorities. Drive disciplined capital allocation across R&D investments, acquisitions, capital expenditures, and operating expenditures to maximize long-term growth, profitability, and shareholder value. Partner with business leaders to accelerate revenue growth, expand software mix and Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), improve gross margin, increase operating leverage, and enhance overall profitability. Lead the financial evaluation and prioritization of R&D investments, ensuring resources are allocated toward the highest-return growth opportunities aligned with business strategy. Champion continuous improvement initiatives that simplify processes, improve productivity, enhance financial insight, and strengthen operational execution across EISG and enterprise functions. Lead the transformation of the finance function by championing AI and advanced analytics, to simplify processes, standardize reporting, automate workflows, deliver deeper business insight, improve forecasting accuracy, and drive operational efficiency. Monitor business performance and market trends, proactively recommending and implementing actions to optimize business performance while maintaining organizational agility as business conditions evolve. Partner with the Vice President of Corporate Development to evaluate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic investments, and post-close integration activities. Provide financial leadership for strategic customer opportunities, pricing decisions, commercial terms, and complex solution agreements to maximize profitable growth while appropriately managing risk. Ensure compliance with SOX,