Technical Product Owner (IT Manager), Enterprise Ledger NA - Run State

Role Summary

Technical Product Owner (IT Manager) – Enterprise Ledger NA - Run State. Location based in New Brunswick, NJ, United States. Leads a global team of finance technology professionals to enable the strategic direction for finance technology products focused on SAP S4 Finance, supporting the A2R run state of SAP S4 Finance.

Responsibilities

• Business Problem Definition: translate finance function problems into a value case and solutions across process, technology, data, governance, and user experience with defined KPIs.
• External Insights: monitor finance process/tech trends and compliance shifts to inform strategies.
• Solution Design: drive experiments, human-centered design, agile practices, end-to-end process optimization, and compliance into solutions.
• Value Realization: define expected value across employee experience, functional excellence, efficiency, and compliance.
• Architecture: collaborate with finance architecture to align systems with business capabilities and standards.
• Internal Partnerships: advise senior finance & technology leaders across product lifecycles; communicate progress against objectives.
• Product Management: ensure roadmaps deliver finance business and technology strategy, value creation, and KPIs; ensure system performance during planning and reporting cycles.
• External Partnerships: manage vendor relationships to influence development roadmaps.
• Team Leadership: lead a global team of finance technology professionals across domains and locations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years preferred managing technical and/or finance teams; strong leadership and communication skills.
• 5+ years of functional experience with SAP ECC6 FI/CO, S/4 HANA Finance and/or SAP Central Finance.
• BA/BS required; Master’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Economics/Financial Accounting, or MBA preferred.
• Technical expertise in S/4 HANA, SAP Central Finance, Cloud infrastructure, Data strategy/governance/technology/process definition; Financial accounting knowledge.
• Experience with related processes a plus: Supply Chain, I2C, P2P, Asset Management, Project Accounting, Treasury, Master Data Management.

Skills

• Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Cost Management, Critical Thinking, Giving Feedback, Human-Computer Interaction, Organizing, Performance Measurement, Product Development, Product Improvements, Product Strategies, Project Management Methodology, R&D, Software Development Management, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Technical Credibility, Technical Writing

Education

• BA/BS required; Master’s Degree preferred (CS/Engineering, Economics/Accounting, or MBA).

Additional Requirements

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder facilitation skills; ability to influence results and foster team engagement.