Manager, Software Engineering (SAP S/4 ABAP)

NBCUniversal's product and engineering teams drive transformation of key Finance processes across Record-to-Report (RTR), Procure-to-Pay (PTP), Order-to-Cash (OTC), Treasury, Tax and FP&A. In additional, our engineering teams will play a key role in cross-functional workstreams like Transformation Management Office (TMO), master data governance, reporting, security, risk and controls and change management. Project Keystone will be a multi-year endeavor, driving NBCUniversal’s transformation goal of building a globally standardized, flexible, and data-driven business platform that enables NBCU to make better and faster decisions based on real time insights. The Manager, Software Engineering role will provide state-of-art engineering and architectural support for the SAP S/4 HANA Order-to-Cash (OTC) system build and deployment including integration with other systems. This role manages and mentors internal and external engineering teams to deliver high-quality S/4 HANA clean core solutions through ABAP and Fiori development that meet or exceed overall OTC business requirements. Responsibilities: Manage onsite and offshore employee and vendor resources engaged in S/4 HANA SAP Development (ABAP and Fiori) for the OTC area, taking accountability for their deliverables and quality adherence to NBCU engineering standards. Collaborate with architects and engineering leads on SAP S/4 HANA engineering development strategy, architecture, and governance of application development and engineering activities for NBCU OTC processes. Work with the Product (Functional) Team and other engineering teams to architect, design, and evaluate technical design options for custom OTC development, keeping in mind SAP's S/4 HANA clean core principles and NBCU best practices. Provide technical work effort estimations for OTC-related projects and ensure high-quality and on-schedule delivery. Design, develop, track, and report out on complex technical project plans in line with overall PMO published build and development timelines Take a lead role in maintaining and enforcing ABAP naming, coding, and development standards. Provide architecture and design guidance to the development team, emphasizing SAP's Clean Core principles. Utilize tools such as ATC (ABAP Test Cockpit), CCM (Custom Code Management), and others. Work closely with Product, Change Management, Testing, and other Engineering teams like BASIS and BTP Integration to identify opportunities for OTC process improvements, automations, and cost savings. Mentor and train engineering team members, keeping in mind NBCU’s Operations and Technology goals, to foster a high performing engineering team. Drive Innovation and Exploration in the SAP Engineering space at NBCU, specifically within the OTC domain. Encourage and support experimentation with new SAP technologies and tools relevant to OTC. This includes dedicating team time for exploration, prototyping, organizing internal hackathons, and knowledge-sharing sessions. Collaborate with architects and engineering leads to develop and maintain short, and long-term SAP roadmaps to include development, training, automation, and cybersecurity goals.