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Senior Product Manager with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA

Novaedge

South Africa · Hybrid Full-time Senior Today

About the role

About

Join our Corporate Shared Services team as a Senior Product Manager with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA, ECC, and financial applications/systems. Define product roadmap, identify growth opportunities, and lead teams to develop financial solutions.

What You'll Do

  • Serve as the subject matter expert in SAP S4H financial applications and analytics.
  • Define and drive the product roadmap to address future business needs and opportunities.
  • Identify and prioritize growth opportunities using data, customer insights, competitive analysis, and industry-standard methodologies.
  • Work together with collaborators from the finance business unit to ensure product solutions meet business requirements.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams—including engineering, finance, operations, and analytics—to guide finance products from conception to launch.
  • Build arguments outlining the projected impact for each initiative to be prioritized on the roadmap.
  • Write detailed product requirements, functional specs, and user stories to be used by engineering and design teams.
  • Build impactful insights and convey recommendations to executives and other customers.
  • Coordinate the full product lifecycle, from design and development to implementation and ongoing optimization.

What you need to succeed

  • 10+ years of experience of SAP S4H Finance applications/systems.
  • Proven experience directing all aspects of a product lifecycle, from development to launch and support.
  • Strong background in SAP S/4HANA /ECC Finance, Salesforce, MS-Dynamics, Databricks, and other analytical systems.
  • Experience crafting and implementing SAP General Ledger, Accounts payable and receivables, FICA (w/CC /CI), Integration with Treasury module.
  • Strong understanding of accounting standards & principles and subscription business process model.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications and partner with development teams to build product capabilities.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to bring to bear multiple data sources to support business decisions.
  • Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, time-sensitive situations with minimal direction.
  • Experience in software product launches and working across multiple teams to drive product success.

Soft Skills & Leadership Qualities

  • Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to build credibility and trust across multiple teams.
  • Ability to present effectively at the executive level, communicating complex ideas with clarity.
  • Strong influencing and interpersonal skills, adept at managing relationships with senior leadership.
  • Must be a self-starter, able to drive initiatives end to end with minimal mentorship.
  • A strategic problem solver who can work autonomously and thrive in ambiguity.
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, comfortable working with technical and non-technical audiences alike.
  • Passion for problem-solving and innovation in financial applications.

Must Have

  • 10+ years SAP Finance (S/4HANA + ECC)
  • Deep SAP modules experience (GL, AP, AR, FICA, Treasury integration)
  • Strong product management experience (roadmap, PRDs, lifecycle)
  • Financial systems and accounting domain knowledge
  • Experience working with analytics / enterprise systems (Salesforce, Databricks, Dynamics)
  • Ability to drive cross-functional product initiatives

Skills

Accounting standardsAnalyticsDatabricksECCEnterprise systemsFICAFinancial applicationsGeneral LedgerMS-DynamicsProduct lifecycleProduct roadmapSAP S/4HANASalesforceTreasury integration

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