SAP Platform Product Manager
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Job description
As an SAP Platform Product Manager, you will be accountable and responsible for the end-to-end delivery of application technology solutions in line with strategic business objectives. You will ensure that the business needs are clearly understood, and the technology implemented meets the needs and expectations of the business. In this role, you will work with Tax PSG application leadership, Technology & Infrastructure teams and our Platform Architecture organization to prioritize and plan initiatives/projects.
Additional Responsibilities:
Work with channel and business leadership to develop a strategy for execution of product roadmaps.
Align resources and communicate activity estimates and timelines.
Manage backlog in Azure DevOps for easy access to task status/timeline reporting.
Communicate development and production status and issues to management and stakeholders, including Tax PSG Leadership.
Coordinate with various teams for issue escalations and root cause analysis activities.
Integrate the business strategy and knowledge of software capabilities (current and future) into vision and direction for all channel-related products.
Head product execution, resource development and overall leadership and coordination efforts to ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
Participate in technology/solution decisions with architecture and product teams for projects, to include ensuring that technical design, unit testing, deployment, and implementation requirements are properly documented.
Provide expert knowledge of SAP design principals and application architecture standards.
Coordinate with Tax PSG Leadership to develop long-term platform strategy and roadmap (including upgrades, BCP, end of lease, cloud migrations).
Proactively seek ways to reduce platform related costs and increase efficiencies.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or equivalent educational or professional experience and/or qualifications. An advanced degree is also preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of in-depth experience in SDLC, solutions design, and delivery of enterprise level solutions.
Experience leading Agile/Scrum projects including experience working in TFS and/or ADO/VSTS
Experience working with business application owners and development teams to document and clarify business and user requirements and lead scope of defined features and functions during project lifecycle.
Experience working directly with clients and providing consultation.
Expertise in leading the delivery of mid-to-large web/enterprise applications.
Ability to understand and relate to the business objectives and provide a high-quality automated solution.
Solid project management and team leadership skills.
Experience in implementing quality guidelines, standards and procedures.
Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
Ability to travel up to 25% (While 25% of travel is a requirement of the role, due to COVID-19, non-essential travel has been suspended until further notice.)
Preferred Technical Qualifications:
Experience with SAP Platforms (HANA, BOE, Data Services, SLT)
Experience leading Upgrades
Background of Multi-Tenant Database Containers
Knowledge of AD Authentication/SSO (Kerberos, SAML, LDAP) and automated user provisioning/role maintenance
Troubleshooting expertise (performance analysis, audit logging, etc.)
Data archiving/native storage extension
HANA 2.0 XSA/WebIDE architecture/best practices