Position Summary:
Implementation of a global business and technology transformation initiative with SAP S/4 as the core ERP solution.
The role of SAP Development Lead in the Development Services organization is accountable for providing SAP development services. A successful candidate will not only provide SAP expertise but will also be required to provide mentorship and training for development services team members. He/ She will influence projects and vendors to ensure they are aligned with our IT processes and policies. The individual will also provide leadership in building a robust production support technical team which will take over Production Support responsibilities after each go-lives.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design SAP solutions to ensure alignment to software development lifecycle standards & practices
- Ensure proper utilization of defined Enterprise Architecture standards and principles
- Design development strategies to adherence to IT General Controls and SOX Controls
- Collaborate with Architects, Development Teams, and project leaders to ensure development processes and policies are followed
- Maintain partnership with 3rd party vendors to guide their teams on development processes and policies
- Provide feedback for development process improvement
- Provide leadership and guidance to coach, and mentor junior developers on SAP best practices
- Guide team members to ensure proper training with the latest technology changes in SAP
Required Skills:
- SAP ABAP experience
- SAP S/4 HANA experience
- SAP PI/PO preferred
- At least 2 end to end SAP full lifecycle implementations out of which 1 in the capacity of SAP ABAP Technical lead
- Prior experience in Production Support in leadership role in a large/mid-size SAP application environment.
- Understanding and managing Production Support outcome to the agreed upon Service Level Agreements.
- Understanding of development processes for SAP
- Practical experience working in an agile environment
- Understanding of Application development, testing, integration, and DevOps principles and practices
- Experience dealing with multiple technology and system integration platforms including .NET Technologies, Relational database (Oracle and/or SQL Server), SOA, and Cloud Native Development
- Ability to effectively communicate and influence both IT leaders and IT developers
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment, and with all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex projects
- Exhibits ability to work both in a team environment and independently
- Strong analytical, organization, time management and process management skills
- Demonstrated high level of written, verbal and interpersonal skills to communicate information, ideas, procedures and processes in a logical sequence; at a level appropriate to the audience and resulting in effective working relationships
- Exhibits high personal performance standards, the desire and ability to continuously learn and must be results oriented
- Expected to work occasional weekends, overtime, or a variety of shifts, when needed, to meet deadlines
- Demonstrable ability to build long-term relationships with customers and business partners
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree is required related to Information Systems, Business or other relevant academic field
Required Experience:
- 12+ years of development experience
- 10+ years of SAP ABAP experience
- Must have SAP S/4 HANA experience
- Experience with SAP PI/PO preferred
- Experience with key integration areas in Supply Chain, Finance, Manufacturing, and external CRM solutions (SalesForce)
- SAP full lifecycle implementations out of which 1 in the capacity of SAP ABAP Technical lead
- Production Support in leadership role in a large/mid-size SAP application environment
- Understanding of 24x7 support covering all time zones, managing multi-cultural support teams spread across different geographies
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to safely and successful perform the essential job functions consistent with qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
Additional information:
This position offers a complete benefit package, including 401K/ESOP, pension, health, life and dental insurance.
