Product Lead - SAP Finance (S4 HANA) - Sydney
We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.
If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
Welcome to Group Enablement
Our Group Enablement Teams are the Technology, Business Enablement, Value Chain, and Replenishment experts developing new capabilities and platforms for a better retail future. We’re the crucial link between our stores and the stock they need, the IT engine moving our business forward, the strategic connectors streamlining the way we work, and the forward thinkers using tech to transform the retail experience.Uniting cutting edge technology, data, and retail smarts, you’ll work behind the scenes, in the margins, and across every corner of the business – to uplift our capability, amplify our collective impacts, and revolutionise the customer experience.
What will I be doing?
In this role you'll work with various key stakeholders to provide, and deliver to, a Product Roadmap and prioritised Product Backlog, that supports and achieves the business goals.- Working towards leadership of a Functional team with specialisation in SAP Finance (FICO, AP, AR, AA, PS, IM). This Application supports 1,000s of users and the team oversees the delivery of Enhancements/Projects during the business cycle.
- Define future skills (technical and business partnering) needed in the team, and work with team members to build the skill sets. This includes the definition of WRICEFs to new business requirements and the eventual migration to S/4HANA.
- Close collaboration with relevant stakeholders to understand the business objectives, anticipate the business needs, and translate them into backlog items of changes needed to support the objectives. Engagement and communication with various levels of stakeholders into the release priorities and expected delivery timeframes.
- Assist the Enhancement (CI/CD) Lead in the management and prioritisation of the Product Backlog, covering all changes needed, including problems, enhancements, and project requirements, with the prioritisation meeting the overarching business goals.
- Technical leadership and decision-making accountability in the relevant application area. Provide thought leadership on a Product roadmap to enable the delivery of key business and Technology objectives
- Ensure fit-for-purpose system testing and user acceptance tests are conducted on sprint deliverables, to ensure product quality.
- Review and signoff functional designs, ensuring they meet the customer needs.
- Oversee the transition of Project build to BAU Support Teams including the provision of clarity to business users on roles and business process
- 8+ years working as an SAP FICO
- S4 HANA end to end implementation/BAU support/Enhancements experience is a must
- Experience with enterprise applications, requiring mission critical availability and stability
- Previous team leadership experience
- Sound IT Service Management experience across the end to end service lifecycle, most importantly strategy, design and build
- Experience working as a Product Lead in a matrix business environment working with onshore/offshore teams across Applications, Integration, Security and Data Exchange (FTP, Webservices, API)
- Expertise in Agile delivery and DevOps Toolchain
What you’ll experience
Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do, and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:
- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your well-being, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
- A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems.As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.
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