Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Technical Product Owner (IT Manager) – Enterprise Ledger to work at the intersection of business & technology to define strategies that combine a deep understanding of business objectives, challenges, with technology solutions and extending them into development execution, value realization & ongoing product management. In this role, you will be part of enabling the strategic direction for finance technology products focused on supporting SAP S4 Finance as part of an ambitious transformational agenda.
Requirements
- S/4 HANA Finance (Account to Report)
- SAP Central Finance
- SAP BTP
- SAP Cloud infrastructure
- Data strategy, governance, technology, and process definition
- Financial Accounting, Reporting, Close optimization & Continuous Accounting
- S/4 HANA, SAP Central Finance, Cloud infrastructure, Data strategy, governance, technology, and process definition
Responsibilities
- understanding and translating business problems faced by the finance function into a value case & comprehensive set of solutions spanning process, technology, data, governance & user experience supported by defined, baselined value realization key performance indicators
- ensuring that product development efforts incorporate an approach that starts with experimentation to validate expected impact, includes human centered design, embraces agile principles, incorporates external insights, required end to end process optimizations, and compliance engagement, in respect of defined global template.
- defining expected value impact of investments across employee experience, functional excellence, efficiency, and compliance
- partnering with the finance architecture team to define the role each system plays within our landscape aligned with business capabilities while adhering to standards and clean core strategy.
- partnering with product management teams to ensure roadmaps are oriented to deliver finance business & technology strategy, value creation objectives, and measurable key performance indicators. Partnering with internal and external technology teams to ensure user-friendly and reliable systems and excellence in support operations. Ensure optimal system performance and flawless execution during finance planning and reporting cycles.
- managing vendor relationships to influence development roadmaps & ensure that our needs will be met by our technology partners
- lead a global team of finance technology professionals across multiple domains and locations, acting as a people manager for internal and external resources.
Other
- 7+ years preferred of relevant experience in managing technical and / or finance teams; strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills; effective manager of people and strong team-building skills.
- 5+ years of relevant functional experience with SAP ECC6 FI/CO, S/4 HANA Finance and/or SAP Central Finance.
- BA/BS degree is required. Master’s Degree with focus on Computer Science or Computer Engineering; Economics or Financial Accounting; MBA is preferred.
- Financial accounting knowledge is crucial.
- experience developing insight led strategy, crafting innovative technology solutions, experimentation, agile ways of working, intellectual curiosity, empathy, leading teams, and human centered design are essential to enable you to be successful in this role. Furthermore, it is essential that you are a natural collaborator, who has the leadership presence to influence results and build a strong sense of collective team engagement. We desire a candidate who has experience structuring & facilitating workshops with senior stakeholders.
