[Hiring] Director Finance - Capital FP&A, Client Support & Governance @Lumen Technologies

Role Description

Lead enterprise capital FP&A and governance across a complex portfolio, driving disciplined investment decisions, increasing transparency, and connecting capital to business outcomes while modernizing finance capabilities and building a high-performing, AI-ready team. This role sits at the center of planning, performance, and partnership—turning complex data into a clear, actionable financial story.

Work Location: Fully remote position open to candidates based anywhere in the U.S.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise capital planning, forecasting, and performance management, improving visibility into spend drivers, portfolio performance, and investment outcomes.
• Drive disciplined capital governance, including intake, prioritization, approvals, and reallocation to ensure consistent, high-quality investment decisions.
• Own and elevate decision support for senior leaders, using scenario modeling, tradeoff analysis, and clear financial storytelling to guide capital allocation and strategic choices.
• Deliver actionable insights that improve transparency, strengthen alignment, and enable more proactive, data-driven portfolio management.
• Connect capital investments to products, customers, and business outcomes to improve prioritization, accountability, and value realization.
• Advance finance capabilities through automation and AI-enabled workflows, reducing manual effort and enabling the team to focus on higher-value analysis and insight generation.
• Build and lead a high-performing team, coaching and developing talent while fostering a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, capital finance, or related areas.
• Experience leading planning, forecasting, governance, and decision support in a complex environment.
• Strong executive presence with ability to influence senior leadership.
• Experience with large-scale capital environments (technology, network, infrastructure, or similar).
• Proven ability to translate data into clear insights that drive business decisions.
• Track record of building high-performing teams and improving finance processes.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP S4 or similar) and finance transformation initiatives preferred.
• Strong analytical, modeling, and storytelling capabilities.

Compensation

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

• $152,066 - $202,755 in these states: AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WI, WV, WY.
• $159,670 - $212,893 in these states: CO, HI, MI, MN, NC, NH, NV, OR, RI.
• $167,273 - $223,031 in these states: AK, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, TX, VA, WA.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package featuring a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle benefits and other perks that enhance your physical, mental, emotional and financial wellbeing.