Prin IT Business Analyst
About the role
A Day in the Life
SAP BA Principal Functional Expertise - Must Have The candidate should have deep functional knowledge in SAP domain, and enough cross-functional understanding to see the end-to-end business process.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (business stakeholders, BRMs, vendors).
- Design and implement solutions aligned with Medtronic's compliance and operational excellence standards.
- Act as strategic advisors, influencing decisions and driving process improvements.
- Mentor junior analysts and manage critical projects end-to-end.
- SAP ECC / S/4HANA experience
- Strong knowledge of relevant SAP modules:
o PP o WM o QM o PM
- Integration between SAP modules
- Understanding of SAP master data
- SAP interfaces and integrations
- Understanding of SAP configuration vs. customization
- SAP reporting and analytics
- SAP security/GRC awareness
- Understanding of SAP releases, enhancements and upgrades
- Lead complex SAP initiatives (S/4HANA migrations, global rollouts, PP/QM, FICO, or Supply Chain modules).
Principal-level expectation: They should be able to walk into a business problem and quickly determine: Business problem → process impact → SAP capability → integration impact → solution options → risks → effort → cost → implementation approach.
- Business Analysis & Process Design
- Business acumen
o Ability to translate business needs into SAP solutions. o Strong understanding of Medtronic's regulated environment.
- Business requirements gathering
- Requirements elicitation
- Process mapping
- As-Is / To-Be analysis
- Gap analysis
- Business process optimization
- Root-cause analysis
- Functional specifications
- User stories / acceptance criteria
- Business case development
- Process documentation
- Data analysis
- KPI definition
- UAT planning and execution
- SAP Demand & Project Leadership
The person should have experience managing the lifecycle of SAP demands: Business Demand → Intake → Assessment → Prioritization → Business Case → Solution Design → Estimate → Approval → Delivery → Testing → Deployment → Hypercare understand:
- Demand management
- Project estimation
- Resource requirements
- Capacity planning
- Prioritization
- Project dependencies
- Risk management
- Budget awareness
- Timeline management
- Change management
- Production readiness
- Post-implementation review
Worked with tools such as Planisware, ServiceNow, SAP Solution Manager. Handle COE process around demand, resource capacity, project compliance and cost allocation.
- Solution Architecture Mindset
Architectural thinking.
- SAP integrations
- APIs
- Middleware
- Interfaces
- Data flows
- Legacy systems
- Cloud integrations
- Master data
- Reporting/data warehouses
- Security
- SAP extensions
- Custom development
- Integration impacts
- Stakeholder & Communication Skills Interact with:
- Business leaders
- Process owners
- IT leadership
- SAP functional teams
- Developers
- Architects
- Data teams
- Security/GRC
- Project managers
- Vendors
- Global/local teams
Need to be able to communicate at three different levels. Executive level Business level Technical level
- Leadership Without Direct Authority
Lead people without being their manager.
- Leading cross-functional teams
- Facilitating workshops
- Driving decisions
- Resolving conflicts
- Mentoring analysts
- Coaching junior SAP resources
- Challenging assumptions
- Influencing senior stakeholders
- Managing vendors
- Establishing standards
- Driving continuous improvement
- Data & Analytics Capability
Power BI, Snowflake, SAP source data and dashboard/data inconsistencies Should understand:
- SAP data structures
- Data extraction
- Data validation
- Data quality
- Master data
- Reporting requirements
- SAP → data warehouse → BI architecture
- Reconciliation
- Data lineage
- KPI definitions
- Power BI concepts
- SQL fundamentals
- Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms Systematically trace: SAP source → extraction → transformation → Snowflake → semantic model → Power BI → KPI
- Transformation & Strategic Thinking
- SAP modernization
- ECC → S/4HANA transformation
- Digital transformation
- Process automation
- Integration strategy
- Cloud strategy
- AI opportunities
- SAP clean core concepts
- Standardization vs. customization
- Technical debt
- Business value
- Continuous improvement
o Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking o Ability to anticipate risks, propose alternatives, and make data-driven decisions. o Creative thinking for process optimization and compliance challenges.
- Adaptability & Change Management
o Comfort with ambiguity and evolving priorities. o Leading change initiatives (e.g., S/4HANA migration, process harmonization). o Promoting adoption of new tools and processes. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
- Engages with business leaders to understand how strategies and data-driven changes can improve efficiencies and add value.
- Work with data sets to define use cases to improve products, processes and/or services.
- Collaborates with Business Relationship Manager (BRM), business stakeholders and IT Product Owners / Managers to develop business requirements for product or system changes.
- Drives business agenda during solution delivery process.
- Functional Skills: Ability to analyze data and trends in order to develop recommendations to solve business problems.
- Additional Skills: Problem Solving, Detail Oriented, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Service, Process Improvement, Communication.
- Technology: Understanding of systems, software and technological concepts, Familiarity with data analysis tools and data modeling methodologies.
• Business Value Orientation
Systems Thinking and End-to-End Process Awareness
Strategic Decision-Making
Risk Management and Compliance
Executive Communication and Negotiation
SAP Service Management and Operational Excellence
Knowledge Management and Capability Development
Innovation, Automation, and Responsible AI Adoption
Global Collaboration and Cultural Awareness
Adaptability and Ownership
SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM
Autonomy
Leadership and Talent Management
Required Knowledge and Experience
Physical Job Requirements
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