Agile Development Product Owner

4 weeks ago

Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom The Open University UK Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a Product Owner to lead and manage a team responsible for finance-related systems within our Financial Accounting and Systems Support team. This is a new leadership role that has been created as part of a substantial investment to enlarge the team and skills available to the division.

The successful candidate will work closely with technology and business teams to deliver highly available Finance Reporting technology solutions. They will utilise agile scrum methodology, develop user stories and acceptance criteria, refine and lead the product backlog delivery, and advocate for end-user and business needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage a team responsible for finance-related systems with a focus on continual improvement and growth.
  • Act as 'lead commissioner' of Finance Reporting activity.
  • Work in partnership with colleagues to build internal capacity and capability to manage and improve SAP Finance as a source of accurate and relevant workforce data in the medium and long-term.
  • Ensure outputs are aligned with business unit priorities and will deliver business value.
  • Lead the design of standardised reporting templates, dashboards and processes that improve the level of reporting capability and support the delivery of reporting development projects.
  • Lead the coordination of UAT and training including upgrade activity to ensure the final product delivery meets end-user requirements and complies with your design guidance.
  • Act as an ambassador and champion for the proposed benefits across FBS and ensures the case for change (change readiness and change impact) is widely understood throughout the unit and the unit has the capacity and capability to deliver the benefits.
  • Act as the initial point of escalation within the unit to ensure integration of priorities.
  • A commercially astute SAP advocate, comfortable working with stakeholders to translate their reporting requirements into best-in-class reporting design.
  • Be able to shape tooling, architecture and infrastructure decisions related to Data and Analytics on the Cloud, working closely with Digital Services.
  • Balances curiosity around how the whole organisation currently works, respect for what makes it successful today, and a restlessness to help it change to be fit for the future.
  • A hands-on' approach and able to lead from the front, setting an example of behaviours and practices for the team members while carrying out development and test activities.

Essential

Proven experience in a Product Owner capacity, demonstrated by:

  • Good Technical and Functional knowledge of SAP S4/HANA, SAP BW (Business Warehouse), SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation), SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud).
  • Good Technical and Functional understanding of planning models in SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation) and SAC (SAP Analytics Cloud).
  • Expertise and experience of migrating planning models from BPC to SAC planning.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Desirable

  • Has worked in an HE or Public sector environment and understands how the strategic imperatives differ from a purely commercial context.

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