This role will primarily support a variety of Applications enabling Product Lifecycle Management business processes and functions. Key applications that will be supported include Oracle Product Hub Cloud (MDM and catalog application), custom Global Permissions System (rights and permissions application), custom PrePublication suite (custom budget and project tracking for product ideation), and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf Royalty processing (for Royalty payments to authors/contributors). This critical role within the Global Technology Services Organization is responsible for identifying and delivering innovative enterprise technology solutions to meet strategic business needs. Working with the business users, business analysts, and technology teams, this role will be responsible for enabling key business applications in the Cloud as part of a larger IT Strategy to enable Cloud application solutions. This position will partner with Business Analysts and Development teams to define appropriate technical solutions to meet business needs, providing recommendations and owning the roadmaps for proposed solutions leveraging appropriate elements of the technology stack. Job Description: As the technical/application owner for the suite of Product Lifecycle Management applications, this role must
- Conduct reviews and analysis of business and information technology processes and solicits client requirements through interviews, workshops and/or existing systems documentation or procedures.
- Evaluate business requirements for enterprise business applications integration and service activation, while delivering new or modified software systems enhancements and/or integrated solutions
- Plan and define the application functional roadmap that is driven from business requirements
- Identify customer requirements, write user stories and functional designs, review technical designs, develop acceptance criteria for test scripting, and review testing plans required to meet requirements.
- Produce clear and accurate functional and technical specifications documents that define appropriate solutions to diverse problems.
- Review and validate technology solutions and designs from development teams that are responsible for developing the solution
- Facilitate the definition, training, implementation, and support of new system features to key internal users, external customers, and other stakeholders where appropriate
Requirements:
- Degree in Management Information Systems / Computer Science (or equivalent), MBA is desirable
- Minimum 6-8 years of experience implementing Enterprise Business Systems in large global organizations
- Familiarity and Experience with Oracle SaaS Application technologies is required
- Familiarity and Experience with Oracle Product Hub Cloud is required
- Familiarity and Experience with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) is desirable
- Prior experience with Product Lifecycle Management applications enabling the Concept to Launch (or Product Ideation) process is required
- Prior implementation experience of large-scale ERP (Oracle, SAP, Salesforce.com or equivalent) applications is required, multiple implementations preferred
- Proven track record of eliciting and refining requirements from internal and external users/actors.
- Proven ability to translate business requirements to technical solutions and architecture
- Proven track record of designing/creating and implementing business processes in a global enterprise environment (across a broad range of business processes)
- Demonstrable understanding of Data architecture and enterprise data modelling is required.
- Thorough understanding master data management principles is a plus
- Knowledgeable about all phases of the software development life cycle and solution delivery for web, client-server, and cloud-based systems
- Experience working in Offshore/Outsourcing development and support models.
Must demonstrate:
- Proven track record of successfully aligning technology around strategic business goals in large global organizations
- Proven track record of delivering enterprise class solutions across a broad range of business processes
- Proven ability to work directly and communicate effectively with all levels and groups across the organization and provide useful information and explanations about technical issues in a complete, accurate, and understandable manner.
- Strong interpersonal as well as written and spoken communication skills are essential.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving ability are essential.
- Proven analytical, decision making & judgment skills, leadership, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Proven ability to work with diverse groups of people in challenging and complex endeavors, as demonstrated by successful team experience.
- Ability to manage and direct internal and external resources in a changing environment, e.g., reassign priorities, alter direction, and re-allocate resources.
- Ability to train and develop staff, estimate personnel needs, assign work, meet completion dates, interpret and ensure consistent application of organizational policies.
Preferred Experience and Skills:
- Prior Consulting experience (KPMG, Deloitte, Accenture, or equivalent) is desirable
- Background in the Publishing or Media & Entertainment industry (or similar) is desirable.
- Experience in Project Management is a plus.
- Knowledge of a broad range of business processes with understanding of impacts to product lifecycle management processes
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