Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Process and Insights

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

Director, FP&A Process and Insights

The Director, FP&A Process and Insights shapes the operating foundation that connects financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and enterprise decision-making. This role drives standardized FP&A processes, data lineage, and governance to improve financial transparency and enable scalable analytics capabilities. Through close partnership across Finance, Accounting, Data, and Technology teams, the role helps deliver trusted insights that support business performance.

How you will make an impact:

• Lead enterprise FP&A process design and mapping across planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles.
• Establish standardized process frameworks that improve consistency, scalability, traceability, and transparency.
• Drive process redesign initiatives that address gaps, inefficiencies, and fragmented workflows.
• Define business requirements that align FP&A processes with planning platforms, ERP systems, and data technologies.
• Align FP&A processes and data models with analytics, automation, predictive modeling, and AI initiatives.
• Deliver executive dashboards, KPIs, and standardized performance reporting across regions and business units.
• Lead governance, assurance, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on process integrity, standardization, and automation.
   

The must haves:

• Experience: 10+ years of experience in FP&A, business analytics, or finance transformation with application of reporting, financial analysis, and process optimization.
• Application of analytics, transformation, and technology enablement within finance organizations.
• Utilization of Anaplan, Power BI or Tableau, Snowflake, and Advanced Excel.
• Experience leading automation or digital finance initiatives.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to influence at the executive level.
• Global and cross-functional experience.

• Experience building scalable planning processes, governance frameworks, and insight models.
• Background partnering with Finance, Accounting, Data, and Technology stakeholders on process and data alignment.
• Application of financial statement integration concepts across P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow planning processes.
• Experience defining and monitoring KPIs for process effectiveness and maturity.
• Experience standardizing reporting frameworks across regions and business units.
• Background enabling advanced analytics and AI-driven insights through structured and connected data.
• Experience leading teams focused on process excellence, architecture, and insights delivery.

Pay Range:

The annual pay range for this position is CAD $ 140,000 – $180,000.
The annual pay range for this position in US is USD $ 160,000 – $210,000.

Pay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. Please note that the pay range information provided in this posting pertains specifically to the primary location, which is the top location listed in case multiple locations are available.

Non-Sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary incentive bonus, while Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commission. In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time. We also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard.  Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.

Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

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