Sr. Product Manager, Financial Solutions (Order to Cash)

Role description

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

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From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Your New Role :

The Sr Product Mgr Financial solution - Order to Cash will help the team as well as key stakeholders across various tasks related to multiple Order to Cash applications and business processes including improving business processes and aligning key metrics. This role requires a high level of expertise in SAP systems, deep understanding of finance and sales processes, and the ability to lead and implement change initiatives effectively. This role facilitates the interface between business needs and functional capabilities and enable teams to deliver solutions within appropriate resource constraints. Not only will the role require managing program engagements to completion, but it will also ensure daily business operations are maintained. Finding innovative ways to execute and optimize the operational tasks will also be critical.

Your Role Accountabilities:

Operations/Project Management

Serve as the functional lead for the respective system modules of significant scope and complexity and a significant contributor to complementary modules that directly impact the business track.

Project management and oversight of new system launch, new functionality, and/or enhancements impacting the OTC process including design, configuration, test scenario/script creation, testing, related execution, and adoption of components.

Direct defect resolution and enhancement technical development and set related priorities for third party partners supporting the OTC process.

Communication of project timelines, Key Performance Indicators, and status to OTC leadership groups.

Develop comprehensive performance analysis of business processes and review ways of improvement.

Actively participate in stakeholder meetings with the goal of understanding all major projects and initiatives planned

STRATEGY

Represent functional area on cross-functional execution teams needed to ensure OTC systems strategy and project work completion.

Recommend long-term solutions in accordance with an understanding of the business needs, and strategic success of the organization.

Engage other technical subject matter experts across the WBD enterprise to solicit input, feedback, perspective, and (as appropriate) assistance .

Business Analysis

Analyze business needs and requirements to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation

Gather and document business requirements through interviews, surveys and other methods

Develop and maintain business cases and const-benefit analysis for proposed solutions

Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that solutions meet business needs and are properly implemented

Requirements Gathering

Develop and maintain requirements documentation, including use cases, user stories, and functional specifications

Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that requirements are accurate and complete

Identify and prioritize requirements and develop a project plan to meet those requirements

Identify and report stakeholder issues and concerns and resolve them

Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure that solutions meet their needs and requirements

Application Design & Solution

Participate in design sessions along with development team and help in the design of software

Conduct feasibility studies and proof-of-concept development to determine the viability of proposed solutions

Collaborate with developers to ensure that solutions meet business requirements and are properly implemented

Conduct unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing to ensure that solutions are functional and meet business requirements

Develop and maintain documentation for applications, including user manuals and functional specifications

Qualifications & Experiences:

2+ years of prior experience in a related field (media, entertainment, business development or streaming services industry experience a plus)

11-15 years of Extensive experience in managing Order to Cash processes in a large and complex environment.

Strong understanding of the Order to Cash process.

Working experience of SAP SD (Sales and Distribution) and miscellaneous Accounts Receivable, RAR, FI (Financial Accounting) modules

Experience in customer MDM, external billing & revenue interfaces, e-invoicing solutions & reporting

2-4 years of transactional processing and operations assurance experience

Undergraduate degree required in computer science, mathematics or business sciences

Superior analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience developing financial models in Excel AND facilitating business discussions

Expert user of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) to prepare all documents, presentations, graphs, briefings, and worksheets

A passion for accuracy and translating insights into a compelling narrative; able to maintain a balance between the details and the larger picture

Excellent written and verbal communication

Superb relationship building skills

Work collaboratively w/small teams

Ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently

Ability to work flexible schedule, including overnight shifts on a rotation basis

Not Required but preferred experience:

● MBA or graduate degree preferred but not required in computer science, mathematics or business sciences

● SAP certification in SD and/or FI modules

● Post graduate work experience in a related field (entertainment or entertai…