Product Owner (m/f/d) SAP S/4 Finance

A Snapshot of Your Day
The Product Owner for SAP S/4 Finance within the Accounting Systems team is a role critical for business continuity and the ongoing development of our core financial platform. This position will ensure the system evolves to meet the strategic objectives of the CFO organization. To support these aims, the role is structured around three core areas: Product Strategy & Backlog Management, Agile Project Execution & Team Collaboration, and Financial Systems Governance & Quality Assurance. This approach ensures a clear vision is established, development is executed efficiently, and the final product is compliant and fit-for-purpose. Given the focus on agile leadership and financial systems, the ideal candidate will have extensive experience as a Product Owner in a SAP Finance environment. Key requirements include deep knowledge of SAP S/4 Finance modules, proven expertise in agile methodologies, and strong stakeholder management capabilities to bridge the gap between business needs and technical delivery.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Define, articulate, and own the product vision and roadmap for SAP S/4 Finance, ensuring alignment with business stakeholder requirements and overall company objectives.
• Develop, maintain, and prioritize the product backlog by translating complex business needs from finance departments into clear, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Act as the primary liaison between stakeholders and the development team, managing expectations and ensuring a shared understanding of priorities and release plans.
• Analyze business processes and user feedback to identify opportunities for system improvements and drive the product strategy forward.
• Serve as the dedicated point of contact for the development team to clarify requirements, answer questions, and make decisive choices on product features.
• Formally accept or reject completed work at the end of each sprint, ensuring that deliverables meet the defined quality standards and business value.
• Align requirements from a global/ template perspective, balancing standardization and local needs.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Longstanding experience as Product Owner, Business Analyst, Accountant or SAP consultant with a strong focus on SAP Finance (FI/CO) modules.
• Operational experience ideally in one of the accounting subject matter areas: Project Accounting, HR Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Inventory Accounting or Accounts Payable
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA Finance (FI/CO) and financial systems governance
• Proven skills in product ownership, demand management, and requirements elicitation. Solid understanding of end-to-end accounting processes and process design
• Strong stakeholder management, business analysis, and influencing skills. Fluent English, German preferred

About the Team
Our Corporate Functions are essential in driving the company's strategic initiatives and ensuring operational excellence across various departments, business areas, and regions. These roles support our vision to become the most valued energy technology company in the world. As part of our team, you contribute to our vision by shaping the global energy transition, partnering with our internal and external stakeholders, and conducting business responsibly and in compliance with legal requirements and regulations.

Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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