慨正橡扯
Salford, Manchester
All the details As Head of Software Engineering - SAP Core Finance, you will lead the engineering teams responsible for delivering SAP change across the core finance teams of Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), Reporting and Data engineering teams. The role exists to provide high-quality engineering leadership and delivery capacity for SAP finance changes defined by the product teams in alignment with the finance function. You will be accountable for the engineering strategy, quality, reliability and operability of the SAP Core Finance engineering teams, ensuring teams can deliver changes safely and effectively across a complex landscape. This role requires strong partnership with product and engineering to ensure delivery stays closely aligned to wider business change through the roadmap and outcomes defined by the product teams. A major part of the role is shaping and leading engineering delivery for SAP finance change that underpins business outcomes across core finance processes. You will need to manage competing priorities, technical dependencies and delivery risk across domains including R2R, P2P, O2C, Reporting and Data. You will lead 4-5 Engineering Managers and partner closely with Product, Architecture, Programme, Security and business-unit leadership to ensure SAP Finance Teams deliver reliable, well-engineered outcomes that meet enterprise standards while staying responsive to business demand. What You'll Do Set the engineering standards and technical direction for SAP Core Finance, aligned to the wider engineering organisation and enterprise SAP priorities. Lead and develop 4-5 Engineering Managers, building strong engineering teams with clear accountability, high standards and a focus on delivery and quality. Own delivery of SAP changes across the core finance domains, ensuring work is executed effectively against agreed priorities. Partner closely with Product to translate finance domain demand and outcomes into clear engineering deliverables in an agreed timeframe. Ensure SAP finance changes are secure, reliable, observable and supportable, with strong engineering controls, appropriate service ownership and effective operational readiness. Drive strong engineering practices across testing, continuous integration and delivery, production operations, incident management and reliability improvement. Manage dependencies, technical risk and delivery trade-offs across multiple teams and programmes, ensuring SAP delivery remains aligned to business outcomes defined by the product teams engaging with business stakeholders. Work across business units to provide a consistent, high-quality engineering capability while remaining responsive to the specific needs of each finance domain. Who You Are Experience leading multiple offshore engineering teams through managers in a complex enterprise technology environment. A strong track record of delivering business-critical SAP finance change with high levels of quality, reliability and operational control. Experience working across core SAP finance domains such as R2R, P2P, O2C balancing competing priorities and translating demand into clear engineering delivery plans. Strong understanding of SAP engineering, integration patterns, delivery governance, finance data and production support in a large-scale enterprise environment. A proven ability to partner effectively with product and architecture to deliver change in support of wider strategic outcomes. A leadership style that values clarity, simplicity, ownership and high engineering standards. What's In It For You Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing. Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding: 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you Everyone's Welcome We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen. We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
All the details As Head of Software Engineering - SAP Core Finance, you will lead the engineering teams responsible for delivering SAP change across the core finance teams of Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), Reporting and Data engineering teams. The role exists to provide high-quality engineering leadership and delivery capacity for SAP finance changes defined by the product teams in alignment with the finance function. You will be accountable for the engineering strategy, quality, reliability and operability of the SAP Core Finance engineering teams, ensuring teams can deliver changes safely and effectively across a complex landscape. This role requires strong partnership with product and engineering to ensure delivery stays closely aligned to wider business change through the roadmap and outcomes defined by the product teams. A major part of the role is shaping and leading engineering delivery for SAP finance change that underpins business outcomes across core finance processes. You will need to manage competing priorities, technical dependencies and delivery risk across domains including R2R, P2P, O2C, Reporting and Data. You will lead 4-5 Engineering Managers and partner closely with Product, Architecture, Programme, Security and business-unit leadership to ensure SAP Finance Teams deliver reliable, well-engineered outcomes that meet enterprise standards while staying responsive to business demand. What You'll Do Set the engineering standards and technical direction for SAP Core Finance, aligned to the wider engineering organisation and enterprise SAP priorities. Lead and develop 4-5 Engineering Managers, building strong engineering teams with clear accountability, high standards and a focus on delivery and quality. Own delivery of SAP changes across the core finance domains, ensuring work is executed effectively against agreed priorities. Partner closely with Product to translate finance domain demand and outcomes into clear engineering deliverables in an agreed timeframe. Ensure SAP finance changes are secure, reliable, observable and supportable, with strong engineering controls, appropriate service ownership and effective operational readiness. Drive strong engineering practices across testing, continuous integration and delivery, production operations, incident management and reliability improvement. Manage dependencies, technical risk and delivery trade-offs across multiple teams and programmes, ensuring SAP delivery remains aligned to business outcomes defined by the product teams engaging with business stakeholders. Work across business units to provide a consistent, high-quality engineering capability while remaining responsive to the specific needs of each finance domain. Who You Are Experience leading multiple offshore engineering teams through managers in a complex enterprise technology environment. A strong track record of delivering business-critical SAP finance change with high levels of quality, reliability and operational control. Experience working across core SAP finance domains such as R2R, P2P, O2C balancing competing priorities and translating demand into clear engineering delivery plans. Strong understanding of SAP engineering, integration patterns, delivery governance, finance data and production support in a large-scale enterprise environment. A proven ability to partner effectively with product and architecture to deliver change in support of wider strategic outcomes. A leadership style that values clarity, simplicity, ownership and high engineering standards. What's In It For You Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - helping to deliver quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing. Here are just a few of the benefits that make working here even more rewarding: 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third-party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you've completed your probation Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal Market-leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you Everyone's Welcome We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen. We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together. If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.
Jazwares
The IT Product Manager serves as the strategic owner and visionary for critical IT product domains-with a primary focus on Accounting & Financial Systems (e.g., ERP, AR/AP automation) and a secondary focus on Supply Chain & Logistics ecosystems. Operating in a "Two-in-a-Box" co-leadership model, this role acts as a vital bridge between executive stakeholders, business super users, and technical delivery teams. This hybrid position combines deep Senior Business Analysis and Process Engineering with a product-centric mindset to own the long-term roadmap, ROI, and business value of Jazwares' core application ecosystems. By translating complex business objectives into prioritized technical backlogs and scalable solution designs, this role ensures technology investments-from core ERP financial enhancements and automated revenue cycles to global supply chain workflows-are strategically aligned and built to scale with Jazwares' growth. Beyond strategy and analysis, this role serves as the Agile Lead and Scrum Master for dedicated Product-Oriented Delivery organizations, known as "PODs". Heavily leveraging Jira, the IT Product Manager manages the full product lifecycle: refining backlogs, facilitating ceremonies, and driving sprint execution to ensure continuous, reliable delivery. The ideal candidate empowers cross-functional SMEs to navigate technical ambiguity, eliminates "Shadow IT" silos, and delivers high-impact solutions with a relentless focus on user adoption and operational excellence. Duties and Responsibilities As an IT Product Manager, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle and strategic value of critical IT product domains. By blending senior analytical rigor with high-level Agile POD leadership, you will be responsible for defining product visions, prioritizing complex backlogs in Jira, and orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact technical solutions. Strategic Vision: Own the yearly Product Roadmap for your domain, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and IT strategic pillars. Backlog Authority: Act as the final decision-maker for backlog prioritization, weighing business urgency against technical feasibility. Agile Orchestration: Drive POD execution excellence by heavily leveraging Jira to manage continuous delivery and eliminate "Shadow IT" silos. Strategic Co-Leadership: Partner in a "Two-in-a-Box" model with Business Product Owners to align technical roadmaps with functional business processes, ensuring that product evolution directly drives measurable outcomes and ROI. POD Leadership & Scrum Mastery: Lead all Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives) for dedicated product PODs to ensure team alignment and unblock technical impediments. Product Roadmap & Backlog Management: Serve as the primary architect of the product backlog in Jira, ensuring epics and user stories are strategically structured to deliver continuous business value. Executive Stakeholder Prioritization: Partner with Business Sponsors and business leaders to define and prioritize product features based on ROI and revenue impact. Value-Based Metrics & Reporting: Beyond team velocity, track and communicate Business Value Metrics (e.g., user adoption, process efficiency gains) to provide visibility to the PMO Steering Committee. Agile Transformation & Mentorship: Lead the IT department's shift from project-based work to a product-centric model, coaching teams on advanced Jira workflows and "spikes" for innovation. Product Analysis & Requirements Management Product Discovery & Lifecycle Management: Lead the discovery phase for new product features, identifying capability gaps and translating high-level business desires into detailed technical specs. Advanced User Stories & Acceptance Criteria: Define the "Definition of Done" for complex integrations, ensuring the development team has absolute clarity on functional requirements. Quality Assurance & Product Integrity: Partner with QA and developers to ensure the final product aligns with the original vision, managing the transition from project "Go-Live" to Business as Usual (BAU) operations. Continuous Enablement: Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and "Train-the-Trainer" sessions to ensure global adoption of product updates. Product Engineering & Solution Architecture Workflow Optimization & Scaling: Engineer optimized workflows for your product domain (e.g., Accounting & Finance and/or Supply Chain) to drive organizational efficiency as Jazwares scales beyond $1B. Automation-First Strategy: Identify opportunities to automate manual tasks within your application suite to reduce technical debt. Compliance & Security Architecture: Ensure all product enhancements comply with Jazwares security protocols and overall technology roadmaps. Cross-Product Interdependency Management: Manage API and data-mapping architectures across the IT portfolio to ensure a single source of truth. Change Management Leadership: Own the organizational change management plan for your product, ensuring new features are adopted seamlessly and training "champions" to lead their teams. Functional Domain Mastery & Team Ownership As an IT Product Manager, you will serve as the Agile Lead and strategic visionary for one or more continuous, cross-functional Product Teams (PODs). The ideal candidate must possess deep operational knowledge of end-to-end Accounting & Financial Systems (Primary Focus), Product Information Management, and the Supply Chain Management (SCM) lifecycle (Secondary Focus). You will demonstrate a refined ability to orchestrate the flow of data between core ERPs, planning modules, and logistics platforms. 1. Accounting and Finance Systems The Mission: Identify, prioritize, and plan the continuous product roadmap for core ERP and financial automation systems, ensuring seamless Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycles. Core Tech Stack: Sage X3 (Financial Modules) and HighRadius (AR/AP Automation). Domain Expertise Required: Lead ERP Transformations: Direct the full lifecycle of large-scale financial applications, managing complex migrations, upgrades, and global rollouts without disrupting critical accounting month-end close cycles. Strategic Stakeholder Partnership: Partner in a "Two-in-a-Box" model with Finance executives (e.g., Corporate Controller) to translate strategic financial goals into actionable, prioritized Jira backlogs. Solution Design & Integration: Map current and future state data flows to identify gaps, proposing automation options that minimize technical debt across the enterprise architecture. Vendor & Release Management: Orchestrate high-level vendor relationships (e.g., NexTec, HighRadius) and manage rigorous release schedules to ensure system stability and compliance. Lead ERP & Core System Transformations: Direct the full lifecycle of large-scale ERP and Corporate Application implementations and support (e.g., P2P, Finance), managing complex migrations, upgrades, and global rollouts. Knowledge of High Radius and Sage X3 a plus. Architectural Strategy & Governance: Partner with Enterprise Architects to define and enforce solution standards, ensuring all application projects align with the broader IT roadmap, security protocols, and integration strategies. 2. Product Information Management (PIM) The Mission: Identify, prioritize, and plan all product information and digital asset management efforts across global retailers and D2C channels. Core Tech Stack: Salsify (PIM) and Bynder (DAM). Domain Expertise Required: Proven experience working with Creative Services and Sales Ops Product Owners to identify data gaps, map API integrations, and drive user adoption to ensure a "Single Source of Truth" for global product content. 3. Source-to-Pay The Mission: Partner directly with Procurement, Finance, and Licensing to manage the frictionless flow of purchasing, vendor data, and payables. Core Tech Stack: Sage X3 (PO Module), DocLink, and HighRadius. Domain Expertise Required: Ability to manage high-level integrations within the ERP ecosystem, specifically ensuring seamless procurement workflows and automated invoicing. 4. Warehouse Management The Mission: Partner with Logistics, Warehousing, and Accounting to orchestrate the physical fulfillment of goods across Jazwares' global footprint and five separate 3PLs. Core Tech Stack: TrueCommerce EDI, Sage X3 (Inventory & Logistics modules), and HighJump WMS. Domain Expertise Required: Deep operational knowledge of global distribution, EDI order processing, and warehouse management systems. 5. Planning & Forecasting The Mission: Partner with Sales Planning Ops and Corporate Strategy to leverage data for market anticipation and supply alignment. Core Tech Stack: Arkieva, Sage X3 (Product & Customer modules), Databricks, and Sigma BI. Domain Expertise Required: Proven experience leveraging demand planning tools (like Arkieva) and hyperscale BI to translate complex business forecasts into actionable production schedules and supply chain triggers. Manages People: No Qualifications Education & Years of Related Experience Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, System Engineering, or a closely related field. Overall Experience: 5-7+ years of progressive experience in IT Product Management, Business Analysis, Business Process Architecture, or IT Project delivery. Proven experience managing the full product lifecycle for enterprise applications is highly preferred. . click apply for full job details
The IT Product Manager serves as the strategic owner and visionary for critical IT product domains-with a primary focus on Accounting & Financial Systems (e.g., ERP, AR/AP automation) and a secondary focus on Supply Chain & Logistics ecosystems. Operating in a "Two-in-a-Box" co-leadership model, this role acts as a vital bridge between executive stakeholders, business super users, and technical delivery teams. This hybrid position combines deep Senior Business Analysis and Process Engineering with a product-centric mindset to own the long-term roadmap, ROI, and business value of Jazwares' core application ecosystems. By translating complex business objectives into prioritized technical backlogs and scalable solution designs, this role ensures technology investments-from core ERP financial enhancements and automated revenue cycles to global supply chain workflows-are strategically aligned and built to scale with Jazwares' growth. Beyond strategy and analysis, this role serves as the Agile Lead and Scrum Master for dedicated Product-Oriented Delivery organizations, known as "PODs". Heavily leveraging Jira, the IT Product Manager manages the full product lifecycle: refining backlogs, facilitating ceremonies, and driving sprint execution to ensure continuous, reliable delivery. The ideal candidate empowers cross-functional SMEs to navigate technical ambiguity, eliminates "Shadow IT" silos, and delivers high-impact solutions with a relentless focus on user adoption and operational excellence. Duties and Responsibilities As an IT Product Manager, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle and strategic value of critical IT product domains. By blending senior analytical rigor with high-level Agile POD leadership, you will be responsible for defining product visions, prioritizing complex backlogs in Jira, and orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact technical solutions. Strategic Vision: Own the yearly Product Roadmap for your domain, ensuring alignment with corporate goals and IT strategic pillars. Backlog Authority: Act as the final decision-maker for backlog prioritization, weighing business urgency against technical feasibility. Agile Orchestration: Drive POD execution excellence by heavily leveraging Jira to manage continuous delivery and eliminate "Shadow IT" silos. Strategic Co-Leadership: Partner in a "Two-in-a-Box" model with Business Product Owners to align technical roadmaps with functional business processes, ensuring that product evolution directly drives measurable outcomes and ROI. POD Leadership & Scrum Mastery: Lead all Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives) for dedicated product PODs to ensure team alignment and unblock technical impediments. Product Roadmap & Backlog Management: Serve as the primary architect of the product backlog in Jira, ensuring epics and user stories are strategically structured to deliver continuous business value. Executive Stakeholder Prioritization: Partner with Business Sponsors and business leaders to define and prioritize product features based on ROI and revenue impact. Value-Based Metrics & Reporting: Beyond team velocity, track and communicate Business Value Metrics (e.g., user adoption, process efficiency gains) to provide visibility to the PMO Steering Committee. Agile Transformation & Mentorship: Lead the IT department's shift from project-based work to a product-centric model, coaching teams on advanced Jira workflows and "spikes" for innovation. Product Analysis & Requirements Management Product Discovery & Lifecycle Management: Lead the discovery phase for new product features, identifying capability gaps and translating high-level business desires into detailed technical specs. Advanced User Stories & Acceptance Criteria: Define the "Definition of Done" for complex integrations, ensuring the development team has absolute clarity on functional requirements. Quality Assurance & Product Integrity: Partner with QA and developers to ensure the final product aligns with the original vision, managing the transition from project "Go-Live" to Business as Usual (BAU) operations. Continuous Enablement: Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and "Train-the-Trainer" sessions to ensure global adoption of product updates. Product Engineering & Solution Architecture Workflow Optimization & Scaling: Engineer optimized workflows for your product domain (e.g., Accounting & Finance and/or Supply Chain) to drive organizational efficiency as Jazwares scales beyond $1B. Automation-First Strategy: Identify opportunities to automate manual tasks within your application suite to reduce technical debt. Compliance & Security Architecture: Ensure all product enhancements comply with Jazwares security protocols and overall technology roadmaps. Cross-Product Interdependency Management: Manage API and data-mapping architectures across the IT portfolio to ensure a single source of truth. Change Management Leadership: Own the organizational change management plan for your product, ensuring new features are adopted seamlessly and training "champions" to lead their teams. Functional Domain Mastery & Team Ownership As an IT Product Manager, you will serve as the Agile Lead and strategic visionary for one or more continuous, cross-functional Product Teams (PODs). The ideal candidate must possess deep operational knowledge of end-to-end Accounting & Financial Systems (Primary Focus), Product Information Management, and the Supply Chain Management (SCM) lifecycle (Secondary Focus). You will demonstrate a refined ability to orchestrate the flow of data between core ERPs, planning modules, and logistics platforms. 1. Accounting and Finance Systems The Mission: Identify, prioritize, and plan the continuous product roadmap for core ERP and financial automation systems, ensuring seamless Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycles. Core Tech Stack: Sage X3 (Financial Modules) and HighRadius (AR/AP Automation). Domain Expertise Required: Lead ERP Transformations: Direct the full lifecycle of large-scale financial applications, managing complex migrations, upgrades, and global rollouts without disrupting critical accounting month-end close cycles. Strategic Stakeholder Partnership: Partner in a "Two-in-a-Box" model with Finance executives (e.g., Corporate Controller) to translate strategic financial goals into actionable, prioritized Jira backlogs. Solution Design & Integration: Map current and future state data flows to identify gaps, proposing automation options that minimize technical debt across the enterprise architecture. Vendor & Release Management: Orchestrate high-level vendor relationships (e.g., NexTec, HighRadius) and manage rigorous release schedules to ensure system stability and compliance. Lead ERP & Core System Transformations: Direct the full lifecycle of large-scale ERP and Corporate Application implementations and support (e.g., P2P, Finance), managing complex migrations, upgrades, and global rollouts. Knowledge of High Radius and Sage X3 a plus. Architectural Strategy & Governance: Partner with Enterprise Architects to define and enforce solution standards, ensuring all application projects align with the broader IT roadmap, security protocols, and integration strategies. 2. Product Information Management (PIM) The Mission: Identify, prioritize, and plan all product information and digital asset management efforts across global retailers and D2C channels. Core Tech Stack: Salsify (PIM) and Bynder (DAM). Domain Expertise Required: Proven experience working with Creative Services and Sales Ops Product Owners to identify data gaps, map API integrations, and drive user adoption to ensure a "Single Source of Truth" for global product content. 3. Source-to-Pay The Mission: Partner directly with Procurement, Finance, and Licensing to manage the frictionless flow of purchasing, vendor data, and payables. Core Tech Stack: Sage X3 (PO Module), DocLink, and HighRadius. Domain Expertise Required: Ability to manage high-level integrations within the ERP ecosystem, specifically ensuring seamless procurement workflows and automated invoicing. 4. Warehouse Management The Mission: Partner with Logistics, Warehousing, and Accounting to orchestrate the physical fulfillment of goods across Jazwares' global footprint and five separate 3PLs. Core Tech Stack: TrueCommerce EDI, Sage X3 (Inventory & Logistics modules), and HighJump WMS. Domain Expertise Required: Deep operational knowledge of global distribution, EDI order processing, and warehouse management systems. 5. Planning & Forecasting The Mission: Partner with Sales Planning Ops and Corporate Strategy to leverage data for market anticipation and supply alignment. Core Tech Stack: Arkieva, Sage X3 (Product & Customer modules), Databricks, and Sigma BI. Domain Expertise Required: Proven experience leveraging demand planning tools (like Arkieva) and hyperscale BI to translate complex business forecasts into actionable production schedules and supply chain triggers. Manages People: No Qualifications Education & Years of Related Experience Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Computer Science, System Engineering, or a closely related field. Overall Experience: 5-7+ years of progressive experience in IT Product Management, Business Analysis, Business Process Architecture, or IT Project delivery. Proven experience managing the full product lifecycle for enterprise applications is highly preferred. . click apply for full job details