IT&Data PO D&A MDM Platform tbc

IT&Data PO D&A MDM Platform tbc

● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a related field. ● 7+ years in enterprise IT&Data, including proven experience as a Product Owner / Product Manager (or equivalent) owning the vision, roadmap, and backlog of a technical or platform product. ● Strong command of agile product ownership: backlog management and prioritization, writing user stories and acceptance criteria, release planning, and working in Scrum / Kanban / hybrid (SAFe an advantage). ● Sufficient domain fluency in SAP master data (material / product, customer, vendor) and in master-data workflow / BPM (e.g. Orsoft, SAP Business Workflow, SAP MDG) to prioritize credibly, shape requirements, and partner effectively with the technical Chapter — without needing to be the hands-on design authority. ● Demonstrated ability to translate business and data-governance needs into product outcomes and measurable value. ● Excellent stakeholder management across business and IT up to senior-management level; able to align priorities and to say “no” constructively. ● Outcome- and data-driven decision-making; comfortable prioritizing under constraints and ambiguity. ● Fluent English (written and spoken); effective in a global, multicultural, matrixed organization. ● Experience supporting global template deployments, regional rollouts, and business transformation programs spanning multiple markets and operating companies. ● Product ownership of master-data, workflow, or platform products in a large, matrixed enterprise. ● Familiarity with Orsoft-based master data processes and with S/4HANA migration programs and their workflow implications — enough to prioritize and plan, not to configure. ● Understanding of data-governance operating models (data owners, stewards, councils) and how workflows operationalize them. ● Awareness of process mining, workflow analytics, and automation (RPA, low-code) as levers on the product roadmap. ● FMCG / CPG industry experience and its master-data characteristics (innovation cycles, regulatory attributes, customer hierarchies). ● Working knowledge of agile / hybrid delivery (Scrum, SAFe) and ITSM (ITIL) as it relates to product operations. ● Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns, APIs, event-driven architectures, and workflow orchestration across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems. Product Vision & Strategy ● Define, communicate, and continuously evolve the vision and strategy for the Master Data Workflow, aligned to the MDM and IT&Data strategy and to the needs of the business functions it serves. ● Translate business and data-governance objectives into a clear product direction and measurable outcomes. Backlog Management ● Own, maintain, and prioritize a single, transparent product backlog for the Workflow, spanning enhancement, project, and transformation demand. Requirement Gathering & Refinement ● Work closely with business process owners, data owners, and data stewards to gather, clarify, and refine requirements into well-formed backlog items and user stories. ● Ensure data-quality and governance needs are expressed as product requirements, in partnership with Data Governance and DQ teams. Release Planning & Roadmapping ● Own the product roadmap and plan and prioritize releases with the squad and stakeholders. ● Manage the global roadmap and its communication — keeping stakeholders aligned on what is coming, when, and why. Plan & Review ● Plan the work with the squad, then review and accept completed increments, demonstrating delivered value to stakeholders. ● Keep the backlog and product artefacts current for the applicable delivery framework (Scrum, Kanban, hybrid / waterfall). Dependency Management ● Identify and manage dependencies — across Orsoft, SAP ECC / S/4HANA, the integration layer (e.g. Tibco), and other products — that affect the platform’s success, coordinating and escalating through product and program governance as needed. ● Act as the primary liaison between the squad and stakeholders across Finance, Marketing, R&I, and Supply Chain, ensuring needs, trade-offs, and decisions are understood on both sides. ● Represent the product in product-group, architecture, and program governance forums, and communicate value delivered to both technical and executive audiences. Acceptance Criteria Definition ● Define clear acceptance criteria so the team knows when a requirement is complete and ready for release, safeguarding quality and fitness-for-purpose from the user’s perspective. Continuous Improvement ● Actively seek feedback from stakeholders, squad members, and end-users to identify improvement opportunities, and foster adherence to product and agile best practices. ● Use adoption, quality, and performance signals to drive simplification and continuous improvement of the workflow product. Workflow Governance.