Associate Vice President, Business Group Finance - ACG (46)

AVP, Business Finance

Agilent CrossLab Group (ACG) is an externally reported $3Bn+ segment of Agilent Technologies. ACG is made up of three divisions: Chemistries and Supplies Division, CrossLab Services Division, Productivity and Solutions Division. ACG focuses on laboratory services, enterprise asset management, software/informatics, automation, and consumables. It provides comprehensive, lab-wide resource management to increase instrument uptime and optimize efficiency.

The AVP, Business Finance is a key leadership role on the ACG executive management team that partners closely with the Agilent SVP/Group President, Division General Managers, and other senior staff in setting the strategic direction for the business, while maintaining the fundamental financial processes and fiduciary responsibilities of the group. The AVP, Business Finance ACG is expected to build and maintain collaborative partnerships across multiple levels, functions, geographies, and businesses.

The successful candidate will also be leading a matrixed team which provides business strategy planning, operational planning and reporting, business consulting, M&A evaluation, and championing business controls and compliance to GAAP and SEC rules. Additionally, the AVP will be supporting numerous cross-Agilent initiatives.

Specific Areas of Responsibility

• Serves as the senior finance leader and primary financial advisor to the Group President, providing strategic counsel and representing Finance on the Group Executive Leadership Team.
• Owns end-to-end financial performance for the Business Group, with accountability for revenue growth, recurring revenue expansion, margin improvement, operating expense productivity and delivery of financial commitments.
• Leads group-level planning processes, including annual operating plans, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plans, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, growth priorities and capital allocation frameworks.
• Oversees financial integration across Commercial Finance, Operations Finance, Capital Allocation & Investments Finance and functional expense owners to deliver a cohesive and aligned Group financial view.
• Provides advanced financial leadership on complex, high-impact issues: including pricing strategy, recurring revenue business models, customer profitability, restructuring, cost transformation, cross-division trade-offs, capital allocation and strategic investment cases.
• Acts as the senior escalation point for divisional finance teams on matters requiring additional capacity, judgment or expertise. Ensure consistency, rigor and enterprise alignment across the organization.
• Directs oversight of revenue forecasting, renewal and retention assumptions, operating expense, headcount planning and profitability performance. Validate the quality and reasonableness of underlying business drivers.
• Leads financial evaluation and decision support for major capital allocation priorities. Including inorganic growth, software and digital investments, service capability expansion, product investments and capital expenditures with a focus on long-term value creation and ROI discipline.
• Partners with business leaders to optimize recurring revenue growth, customer lifetime value, retention, pricing realization and installed-base monetization strategies.
• Represents the Group in enterprise planning and performance processes, defending forecasts and assumptions in challenge forums and partnering with Enterprise Finance teams.

Critical Competencies for Success

Strategic Finance Leadership – Translates business strategy into clear financial direction, shapes enterprise-aligned choices and serves as a trusted advisor to senior executives on growth, investment, performance and risk.

Recurring Revenue & Customer Economics – Understands the financial drivers of software, consumables and services businesses including retention, renewal, pricing, customer lifetime value, installed-base monetization and margin expansion.

Commercial and Operational Acumen – Understands market dynamics, customer needs, product economics and operational drivers well enough to identify growth opportunities, risks and trade-offs.

Planning and Performance Management – Leads operating plans, forecasts and long-range plans using disciplined, driver-based assumptions and strong command of growth, profitability, cash generation and performance levers.

Decision Quality and Financial Rigor – Applies structured thinking, analytical depth and sound judgment to complex decisions involving pricing, restructuring, portfolio optimization, capital allocation, acquisitions and strategic investments.

Executive Influence and Communication – Communicates with clarity and credibility, simplifies complex issues and influences senior leaders through fact-based insight and strong executive presence.

Capital Allocation and Value Creation – Allocates resources effectively across competing priorities, balancing short-term performance with long-term growth, customer value and returns.

Cross-Functional Enterprise Leadership – Aligns stakeholders across commercial, operations, software, services and finance organizations to drive enterprise outcomes in a highly matrixed environment.

Financial Stewardship and Governance – Maintains high standards of financial integrity, controls and compliance while balancing strategic ambition with disciplined risk management.

People Leadership and Organizational Development – Builds and develops high-performing matrixed finance teams, strengthens organizational capability and creates accountability through periods of growth and transformation.

Job Location

Preferred location in United States

Travel Required

Yes, 25% of the Time