Strategic Design Consultant SO- 35293866 Location-San Jose CA United States Full Time Recruiter-Mike Wilkinson Job Grade-B3 You Are UST is looking for a talented and creative Senior SAP Professional. In this role you will work cross-functionally to define long-term vision and strategy for different finance business capabilities e.g. Treasury Accounting Tax etc from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. The candidate must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability and collaborate effectively with domain and technical experts in the team. The Opportunity Under the guidance of Consultant II work closely with the client business and account leadership teams to align transformation programs with underlying technical solutions to business needs. Works with stakeholders at every level of the organization soliciting strategic imperatives from senior leaders and executives supporting business unit managers as they leverage business architecture and product development artifacts to create and implement client business plans. Provide direct input into the governance cycle that supports the achievement of key goals planning and execution of various scenarios and delivery of bottom-line value for the business Help client business and leadership team with problem definition Collaborate and contribute to business and technology consulting projects to deliver client objectives Perform assessments of client business processes organizational change IT processes and technology landscape identifying transformational recommendations Develop a business and technical architecture strategy based on situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivations. Apply a structured business architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key views of the enterprise. Capture the tactical and strategic enterprise goals that provide traceability through the organization and are mapped to metrics that provide ongoing governance. Describe the primary business functions of the enterprise and distinguish between customer-facing supplier-related business execution and business management functions. Define the set of strategic core and support processes that transcend functional and organizational boundaries identify and describe external entities such as customers suppliers and external systems that interact with the business and describe which people resources and controls are involved in the processes. What you need 10&plus years of proven work experience in SAP Finance corporate finance solutions managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle development and support of internally facing products preferred Ability to craft clear compelling recommendations supported by strong analysis and business logic and articulate them to the organization to gain support for recommendations Ability to articulate in documenting requirements writing functional specs and user stories including story acceptance criteria for the engineering team Solid business background with understanding andor hands-on experience in financial applications such as SAP Ariba Concur and tax solutions. This includes managing system requirements evaluating products and solutions design integration implementation and maintenance of corporate revenue applications. Well-versed in defining roadmaps and delivering with teams that employ agile software development methodologies Ability to assess and report on the results of initiatives versus their expected impact Proven ability to operate effectively and autonomously in time-sensitive situations of extreme ambiguity with only high-level direction Exceptional verbal and written communication skills including the ability to work with technical and non-technical audiences as well as communicating as effectively to individual contributors as you do with executives Strong influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to develop strong working relationships build credibility and trust with team members and Senior Leadership leveraging a dynamic leadership presence They must also have a varied technical background which includes object-oriented development in ABAP. This senior engineer must be able to work effectively with globally staffed cross-functional teams manage multiple work tasks simultaneously and deliver complex object-oriented engineering solutions across a highly integrated landscape. The scope of the work includes solution design project-centered implementation features implementation enhancements and ongoing support. Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location role skill set education and level of experience. As required by local law UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California Colorado New York or Washington as set forth below. Role Location Range of Starting Pay for Role California 90000 - 136000 Our full-time regular associates are eligible for 401K matching and vacation accrual and are covered from day 1 for paid sick time healthcare dental vision life and disability insurance benefits. Depending on the role some associates may also be eligible for stock options.