Summary
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we craft products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined - and now can't imagine living without. If you're motivated to a make a real impact and has the passion for innovation, a career with Apple might be your dream job. Our SAP team is part of Apple's Information Systems & Technology (IS&T) organization. We build systems that support customer ordering, fulfillment, service and enterprise accounting for Apple's business units. We work with multiple Apple business functions including Retail, Operations, Services, AppleCare and Finance.
Description
We are seeking an Engineering Project Manager to join our SAP Finance team. The successful candidate will work closely with business and technical teams in multiple locations and time zones. The role requires delivery of complex enterprise solutions in a highly customized landscape and holds responsibility for all aspects of the project including:
- Define system architecture, collaborate with stakeholders from Business and Application teams (internal and external) across all project phases - including cutover, go-live support, and closure/ handover to the SAP production team
- Review business requirements and perform functional gap analysis to clearly define project scope, deliverables, resources, timeline, dependencies and risk mitigation plan
- Collaborate in the technical design and implementation of integrated solutions across internal systems and external partner networks-including acquirers, banking and financial institutions, invoicing partners, government compliance and regulatory agencies-leveraging multiple frameworks, platforms, and protocols such as SAP BTP, EDI, XML, APIs, Portals, and WebMethods
- Drive scalable designs and enforce strict adherence to global design principles, security, encryption and compliance protocols, performance benchmarks and documentation standards
- Present proposed solution for design reviews and business playbacks
- Deliver detailed technical specifications, collaborate with Development teams during the build phase and perform functional validations to ensure solution integrity
- Ensure comprehensive testing during all test cycles like Unit Test, Integration Test across multiple systems (internal and external), User Acceptance Test, Performance Test and Regression Test
- Status monitoring and reporting within the team and senior management
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree from accredited university in Computer Science/Information Technology with Finance Domain experience, or
- Bachelor degree in Accounting/Finance, CPA, MBA (Finance) or similar qualifications.
- At least 5 years of proven experience in system design, configurations and customizations within S/4 HANA SAP Finance, including full life cycle implementations
- Experience in multiple project methodologies like Waterfall, Agile, SCRUM, etc.
- Strong business acumen and proven expertise in some or all core S4 finance modules like GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Controlling, Treasury, etc
- Conversant in building integrated solutions using EAI technologies, EDI, APIs, Web Services etc involving non-SAP apps and technologies
- Exposure working as System Architect/ Lead role on medium to large-sized SAP projects involving multiple systems integration and automation
- Strong business process and technical skills, as well as being a critical problem solver backed up with strong quantitative and detail-oriented skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Independent and self-driven individual
- Proven ability in delivering collaborative workshops for conceptualization and solutions design
Preferred Qualifications
- Exposure to SAP BRIM (Billing and Revenue Innovation Management) or SAP SD (Order to Cash and Payment card processing) solutions are a plus
- Digital Media / Gift Card/ payment card process experience is highly desired
- Past consulting and or professional services experience is preferred
- ABAP debugging skills and working knowledge of other SAP modules
- Exposure to automation and optimization of finance processes and analytics, leveraging AI / ML / GenAI based solutions
- Exposure to Cloud Application development environment (SAP Cloud Platform / BTP / Others)
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
