[Hiring] Senior Purchase to Pay Engagement & Governance Specialist @Activision

Role Description

The Senior P2P Engagement & Governance Specialist is responsible for end-to-end P2P operations within their functional area of expertise, ensuring best practices apply. This role requires engagement with Sr. stakeholders, Finance, Compliance, Procurement, Treasury, and our Business Process Outsource partner.

• Govern outsourced P2P operations by monitoring KPIs, SLAs, and service delivery performance to ensure accountability and operational excellence.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing scalable solutions.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, Treasury, Compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of P2P operations with enterprise objectives.
• Build and maintain strong controls environments while ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, and audit requirements.
• Influence cross-functional partners and managed service providers to deliver against agreed operational outcomes without direct authority.
• Develop and deliver training programs to business groups to improve understanding and adoption of P2P processes.
• Monitor system performance and communication channels to ensure smooth end-to-end invoice and payment processing.
• Lead or contribute to cross-functional process improvement initiatives and transformation projects.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in business operations, finance operations, process management, program management, or process improvement.
• Experience working within a Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) and/or Accounts Payable environment.
• Proven experience managing or partnering with outsourced service providers or managed services.
• Demonstrated experience in process improvement, operational governance, or workflow design.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong understanding of end-to-end P2P / AP processes and operational controls.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and ability to develop executive-level presentations.
• Experience with data-driven decision-making and cross-functional communication.

Requirements

• Strong communicator with ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Strong problem solver with ability to balance detail orientation and big-picture thinking.
• Highly collaborative with strong stakeholder management skills.

Extra Points

• Experience leading or supporting large-scale process transformation or global operational programs.
• Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise environments.
• Prior experience in gaming, tech, or global entertainment companies.
• Six Sigma certification or formal process improvement training.
• Familiarity with ERP systems and P2P tools/platforms.
• Project management certification or formal project delivery experience.
• Strong bias toward operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to build trust and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance.
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave.
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs.
• Relocation assistance may be available if required to move geographic locations for the job.