Sr Manager, Technical Product Owner – Finance Reporting

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Sr Manager, Technical Product Owner – Finance Reporting located in New Brunswick, NJ.

In this influential role, you will operate at the nexus of business and technology, shaping functional design by combining a deep understanding of business objectives with innovative technology solutions. You will be responsible for the design, development, and management of our integrated data and analytics solutions across financial, external, and operational datasets as part of our ambitious Finance transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Vision & Strategy Development: Collaborate with senior leadership to define a forward-looking finance vision, strategy, and capabilities roadmap, including technology and product strategies that enable informed decision-making.
• Business Problem Translation: Understand and translate complex business challenges within finance functions into compelling value propositions, incorporating process improvements, technology, data governance, and user-centered experiences. Establish clear KPIs to measure value realization.
• External Insights & Trends: Analyze industry and technology trends in planning, forecasting, and finance processes to provide strategic foresight and innovative solutions.
• Solution Design & Validation: Ensure product development adopts an experimental and human-centered approach, leveraging agile principles, external insights, and end-to-end process optimization to meet compliance and operational excellence.
• Value & Impact Realization: Articulate the expected business value from investments in employee experience, operational efficiency, and compliance, aligning with organizational goals.
• Partnership & Collaboration: Work closely with Business Process Owners, finance teams, and technology partners throughout the product lifecycle—from inception to continuous improvement—while effectively communicating progress and strategic alignment.
• Product Roadmap & Management: Partner with product management teams to align roadmaps with business strategy, technology innovation, and measurable success metrics.
• Vendor & External Partner Engagement: Collaborate with external vendors, applying best practices to optimize product development and implementation.

This role offers extensive development opportunities in crafting insight-driven strategies, fostering innovation, promoting experimentation, and leading high-performing, collaborative teams with a focus on human-centered design.

Reporting Structure:

You will report directly to the Product Group Leader and support business partners across Central Finance, Planning & Forecasting, Master Data, and the broader technology organization to unlock the full potential of our technological investments.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Finance, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in Data Modeling and Visualization, with hands-on expertise in SAP S/4HANA
• Experience with SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud
• Proven success in large-scale ERP implementations, especially with SAP S/4HANA
• In-depth understanding of how Data, Master Data Management (MDM), Business Intelligence (BI), and visualization tools fit within enterprise data architecture
• Experience handling large data volumes and building performant solutions in Finance and Supply chain space
• 5+ years of people leadership and team development
• Proficiency with JIRA, SDLC, and related development tools
• Experience fostering high-performance teams and agile methodologies
• Proactive, quick learner with a strong bias for action and a sense of urgency
• Ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Proven capability to manage conflicts and align cross-functional teams toward common goals
• Expertise in maximizing technology to drive business value and program success
• Thought leadership in technology strategy, roadmaps, and product solutioning
• Up to 15% of travel may be required

Preferred:

• Experience with Business Data Cloud and Data Bricks
• Advance analytics with AI and ML
• Familiarity with technical infrastructure in a global context

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$120,000 - $207,000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.