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SAP BI Technical Lead (Finance)



You know the moment. It's the first notes of that song you love, the intro to your favorite movie, or simply the sound of someone you love saying "hello." It's in these moments that sound matters most.

At Bose, we believe sound is the most powerful force on earth. We've dedicated ourselves to improving it for nearly 60 years. And we're passionate down to our bones about making whatever you're listening to a little more magical.

The Information Technology team at Bose exists to deliver valuable and reliable business and technology solutions with an innovative, engaged, and collaborative team focused on contributing to our corporate vision.

Job Description

Job Profile:

We are looking for an experienced SAP BI Technical Lead to join our Business Intelligence (BI) team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong combination of technical expertise and leadership capabilities to design, develop, and implement BI solutions that enhance enterprise analytics and ensure data accuracy and accessibility. In this role, you will collaborate with the Data Center of Excellence to address enterprise data needs by delivering robust solutions leveraging SAP ERP systems. You will be responsible for the maintenance and support of the current SAP BW landscape while leading the migration to advanced data platforms like Snowflake.

As technical lead, you will guide outsourced delivery teams, ensuring high-quality results and operational efficiency. This role requires a blend of hands-on solution development and managing an offshore development team to ensure seamless delivery and successful execution of BI initiatives.

Specific Responsibilities:

  • Partner with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, and product owners to prioritize and refine backlogs, elicit requirements, and translate business needs into actionable BI solutions.
  • Design, develop, and implement scalable BI data solutions, leveraging SAP BW extractors, supporting the Data COE to meet enterprise data requirements.
  • Support the BI solutions on the SAP BW on HANA platform.
  • Lead the BI DevOps Scrum Team, breaking features into actionable stories, defining acceptance criteria, and implementing test cases to ensure delivery excellence.
  • Manage the operations/production support work along with the Project commitments
  • Coach and mentor the offshore BI development team on complex solutions, fostering knowledge sharing and skills development.
  • Provide technical expertise in building robust data pipelines to feed external systems and support enterprise data needs.
  • Collaborate with the Data COE to migrate existing BW/HANA data models to the Snowflake platform, ensuring future scalability and flexibility.
  • Ensure BI solutions are aligned with changing business requirements and are built for scalability.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation across business and IT functions.
  • Leverage Lean tools and Agile principles to drive innovation, collaboration, and self-organization.
  • Ensure compliance with IT standards and security policies to protect assets and data integrity.

Required Competencies :

  • Proven leadership and interpersonal skills with a track record of achieving results.
  • Deep understanding of IT landscapes, SAP systems, and interdependencies with business processes.
  • Ability to demonstrate good Business knowledge and Functional experience in SAP business processes particularly Material Movements, Logistics, Finance, Purchasing, Sales & Distribution
  • Exceptional verbal, written, and storytelling skills to influence stakeholders and communicate complex data insights.
  • Skilled in driving change, grasping complex concepts, and executing them successfully.
  • Experienced in managing external vendors and leading offshore development teams.
  • Collaborative team player, working seamlessly with cross-functional teams.
  • Strong organizational abilities focused on quality and on-time delivery.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage backlogs, allocate resources, mitigate risks, and deliver high-quality solutions on time, aligned with business objectives
  • Experienced in driving changes and implementing solutions that align with evolving business needs and emerging technologies.
  • Committed to staying current with industry trends and best practices.
  • Proven ability to inspire, mentor, and foster a culture of collaboration and accountability.

Experience Requirements :

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience with SAP BW on HANA and SAP HANA native modeling.
  • Proficiency in SAP BW 7.5 with integration experience across ECC6, S/4HANA, and other SAP suite products.
  • Expertise in SAP standard extractors for modules like SD, MM, FI, CO, and QM.
  • Strong knowledge of delta mechanisms, especially in LIS datasources, with experience in managing delta loads and troubleshooting data consistency and performance issues.
  • Ability to analyze and manage data dependencies across multiple SAP modules (e.g., SD, MM, FI, CO) to ensure consistent and accurate extraction logic
  • Experience optimizing data extraction from SAP (ECC/S4HANA) to BI platforms, managing batch jobs, and ensuring timely, accurate data delivery.
  • Familiarity in integrating SAP extractors with BW, HANA, or other data warehousing solutions, leveraging middleware tools such as SNP Glue or similar
  • Expertise in troubleshooting and optimizing extractor performance, identifying bottlenecks, and improving data transfer efficiency.
  • Strong understanding of ensuring data consistency and integrity across SAP modules and managing data reconciliation and quality issues.
  • Deep knowledge of data modeling concepts such as Star Schema, Extended Star Schema, and LSA++ architecture.
  • Expertise in SAP Business Explorer Query Designer, SAP Analysis for Office, BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, and Microsoft Power BI.
  • Proficiency in ABAP for BW (Start/End Routines, Transformations) and SQL scripting in HANA (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of BPC integration with SAP BW, including mapping BPC models to BW Info Providers, with the ability to troubleshoot process chains and data transfers related to BPC (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with Agile development methodologies and familiarity with SAFe frameworks.
  • Exposure to Snowflake data warehousing is a plus.

Education/Certification Requirements:

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

*** This role is hybrid, with three in-person daysat our Atlanta office. This requirement is non-flexible.

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Our goal is to create an atmosphere where every candidate feels supported and empowered in the interviewing process. Diversity and inclusion are integral to our success, and we believe that providing reasonable accommodation is not only a legal obligation but also a fundamental aspect of our commitment to being an employer of choice. We recognize that individuals may have different needs and requirements based on their abilities, and we provide reasonable accommodations to ensure ideal conditions are met during the application process.

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