SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning – Product Enablement Business Specialist
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Job Location:
Irvine, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Role: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning Product Enablement / Business Specialist
Location: Irvine CA Onsite 4 days/week
Duration: 6 month
Location: Irvine CA Onsite 4 days/week
Duration: 6 month
Position Overview
Role Expectations SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning
Product Enablement Business Specialist
Role Purpose
Acts as the right hand to the Product Owner for SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning
Responsible for executing the product vision and strategy defined by the Product Owner
Ensures ideas and strategy are translated into delivered adopted and value adding solutions
Serves as a key link between business finance and IT
Product Execution & Ownership
Owns and drives in partnership with the IT Scrum Lead the SAC Planning roadmap aligned to business priorities and product strategy
Translates Product Owner vision into clear epics features deliverables and OKRs
Acts as the primary executor ensuring initiatives move from concept to implementation
Manages prioritization of enhancements and defects balancing business value urgency and platform sustainability
Partner with IT Scrum Lead to track progress dependencies and risks to ensure successful delivery
Requirements & Model Enablement
Leads requirements gathering and refinement for SAC Planning models and features
Owns continuous model refinement and optimization based on user feedback and evolving business needs
Converts business requirements into clear functional and technical specifications for planning models and features owned by business
Provides clear business requirements for the creation of functional specifications and sign-offs for planning models and features owned by IT
Ensures planning models are scalable performant and aligned with best practices for planning models and features owned by business
Provides input and insights into planning model designs that ensures flexibility while maintaining consistency and scalability (supporting IT)
Supports standardization while allowing flexibility where business needs require it
Collaboration with IT & Delivery Teams
Works closely with IT developers and data teams to analyze design build test and deploy SAC Planning solutions
Acts as the functional authority during design build testing and deployment phases
Leads UAT and partners with IT for defect resolution and release readiness
Understands how business decisions impact with enterprise data architecture and integration standards
Partners with IT to attend vendor forums and conferences to stay abreast of technology advancements and incorporates into business technology roadmaps where appropriate
Enablement Adoption & Value Realization
Drives feature enablement and adoption across business user groups
Supports change management through documentation training and stakeholder communication
Partners with stakeholders to ensure SAC Planning capabilities are used effectively
Helps measure and communicate business value and outcomes from SAC Planning solutions
Skills & Expertise
Strong techno functional expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud Planning (SAC P)
Hands on experience with planning models data actions allocations calendars and workflows
Strong financial planning and accounting acumen including understanding of P&L balance sheet cash flow forecasting budgeting and financial drivers.
Good understanding of analytics and reporting enabling integration between planning and insights
Ability to translate between business needs and technical solutions
Familiarity with agile or product based delivery models
Mindset & Ways of Working
Strong sense of ownership accountability and execution focus
Passionate about SAC Planning and analytics
Comfortable operating in both strategic and hands on roles
Proactive collaborative and able to work effectively in ambiguous environments
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Role Expectations SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning
Product Enablement Business Specialist
Role Purpose
Acts as the right hand to the Product Owner for SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning
Responsible for executing the product vision and strategy defined by the Product Owner
Ensures ideas and strategy are translated into delivered adopted and value adding solutions
Serves as a key link between business finance and IT
Product Execution & Ownership
Owns and drives in partnership with the IT Scrum Lead the SAC Planning roadmap aligned to business priorities and product strategy
Translates Product Owner vision into clear epics features deliverables and OKRs
Acts as the primary executor ensuring initiatives move from concept to implementation
Manages prioritization of enhancements and defects balancing business value urgency and platform sustainability
Partner with IT Scrum Lead to track progress dependencies and risks to ensure successful delivery
Requirements & Model Enablement
Leads requirements gathering and refinement for SAC Planning models and features
Owns continuous model refinement and optimization based on user feedback and evolving business needs
Converts business requirements into clear functional and technical specifications for planning models and features owned by business
Provides clear business requirements for the creation of functional specifications and sign-offs for planning models and features owned by IT
Ensures planning models are scalable performant and aligned with best practices for planning models and features owned by business
Provides input and insights into planning model designs that ensures flexibility while maintaining consistency and scalability (supporting IT)
Supports standardization while allowing flexibility where business needs require it
Collaboration with IT & Delivery Teams
Works closely with IT developers and data teams to analyze design build test and deploy SAC Planning solutions
Acts as the functional authority during design build testing and deployment phases
Leads UAT and partners with IT for defect resolution and release readiness
Understands how business decisions impact with enterprise data architecture and integration standards
Partners with IT to attend vendor forums and conferences to stay abreast of technology advancements and incorporates into business technology roadmaps where appropriate
Enablement Adoption & Value Realization
Drives feature enablement and adoption across business user groups
Supports change management through documentation training and stakeholder communication
Partners with stakeholders to ensure SAC Planning capabilities are used effectively
Helps measure and communicate business value and outcomes from SAC Planning solutions
Skills & Expertise
Strong techno functional expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud Planning (SAC P)
Hands on experience with planning models data actions allocations calendars and workflows
Strong financial planning and accounting acumen including understanding of P&L balance sheet cash flow forecasting budgeting and financial drivers.
Good understanding of analytics and reporting enabling integration between planning and insights
Ability to translate between business needs and technical solutions
Familiarity with agile or product based delivery models
Mindset & Ways of Working
Strong sense of ownership accountability and execution focus
Passionate about SAC Planning and analytics
Comfortable operating in both strategic and hands on roles
Proactive collaborative and able to work effectively in ambiguous environments
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Marketing
- Customer Service
- Communication skills
- Military Experience
- Retail Sales
- Product Demos
- Customer Support
- Product Management
- Product Development
- Unity
- Microscopy
