IT Manager (Technical Product Owner) SAP Finance

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com . As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Technology Product & Platform Management Job Sub Function: Technical Product Management Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium Job Description: This role involves addressing complex, ambiguous problems and delivering innovative technology solutions that improve the experience, effectiveness, and efficiency of colleagues. It offers the opportunity to contribute meaningful impact within a long-standing organization with an entrepreneurial mindset.   We foster a diverse, inclusive culture that celebrates the uniqueness of our employees. Johnson & Johnson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.   Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Technical Product Owner (Manager)– Enterprise Ledger based in Beerse, Belgium to work at the intersection of business and technology. This role defines strategies that combine a deep understanding of business objectives and challenges with technology solutions, and translates them into development execution, value realization, and ongoing product management.   In this role, you will help set the strategic direction for finance technology products supporting SAP S/4HANA Finance (Finance and Controlling) part of a broader transformation agenda. You will lead a team of external technology professionals and will be responsible for the SAP S4/Central Finance A2R (Account-to-Report) organization supporting Johnson & Johnson’s SAP S/4HANA Finance projects, enhancements and support. Business Problem Definition: understanding and translating business requirements of the finance Account to report (General ledger, cost center, profit center and reporting) function into a value case & comprehensive set of solutions spanning process, technology, data, governance & user experience supported by defined, baselined value realization key performance indicators External Insights: understanding external trends and insights related to finance processes & technology, including macro level shifts in compliance regimes (e.g. BEPS, SAF-T, US Tax Reform) to provide foresight necessary to inform strategies Solution Design: ensuring that product development efforts incorporate an approach that starts with experimentation to validate expected impact, includes human centered design, embraces agile principles, incorporates external insights, required end to end process optimizations, and compliance engagement, in respect of defined global template. Value Realization: defining expected value impact of investments across employee experience, functional excellence, efficiency, and compliance Architecture: partnering with the finance architecture team to define the role each system plays within our landscape aligned with business capabilities while adhering to standards and clean core strategy. Internal Partnerships: acting as the primary trusted advisor to senior finance & technology leaders across all lifecycles of product development starting with inception through to value realization & ongoing continuous improvement, and communication of progress against strategic objectives Product Management: partnering