Principal, Business Intelligence Developer

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the design, configuration, implementation, and support of the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Application for developing and supporting the planning and analytics functions.

• Lead the implementation and support of SAP’s Business Intelligence solutions.

• Lead all phases of the project life cycle including analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and post-production support/maintenance.

• Assist in the development and enforcement of standards to provide best practices to deliver stable, reliable, and highly available solutions.

• Produce and peer review technical designs and architecture for development projects.

• Demonstrate effective collaboration and communication with internal team members and Business Partners.

• Coordinate project tasks and ensure accurate estimates are provided for completion of business solutions.

• Research and debug potential performance or other system anomalies. (i.e., demonstrate superior problem resolution)

• Create and compile technical documentation including unit, integration, acceptance test plans, support documentation, and end user documentation for delivered solutions and other tasks.

• Develop and enforce day-to-day support policies and procedures.

• Communicate status of projects and initiatives to management.

• Manage multiple projects/reporting solutions for multiple business areas.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Demonstrates strong technical skills in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

• Able to work directly with business analysts to translate functional design into technical specifications.

• Able to grasp requirements quickly and anticipate potential future requirements.

• Strong business process knowledge across Finance & Sales functional areas, with the ability to provide context to requirements.

• Excellent communication skills, oral and written including the ability to conduct formal and informal presentations and workshops with the ability to communicate across all levels of the business.

• Advanced working knowledge of SAP BI data modeling, data staging, data extraction, and logical/physical database design.

• Able to recognize design dependencies between projects and provide resolutions or plans to accommodate.

• Problem-solving skills related to SAP BW, SAP HANA, SAP Business Objects and Analysis for Office.

• Intermediate level working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI.

• Advanced working knowledge of data cleansing, aggregating, transforming, and validating data to ensure accuracy and consistency.

• Demonstrate superior conceptual reasoning and discretionary judgment.

• In-depth knowledge of an SDLC process and ability to develop sound project plans.

• Working knowledge of SAP ABAP and researching OSS, service packs, BW versions & plug-in information.

• Thorough working knowledge of upgrade processes and all aspects of related system testing.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related subjects, or equivalent additional work experience required.

• Minimum 10 years of SAP BI implementation experience with at least 3 years of hands-on SAC experience.

• Courses or certifications in SAP SAC solutions preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT (if applicable)

• Work is performed in a designated professional office workstation via hybrid work enviroment.

• Extensive use of office equipment to include computer and other business-related machines and software.

• Limited travel (< 10 %) may be required.

DISCLAIMER

This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification, and it may be changed by management at any time. Other duties may also apply. Nothing in this position description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between the Company and its employees. Distribution of this item outside of the Company without an authorized release is a violation of Company policy.