Technical Product Owner

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com Job Function: Technology Product & Platform Management Job Sub Function: Technical Product Management Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, GB006 High Wycombe, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands Job Description: About the job Manager - Corporate Business Technology, Technical Product Owner (TPO) Treasury Role Description Johnson & Johnson Corporate Business Technology (CBT) is recruiting for a Technical Product Owner to manage the Finance applications running on the Treasury platforms (SAP ECC/S4, JAVA and SWIFT technology). Your main responsibility is to lead delivery for the Treasury squad where you will be responsible for the vision and priorities of projects and enhancements on those platforms and all associated feature/function/capabilities delivered in support of our Global Treasury Services. The role requires close collaboration with key stakeholders across all levels of our organization in the planning, implementation, deployment of programs and projects. This position is responsible for the Technology strategy development for Treasury. The role provides oversight and direction for multiple initiatives, driving global strategy development as well as the planning, execution/implementation and operational aspects of all areas supporting a wide variety of business and Technology initiatives. The position requires a deep understanding of Finance and Treasury policies, procedures, regulation requirements, Technology platforms / capabilities and operational support. The key focus is on delivering strategic and innovative solutions to the business while ensuring operational excellence. The individual manages relationships with Treasury including external interactions / relationships with key Technology application suppliers. The candidate will be required to provide subject matter expertise working directly with business partners, contractors, and other J&J organizations. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS ROLE INCLUDE:   Strategy *  Sets a clear vision for the product and is responsible for multi-generation product strategy *  Maximizes ROI by identifying and prioritizing the product features by business value *  Define, ensure alignment and execute global strategies and solutions; partner with the business to identify opportunities for using technology as an enabler to improve, automate, simplify business processes and optimize total cost of ownership. Continuously manage business partner expectations.   Business Technology Interface *  Understand the business's needs and priorities from the product *  Negotiate with the business to see what items (story points) are built and which are backlogged based on capacity *  Accountable for the development work getting done correctly *  Participate in the business planning activities by identifying future business demand and ensuring appropriate funding is in the business plan. *  Drive business process improvement initiatives and champion the change management efforts of Technology initiatives within the business partner community   Business Requirements Analysis *  Partner with the business to understand and define business drivers and requirements of the initiated program(s)/project(s). Ensure design gap analysis and prototyping, test script authoring and execution, and deployment activities as needed. *  Understands development estimates and how levels of effort impact the priority of requirements    Program oversight *  Tracks progress of all Treasury system development in the context of the larger Treasury project portfolio. *  Prepare and deliver regular updates and communications (verbal and written) to the Business and Technology Leadership teams, and extended business partners. *  Has a combination of global and regional accountability depending on product line scope. *  Ensure Service Level Agreements are established and meet expectations of the business partners.   Team Development *  Lead projects of medium to large complexity, and act as Liaison between the various Technology organizations to ensure successful delivery of initiatives to the business partners. *  Provide coaching/guidance to peers, junior team members, co-ops and/or consultants. *  Consistently demonstrate knowledge seeking and sharing behaviors across Technology organizational boundaries in the performance of daily work and encourage junior associates to do the same. *  Apply principles, concepts, and practices of the J&J Leadership Imperatives.    Vendor Management *  Interact with suppliers and vendors to evaluate software, hardware, or services and make recommendations. Partnering with Vendors to ensure compliance with J&J standards, policies and procedures *  Ensure that J&J information assets are appropriately identified and valued and are protected by complying with and enforcing all local and worldwide security policies. *  Ensure that security is considered and emphasized in all Technology plans and actions   PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: * Master's degree in the field of Information Technology or Computer Science. * 5 years+ of experience with implementation and maintenance of Treasury solutions (SAP,SWIFT etc). * Experience with 1+ full cycle of S/4 HANA implementation for Finance. * 2+ years of people management experience. * Experience in managing matrix-based project teams including internal resources and contractors. *  Experience in managing complex global projects, processes and systems. *  Experience with modern cloud-based application delivery (such as SaaS). *  Business case/value case management experience. *  Hands-on disciplined project management skills. *  Experience with software validation in regulated environments. *  Working knowledge of core application development principles and SDLC methodology. *  Demonstrated ability to lead a team and manage work in accordance with full system lifecycle (SDLC) from concept to production deployment. *  Hands-on experience supporting an application portfolio (post-launch). *  Proficiency in explaining technologies effectively to customers, communicating technical concepts in non-technical terms. *  Experience in agile / agile scrum methodology. *  Experience with agile delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence. *  Hands on understanding of Design Principles (User Interface and Business Process Mapping). *  Ability to operate independently and interface with senior business leaders. *  Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision, both written and verbal. *  Self-starter with strong teamwork abilities and customer service skills. *  Extreme focus, attention to detail and delivering high-quality solutions *  Strong background and experience in virtualization, network and other technologies. *  Prior experience in supporting global operations and following Enterprise level process frameworks such as ITIL. Travel can be required but should be limited.

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