Product Director, SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
Company: Nike
Location: Beaverton
Posted on: May 25, 2023
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Job Description:
Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a
place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the
edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow,
think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity
and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and
visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills
and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and
five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and
providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams
at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the
confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in
technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and
then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and
serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are
innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking
technology into the future and bringing the world with it.
Nike Technology designs, creates, and implements the methods and
tools needed to make the world's largest sports brand run faster,
smarter and more securely. From infrastructure to security and
supply chain operations, technology specialists drive growth
through top-flight hardware, software, and enterprise applications.
Simply put, without Nike Technology, there are no Nike
products.
NIKE's Strategic Enterprise Capabilities program (SEC) is
reinventing the way Nike does business. We see the opportunity to
strengthen our value chain, connect the matrix, unlock new
technologies and elevate the strategies that inspire future
innovations. SEC is driving end-to-end integration across hundreds
of business processes, using a flexible and scalable Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) system and best-of-breed technology
solutions that support the retail experience of the future. One of
the critical ingredients to our success is the SAP Master Data
Governance (MDG) solution which will elevate how NIKE manages and
governs master data used by our ERP solutions.
The CORE ERP team needs a strong Product Director with experience
working in an agile environment whose focus will be to lead the
delivery and operation of NIKE's SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
solution. You will be responsible for a team providing end-to-end
solutions which consolidate, enrich, govern, and distribute
critical master data to our ERP ecosystem. Working in partnership
with Architects, Business Stakeholders, Customers, and Product
Owners you will create the Product/solution vision and be
responsible for the strategy, roadmap, feature definition,
implementation, and operation of NIKE's SAP MDG system while
mentoring and developing a team of direct reports.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Define and communicate product vision and roadmaps; ensure
alignment to company strategies
- Define Epics and features; handle and prioritize the Product
backlog on an ongoing basis
- Understand current and future customer needs, define features,
determine success criteria, validate solutions, and evaluate
customer satisfaction
- Provide oversight and direction of system configuration &
development of the SAP MDG platform.
- Work directly with the vendor (SAP) on co-innovation of MDG
capabilities
- Assess the business impact of different solutions and the
trade-offs between customer needs, technology requirements and
costs
- Understand how features are performing, the level of customer
satisfaction, and drive improvements
- Ownership of MDG platform Change Management execution and process
alignment to policies.
- Ownership of production support (Advanced Support).
- Leads, mentors, and inspires a team, handling performance, goals,
and development potential.
SKILLS
- Solid understanding of the Agile principles and methodologies and
how they're applied in workplace culture
- Excellent collaboration and relationship management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability
to influence others internally and externally
- Experience resolving issues with higher levels of management
- Experience leading cross-functional work
- Demonstrable ability to respond to and prioritize changing
demands effectively
- Experience leading others in resolving complex issues
- Advanced critical thinking and ability to creatively solve
complex, unique problems with large business impact
- Identify and resolve complex, technical operational and
organizational problems
- Strong strategic approach
- Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve both process and
people related issues
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and
experience
- Minimum 8 years relevant work experience
- Minimum of 3 years leading a team of 10-15 SAP developers and
configuration specialists
- Experience in leading development and/or configuration of SAP
based systems.
- Experience with the SAP Master Data Governance (MDG)
solution.
- Experience and knowledge of SAP master data.
- Experience with SAP Fashion, SAP Apparel Footwear Solutions or
SAP IS Retail is preferred.
- Experience working with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
tools, preferred
- Experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, LEAN, Kanban,
XP Programming etc.
#LI-MS3
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow
with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work
environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric
atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or
the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To
bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the
world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified
applicants will receive consideration without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or
disability.
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