Executive Director of the Elanco Business Solutions (EBS)

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

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Your Role: Executive Director, Elanco Business Solutions (EBS)

As the Executive Director of Elanco Business Solutions (EBS), you will be accountable for creating and executing the overall strategy for our four global EBS centers.

This role is key to delivering on Elanco’s strategic vision by ensuring the successful functioning of operations, guiding the transition of new activities into the centers, and managing service delivery consistent with our global process design.

You will work seamlessly with fellow leaders across Elanco's EBSs, Finance Center of Excellence (FCOE), and with CFOs and other stakeholders around the world to implement a common, impactful global approach.

Your Responsibilities:


* Develop and execute the global vision, strategy, and operational framework for Elanco's Business Solutions (EBS) centers including the strategy to identify, influence and deliver additional roles moving to the EBS.


* Guide and cultivate a culture of high engagement and performance across a large (up to 1,400 employees), globally-distributed organization by being an approachable and supportive leader.


* Serve as the single point of accountability for service delivery, continuous improvement, and relationship management with key global business partners.


* Oversee the transition of new services into the EBS, ensuring effective organizational design, hiring, and training which improve cost efficiency across Elanco to deliver on financial targets/commitments.



* Ensure robust compliance across all EBS processes and deliver on financial targets and business plan commitments.

Includes direct accountability for EBS administration, Record-to-Report, Purchase-to-Pay and Order-to-Cash teams and activity in the EBS totaling approximately 475 employees.

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):


* Education: An MBA or other relevant postgraduate or professional qualification.


* Experience: A minimum of 10 years of experience in a leadership role within a multinational shared services (SSC) or equivalent environment, with proven (8+ years) success in managing large, cross-func...