Senior Level Planning Team Lead Jobs
Senior level planning team lead jobs put experienced professionals in charge of strategic direction, cross-functional coordination, and the accountability that comes with owning planning outcomes at scale. Openings are concentrated across Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Technology & Software, with a mix of on-site, remote, and hybrid settings, and employers like Arcadis, WSP in the U.S., and GEICO hiring at this level now.
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What the day will look like
Serve as the senior technology leader for FP&A, partnering with the Finance organization to define the strategy and roadmap for Aon's global planning, forecasting, performance management, cost transparency, and financial analytics technology ecosystem.
Technology Business Management & Cost Transparency: Apptio applications supporting technology financial management, cost allocation, planning, reporting, and business value insights.
Financial Data & Analytics: Finance data platforms, enterprise reporting, Power BI, executive dashboards, predictive analytics, and insights generated by technology.
Finance Operations & Workflow: Planning workflows, approvals, controls, automation, workflow orchestration, and process optimization.
Data Management & Governance: Financial hierarchies, master data, chart of accounts. Planning dimensions, organizational structures, allocation structures, and reference data management.
Integration & Enterprise Platforms: ERP, HR, financial data, reporting, and other enterprise platforms supporting end-to-end FP&A processes.
Lead and develop a team spanning product ownership, solution architecture, business analysis, development, integration, and platform administration.
Collaborate with peer Finance Technology leaders across the organization to align roadmaps, architecture, delivery priorities, data standards, support models, and shared business outcomes.
Define and maintain the governance model for the FP&A Technology portfolio, including demand intake, prioritization, change control, release management, testing, deployment, and collaborator communications.
Responsible for the evaluation, adoption, and rollout of new capabilities across Workday Adaptive Planning, IBM Planning Analytics (TM1), Apptio, and supporting FP&A technologies; perform impact assessments and guide configuration, testing, deployment, and operational readiness.
Drive adoption and change management for new capabilities, ensuring FP&A and business finance teams are equipped to employ technology effectively to improve planning, forecasting, analysis, and decision-making.
Champion finance data quality, governance, standardization, security, and controls across the FP&A technology landscape; collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Data Governance teams to meet internal requirements.
Ensure effective integration and data flows between FP&A platforms and adjacent ecosystems including ERP, HR, enterprise data warehouses, analytics platforms, collaboration tools, and corporate reporting solutions.
Lead FP&A Technology modernization initiatives including integrated business planning, connected planning, predictive forecasting, AI-enabled analysis, self-service reporting, and finance process automation.
Establish measurable product and service outcomes, including platform reliability, delivery performance, user adoption, data quality, control effectiveness, and business value realization.
Act as the technology leader responsible for ensuring Aon has the accurate financial data available.
- Drive the strategic vision for Aon's FP&A Technology ecosystem, including how enterprise planning, cost transparency, reporting, analytics, and finance data work together to provide a trusted performance management platform.
- Play a central role in enterprise-wide transformation programs, including:
- Global FP&A modernization and connected planning initiatives
- Workday Adaptive Planning and IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) platform optimization and rationalization
- Apptio-enabled cost transparency and technology financial management
- AI-enabled forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling, and decision support
- Enterprise finance data governance and reporting transformation
- Blend executive-level influence with hands-on leadership by driving multi-year roadmaps and major transformation programs while engaging in architecture reviews, vendor strategy discussions, and emerging technology evaluations.
- Shape the day-to-day experience of FP&A and business finance teams around the world by providing scalable, reliable, and innovative technology capabilities.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
- Extensive experience (typically 8+ years) leading Finance Technology, FP&A Technology, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Technology Business Management, or Corporate Finance Systems portfolios within a global, matrixed organization.
- Deep hands-on and strategic experience with:
- Enterprise planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management platforms
- Financial analytics, reporting, and data platforms
- Financial data, integration, security, and control architectures
- Understanding of-Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting and forecasting, Long-range planning. In addition, workforce planning, scenario modeling and variance analysis.
- Management reporting and performance analytics
- Proven success leading sophisticated, multi-year transformation programs across planning, performance management, reporting, cost transparency, data, and integration domains, including global deployments and process standardization.
- Experience driving adoption of AI, automation, and analytics within finance use cases including forecast recommendations, variance analysis, scenario modeling, planning optimization, and executive dashboards.
- Strong track record partnering with Finance executives to translate financial strategies, key performance indicators, and business objectives into scalable technology capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing, global teams. Direct responsibility for people leadership, performance management, succession planning, mentoring, and capability development.
- Demonstrable ability to lead through influence across peer teams and matrixed organizations, aligning collaborators who do not directly collaborate with the role around shared roadmaps, standards, and outcomes.
- Excellent collaborator management and communication skills. Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders across FP&A, Finance, Accounting, Data, Risk, Audit, business functions, and Technology.
- Experience managing portfolio prioritization, budgeting, resource planning, and delivery capacity across multiple concurrent products, projects, and operational commitments.
- Strong vendor and partner leadership skills, including negotiating contracts, managing performance, supervising managed service providers, and aligning partner roadmaps with enterprise objectives.
- Experience operating within a product-centric delivery model and driving accountability through measurable business outcomes.
Strategy and Innovation
- Strategic problem solver who can connect FP&A technology, data, and process capabilities to business outcomes. This includes planning agility, forecast accuracy, cost transparency, financial insight, and operational efficiency.
- Proven track record of identifying and implementing automation, AI/ML, predictive analytics, and advanced reporting capabilities across planning and performance management processes.
- Experience establishing governance, operating models, architecture principles, and decision-making frameworks that balance innovation, risk management, standardization, and business agility.
- Comfortable operating in a matrixed, global environment, balancing enterprise standards with regional and business requirements.
- Finance Data Strategy and the role data governance plays in enabling trusted planning, reporting, analysis, and decision-making capabilities.
Education & credentials
Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and knowing the latest with emerging finance technologies, AI capabilities, enterprise planning, technology financial management, and performance management standard processes.
For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.
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Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
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This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.
Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.
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Senior Level Planning Team Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level planning team lead job?
Employers hiring at the senior level look for candidates who have led planning functions end to end, not just contributed to them. Demonstrating that you have set forecasting frameworks, resolved cross-departmental bottlenecks, and mentored junior planners will differentiate you. Tailor your application to show ownership of outcomes, not just participation in projects, and be prepared to speak to how your decisions improved operational results.
Which companies hire senior level planning team leads?
Companies hiring senior level planning team leads right now include Arcadis, WSP in the U.S., and GEICO, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from mid-to-large organizations with complex supply chains, multi-site operations, or demand planning functions that require experienced leadership to manage.
Are there remote senior level planning team lead jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by industry and employer. About 25% of senior level planning team lead openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting broader workplace flexibility trends in planning and operations roles. Industries like technology and financial services tend to offer more remote options at this level than manufacturing or logistics, where on-site presence is often expected.
What makes a planning team lead role senior level?
Senior level planning team lead roles are defined by scope and accountability. At this stage, you are expected to own the planning strategy rather than execute someone else's, lead and develop a team of planners, and align planning outputs with broader business objectives. The role typically involves cross-functional stakeholder management, decision-making authority over planning tools and processes, and responsibility for measurable operational outcomes.
Which industries hire the most senior level planning team leads?
Senior Level planning team lead roles concentrate in Consulting & Professional Services, Construction & Real Estate, and Technology & Software, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors tend to drive demand at the senior level because their planning functions involve significant complexity, large teams, or high-stakes supply and demand decisions that require experienced leadership to execute reliably.