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Requisition ID
94494
Department
Corporate Finance
Job Function
Corporate Finance
Location
New York, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per week
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
When you join New York Life, you’re joining a company that values career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness. We want employees to feel proud about being part of a company that is committed to doing the right thing. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programs. New York Life is a relationship-based company and appreciates how both virtual and in-person interactions support our culture.
Business Overview:
As Corporate Vice President, Finance Business Partner for Foundational Business Technology at New York Life, you will play a critical role in shaping financial strategy, enabling business growth, and driving strong financial discipline across our technology organization. Partnering closely with senior technology leaders as well as Foundational Business leaders, you will help optimize investments, improve decision-making, and enhance overall business performance.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly curious, hands-on Finance leader who is motivated to go beyond surface-level understanding and truly learn the business they support in detail. The successful candidate will invest the time to understand products, platforms, operations, cost drivers, priorities, and risks—using that knowledge to provide thoughtful financial guidance and challenge assumptions where needed. This role requires someone who is proactive, analytical, and willing to roll up their sleeves to connect financial insights with how the business operates.
The ideal candidate brings deep financial expertise, a strong track record supporting technology organizations, and exceptional leadership skills. You will leverage data-driven insights, streamline processes, and help business partners plan, prioritize investments, and manage performance. Acting as both player and coach, you will combine strategic thought partnership with strong execution and analytical rigor.
Success in this role requires excellent collaboration and stakeholder management. You will build trusted relationships across Finance and Technology, help leaders understand the financial implications of key decisions, and serve as a strategic advisor to ensure priorities and investments are aligned with broader enterprise objectives.
What You'll Do:
Business Partnership and Strategic Advisory:
- Serve as a trusted Finance advisor to senior technology leaders, developing a deep understanding of the products, platforms, engineering priorities, operating model, and cost drivers of the business.
- Provide strategic financial counsel that aligns resources, investments, and execution priorities with enterprise objectives.
- Build strong partnerships across Technology, Finance, Procurement, and other control functions to drive performance and accountability.
- Recognize that in-person engagement is critical to building trust and understanding the business, with a willingness to travel regularly and maintain a strong on-site presence with key stakeholders and teams.
Technology Financial Strategy and Decision Support:
- Develop and execute financial strategies that support the long-term objectives of the technology organization.
- Translate complex operational and engineering decisions into clear financial outcomes, providing actionable insights that improve decision-making, scalability, and enterprise value creation.
Planning, Performance Management, and Investment Governance:
- Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year strategic outlook processes for the technology organization.
- Monitor performance against commitments, analyze key drivers and variances, and implement corrective actions where needed.
- Establish strong governance over technology spend, ensuring disciplined management of operating expenses, capital expenditures, and headcount investments.
Portfolio Prioritization and Cost Benefit Analysis:
- Evaluate business cases, strategic programs, and major technology investments to ensure resources are allocated to the highest-value opportunities.
- Drive prioritization across competing initiatives, balancing growth, resiliency, modernization, regulatory commitments, and return on investment.
Run vs. Grow Economics and Productivity Leadership:
- Provide transparency into run-the-business versus grow-the-business spend, helping leaders optimize allocation of resources across maintenance, innovation, and transformation.
- Lead productivity initiatives focused on simplification, automation, organizational efficiency, and measurable returns from AI-enabled capabilities.
Cloud, Software, and Vendor Financial Management:
- Oversee financial management of cloud infrastructure, software licensing, managed services, and strategic vendor relationships.
- Partner with Procurement and Technology leaders to optimize commercial structures, improve unit economics, strengthen demand management, and deliver sustainable savings.
Risk Management, Controls, and Governance:
- Identify financial risks and opportunities early, implementing strategies to mitigate exposure and improve outcomes.
- Ensure strong financial controls, governance, and compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, capitalization requirements, and regulatory expectations.
Data, Analytics, and Executive Reporting:
- Champion modern finance capabilities through automation, self-service analytics, and data-driven insights.
- Define and track KPIs across cost, productivity, delivery, and return on investment.
- Deliver clear, executive-level reporting and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
Leadership and Talent Development:
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance team known for curiosity, accountability, and business partnership.
- Develop talent capable of operating in a fast-paced technology environment while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and high standards.
What You'll Bring:
- Master’s Degree preferred in Finance, Economics, Business or related field
- Advanced level of finance experience within Technology Finance strongly preferred
- Willingness to travel across key office locations as needed and maintain a consistent in-office presence of at least three days per week to strengthen relationships, foster collaboration, engage directly with teams, and remain closely connected to the business.
- Effective communication and influencing skills; ability to build credibility and rapport with senior management
- Track record building internal and external business partnerships
- Energetic and motivated team player with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and teams, driving projects and key initiatives to successful completion.
- Ability to work independently and to drive process improvement initiatives
- Strong organizational skills and sense of prioritization
- Strong analytical skills with an eye on details, coupled with the ability to have a helicopter view and big picture strategic perspective
- Proficient in managing multiple concurrent initiatives simultaneously
- Experience in managing a diverse, multifunctional, global Finance organization, including coaching and developing Finance professionals
- Good working knowledge of general accounting and internal controls
- Proven presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, Apptio, Agile IT methodology and SAP knowledge is a plus
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $160,000-$228,500
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners.
Job Requisition ID: 94494
Job Description
Requisition ID
94494
Department
Corporate Finance
Job Function
Corporate Finance
Location
New York, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per week
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
When you join New York Life, you’re joining a company that values career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness. We want employees to feel proud about being part of a company that is committed to doing the right thing. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programs. New York Life is a relationship-based company and appreciates how both virtual and in-person interactions support our culture.
Business Overview:
As Corporate Vice President, Finance Business Partner for Foundational Business Technology at New York Life, you will play a critical role in shaping financial strategy, enabling business growth, and driving strong financial discipline across our technology organization. Partnering closely with senior technology leaders as well as Foundational Business leaders, you will help optimize investments, improve decision-making, and enhance overall business performance.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly curious, hands-on Finance leader who is motivated to go beyond surface-level understanding and truly learn the business they support in detail. The successful candidate will invest the time to understand products, platforms, operations, cost drivers, priorities, and risks—using that knowledge to provide thoughtful financial guidance and challenge assumptions where needed. This role requires someone who is proactive, analytical, and willing to roll up their sleeves to connect financial insights with how the business operates.
The ideal candidate brings deep financial expertise, a strong track record supporting technology organizations, and exceptional leadership skills. You will leverage data-driven insights, streamline processes, and help business partners plan, prioritize investments, and manage performance. Acting as both player and coach, you will combine strategic thought partnership with strong execution and analytical rigor.
Success in this role requires excellent collaboration and stakeholder management. You will build trusted relationships across Finance and Technology, help leaders understand the financial implications of key decisions, and serve as a strategic advisor to ensure priorities and investments are aligned with broader enterprise objectives.
What You'll Do:
Business Partnership and Strategic Advisory:
- Serve as a trusted Finance advisor to senior technology leaders, developing a deep understanding of the products, platforms, engineering priorities, operating model, and cost drivers of the business.
- Provide strategic financial counsel that aligns resources, investments, and execution priorities with enterprise objectives.
- Build strong partnerships across Technology, Finance, Procurement, and other control functions to drive performance and accountability.
- Recognize that in-person engagement is critical to building trust and understanding the business, with a willingness to travel regularly and maintain a strong on-site presence with key stakeholders and teams.
Technology Financial Strategy and Decision Support:
- Develop and execute financial strategies that support the long-term objectives of the technology organization.
- Translate complex operational and engineering decisions into clear financial outcomes, providing actionable insights that improve decision-making, scalability, and enterprise value creation.
Planning, Performance Management, and Investment Governance:
- Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year strategic outlook processes for the technology organization.
- Monitor performance against commitments, analyze key drivers and variances, and implement corrective actions where needed.
- Establish strong governance over technology spend, ensuring disciplined management of operating expenses, capital expenditures, and headcount investments.
Portfolio Prioritization and Cost Benefit Analysis:
- Evaluate business cases, strategic programs, and major technology investments to ensure resources are allocated to the highest-value opportunities.
- Drive prioritization across competing initiatives, balancing growth, resiliency, modernization, regulatory commitments, and return on investment.
Run vs. Grow Economics and Productivity Leadership:
- Provide transparency into run-the-business versus grow-the-business spend, helping leaders optimize allocation of resources across maintenance, innovation, and transformation.
- Lead productivity initiatives focused on simplification, automation, organizational efficiency, and measurable returns from AI-enabled capabilities.
Cloud, Software, and Vendor Financial Management:
- Oversee financial management of cloud infrastructure, software licensing, managed services, and strategic vendor relationships.
- Partner with Procurement and Technology leaders to optimize commercial structures, improve unit economics, strengthen demand management, and deliver sustainable savings.
Risk Management, Controls, and Governance:
- Identify financial risks and opportunities early, implementing strategies to mitigate exposure and improve outcomes.
- Ensure strong financial controls, governance, and compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, capitalization requirements, and regulatory expectations.
Data, Analytics, and Executive Reporting:
- Champion modern finance capabilities through automation, self-service analytics, and data-driven insights.
- Define and track KPIs across cost, productivity, delivery, and return on investment.
- Deliver clear, executive-level reporting and actionable recommendations to senior leadership.
Leadership and Talent Development:
- Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing finance team known for curiosity, accountability, and business partnership.
- Develop talent capable of operating in a fast-paced technology environment while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, ownership, and high standards.
What You'll Bring:
- Master’s Degree preferred in Finance, Economics, Business or related field
- Advanced level of finance experience within Technology Finance strongly preferred
- Willingness to travel across key office locations as needed and maintain a consistent in-office presence of at least three days per week to strengthen relationships, foster collaboration, engage directly with teams, and remain closely connected to the business.
- Effective communication and influencing skills; ability to build credibility and rapport with senior management
- Track record building internal and external business partnerships
- Energetic and motivated team player with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions and teams, driving projects and key initiatives to successful completion.
- Ability to work independently and to drive process improvement initiatives
- Strong organizational skills and sense of prioritization
- Strong analytical skills with an eye on details, coupled with the ability to have a helicopter view and big picture strategic perspective
- Proficient in managing multiple concurrent initiatives simultaneously
- Experience in managing a diverse, multifunctional, global Finance organization, including coaching and developing Finance professionals
- Good working knowledge of general accounting and internal controls
- Proven presentation skills, including strong oral and written capabilities
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, Apptio, Agile IT methodology and SAP knowledge is a plus
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $160,000-$228,500
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners.
Job Requisition ID: 94494
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Finance Manager
Translate your CPA to U.S. credentials
Singaporean ICPAS certification isn't automatically recognized by U.S. employers. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-accredited service to document equivalency, and clarify your CPA status in your resume before applying.
Search LCA filings for finance roles
Use Migrate Mate to filter employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for Finance Manager roles. That filing history shows which companies already understand H-1B1 Singapore sponsorship and are likely to do it again.
Target firms with treasury or FP&A gaps
Multinational corporations expanding APAC operations often have Finance Manager vacancies tied to regional reporting needs. Focus your outreach on companies with Singapore or Southeast Asia subsidiaries, where your regional expertise directly addresses a business need.
Confirm your role meets specialty occupation criteria
Look up the Finance Manager O*NET profile to confirm the occupation's degree requirements align with your background. DOL uses this to assess whether your role qualifies under H-1B1 visa rules, so mismatches at this stage can delay certification.
Ask HR about LCA filing before offer signing
Not every employer who extends an offer has filed an LCA before. Before signing, confirm your employer will file the LCA with DOL and certify the prevailing wage using the OFLC Wage Search for your location and job level.
Prepare for consulate-specific document requirements
H-1B1 Singapore applications go directly to a U.S. consulate, not USCIS. Bring your certified LCA, employer support letter, degree transcripts, and evidence of your role's specialty occupation status. Consular officers can and do ask detailed questions about the finance function.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Finance Manager role qualify for the H-1B1 Singapore visa?
Yes. Finance Manager is a specialty occupation under H-1B1 visa rules because the role typically requires a bachelor's degree or higher in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field. Your employer must file a Labor Condition Application with DOL confirming the role meets that standard and that your offered wage meets the prevailing wage for your location and job level.
How is the H-1B1 Singapore visa different from the H-1B for Finance Manager roles?
The H-1B1 Singapore visa skips the lottery entirely, has an annual cap of 5,400 visas that has never been exhausted, and is processed at a U.S. consulate rather than through USCIS. For Finance Manager candidates, this means no random selection risk and a more predictable timeline. The trade-off is that H-1B1 doesn't allow dual intent, so immigrant visa applications require separate planning.
Which U.S. employers commonly sponsor Finance Managers on H-1B1 Singapore?
Multinationals with APAC operations, large financial institutions, consulting firms, and U.S. tech companies with regional finance teams are the most active sponsors. You can search verified LCA filing history by employer and occupation on Migrate Mate, which shows you which companies have already sponsored Finance Manager roles and are structurally set up to do it again.
Can my employer file the H-1B1 petition on my behalf without USCIS involvement?
Yes. Unlike the H-1B, the H-1B1 Singapore process doesn't require a USCIS petition. Your employer files a Labor Condition Application with DOL, and once that's certified, you apply directly at the U.S. consulate with the LCA and employer support documents. USCIS is not involved in approving H-1B1 applications for Singaporean nationals.
What happens if my H-1B1 expires while I'm looking for a new Finance Manager role?
H-1B1 visa status is tied to your employer, so you can't work for a new employer until they file a new LCA and you either change status or leave and re-enter on a new visa. There's no formal grace period built into H-1B1 the way AC21 portability applies to H-1B holders, so timing your job search before your current visa expires is important. Use Migrate Mate to identify new sponsors before your status lapses.