Principal SAP/SAC Architect

Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
Job Description

• Responsible for development and configuration of an SAP Analytics cloud tool within NBCUniversal Corporate technology.
• Deliver an efficient SAP Planning and Analytical capability to support multiple business sectors requirements.
• Responsible for requirements collection, design, and build of analytics solutions specific to SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud and/or SAP BW4/HANA.
• Communicate SAP-technologies in a simplified manner to business users to convey the "art of the possible".
• Design and build the proposed analytics solution.
• Work with a variety of technologies such as native HANA modeling, HANA Smart Data Integration, SAP SLT for replication, ABAP CDS View development for analytics, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere and SAP BW4/HANA.
• Lead requirement gathering sessions to define data acquisition, virtual data models in SAP HANA and report layouts in SAP Analytics Cloud or other analytics tools such as Tableau, Qlik, or PowerBI.
• Lead and build proposed analytic solutions, supporting development, unit testing, user acceptance testing, and go-live.
• Work with SAP BTP or HANA Administrators and Security team members on setup and configuration of user access.
• Create Data Analytics Reports using SAP Cloud Analytics.
• Collaborate with functional teams to translate user stories and problem statements into project/solution requirements.
• Collaborate with extended Data and Analytics teams to design data pipelines to and from SAC.
• Develop solutions quickly through an Agile process utilizing incremental minimal viable products to obtain user feedback and iterate towards a final solution.
• Partner with functional teams to facilitate the deployment and adoption of delivered solutions.
• Inform/coach key users, where necessary, regarding SAC usage and requests for displaying information in the system.
• Facilitate with lead and business clients and Product teams on strategy and team sessions to assess in betterment of SAP Analytics.
• Provide recommendations, develop customized solutions as needed, and manage follow-up and evaluation for all SAP planning requirements.
• Develop new Planning scenarios, interfaces, cubes and other reporting structures, as and when identified by business needs/projects.
• Assist with identified stabilization and simplification initiatives to improve overall SAP Analytics processes and performance. Review/Update support and operations documentation where required.
• Participate in production support rota during key activity periods when required month-end, quarter-end, year-end etc.
• Ensure consistency of master data between MDG and related systems.
• Review and improve existing master data interfaces to eliminate master data issues in SAP ECC, SAP S/4, BW, BPC and any downstream systems.
• Liaise with other Product teams to ensure timely resolution of all issues and to promote good working relationships.
• 100% telecommuting is permitted for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field (or foreign degree equivalent), plus 15 years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation.
• The position requires each of the following skills, which must have been gained through 15 years of experience:
• Experience in Data Analytics with the ability to link development requirements back to business requirements.
• Experience in using BI & Reporting Analytics tools, such as SAP BO, AOE, QlikView, MicroStrategy, Power BI and Tableau.

• The position requires the following skill, which must have been gained through 12 years of experience:
• Experience providing infrastructure requirements.
• The position requires each of the following skills, which must have been gained through 10 years of experience:
• Experience providing SAP SAC user training.
• Experience in SAP data & Analytics products including various data and analytics solutions based on AWS, GCP and Azure.
• The position requires each of the following skills, which must have been gained through five (5) years of experience:
• Experience in SAP SAC Analytics with the ability to link development requirements back to business requirements.
• Experience implementing SAP SAC in a multinational environment.

This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee's residence
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary range: $180,000 to $211,150 per year
Full-time: 40 hours/week
Additional Information
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