Manager, Technical Product Owner - Data & Analytics

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

About the role

We are searching for the best talent for Manager, Technical Product Owner - Data & Analytics. In this pivotal role, you will operate at the intersection of business and technology, defining functional design by merging a comprehensive understanding of business objectives and challenges with innovative technology solutions. You will oversee the design, build, and operation of our integrated data and analytics solutions for financial, external, and operational data as the organization embarks on an ambitious transformational agenda for Medtech. This role is designed to provide substantial developmental experience in producing insight-led strategies, crafting innovative technology solutions, promoting experimentation, agile methodologies, intellectual curiosity, empathy, team leadership, and human-centered design.

Responsibilities

• Vision & Strategy Definition: Collaborate with leadership to formulate a forward-looking finance business vision, strategy, capabilities roadmaps, and corresponding technology and product roadmaps with substantial decision-making authority.
• Business Problem Definition: Understand and translate business challenges faced by the planning and forecasting finance functions into a value proposition and a holistic set of solutions encompassing process, technology, data, governance, and user experience, supported by clearly defined key performance indicators for value realization.
• External Insights: Analyze and understand external trends and insights related to planning, forecasting, finance processes, and technology to provide strategic foresight.
• Solution Design: Ensure that product development incorporates an experimental approach to validate expected impacts, leverages human-centered design, embraces agile principles, incorporates external insights, and engages in necessary end-to-end process optimizations and compliance.
• Value Realization: Define the anticipated value impact of investments in employee experience, functional excellence, efficiency, and compliance.
• Internal Partnerships: Partner with Business Process Owner teams and finance and technology staff across all stages of product development, from inception to value realization and continuous improvement, while effectively communicating progress towards strategic objectives.
• Product Management: Collaborate with product management teams to ensure that roadmaps are aligned with finance business strategies, technology strategies, value creation objectives, and measurable key performance indicators.
• External Partnerships: Engage with vendor partners throughout product development, learning and applying best practices.

Requirements

• Comprehensive understanding of how Data, Master Data Management (MDM), Business Intelligence (BI), and visualization fit within an organization's enterprise data architecture.
• Proven experience with data sourcing, data modeling, data profiling, cataloging data definitions, and developing data-focused solutions.
• Knowledge of optimization and continuous accounting practices.
• Must be a quick learner with a clear bias for action and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple activities effectively.
• Familiarity with technical infrastructure and a global landscape is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and resolve conflicts.
• Skilled in enabling technology to drive business value and achieve program objectives.
• Thought leadership in technology strategy, value, roadmap development, and product solutioning.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of in-depth experience in Data Modeling, including significant experience with SAP S/4HANA.
• Proven track record in large-scale ERP implementations, ideally with SAP S/4HANA.
• 10+ years of experience in implementing and maintaining Data Management and Reporting solutions.
• 3+ years of people management experience.
• Experience in fostering methodologies and cultures that promote high-performing teams.
• Proficiency with JIRA and SDLC.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain or Finance processes.

Preferred

• 2+ years of experience with SAP PAPM.

Reporting Structure

You will report to the Technical Product Owner – IBP/SC and partner closely with P&F, FS&T, CFIN, DDGR, Master Data and the broader technology organization to maximize the transformational potential of technology investments.

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $102,000.00 - $177,100.00.

Benefits

• Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k))
• Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (Colorado residents: 48 hours; Washington residents: 56 hours)
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member; 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year