IT Product Owner Finance (m/f/d)

Olympus Corporation; Coimbra; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vacation Policy (24 days + birthday/12

EAP

Parking

Job summary

Olympus is seeking a SAP Finance leader to own and prioritize the IT backlog for Finance and drive the global S/4HANA transformation. You will interface with Finance, IT, SAP teams, and external partners to translate needs into SAP solutions and actionable requirements.

You will guide solution design, manage stakeholders, and ensure delivery of sustained business value across ECC/S4HANA environments in a dynamic, global setting. Fluency in English required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience with strong SAP Finance expertise.
• Strong expertise in SAP FI/CO, finance processes, and SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA.
• Experience translating business requirements into SAP solutions, including configuration and design.
• Excellent stakeholder management across business, IT and external partners.
• Fluent in English, with global project experience.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance transformations in global environments.
• Knowledge of Record-to-Report (R2R) processes and/or prior Product Owner experience.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog and roadmap based on business value, strategic priorities, and technical feasibility.
• Act as the key IT interface between Finance stakeholders, IT, SAP teams, and external partners.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria for development teams.
• Assess solution options for functional, technical, and business fit.
• Facilitate prioritization and discussions with business and IT stakeholders.
• Ensure the product delivers value and meets stakeholder needs.
• Manage expectations and communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and issues.
• Lead SAP Finance aspects of the global S/4HANA transformation and future templates.

Skills

SAP Finance

FI/CO

English Fluency

S/4HANA Finance

R2R Knowledge

Product Owner

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Permanent employment contract

Your Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog and roadmap based on business value, strategic priorities, and technical feasibility.
• Act as the key IT interface between Finance business stakeholders, IT, SAP teams, and external partners.
• Understand business needs and translate them into clear requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria for development teams, and actionable IT/SAP solutions.
• Assess solution options and ensure that proposed solutions are appropriate from a functional, technical, and business perspective.
• Facilitate prioritization, requirements, and solution discussions with business and IT stakeholders.
• Ensure that the product delivers sustainable business value and meets stakeholder needs.
• Manage expectations and communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and issues to stakeholders.
• Play a significant role in our global greenfield SAP S/4HANA transformation.
• Contribute your SAP Finance expertise to the design of future IT Finance processes and the global Finance template.
• Help define, harmonize, and standardize future R2R processes and SAP solutions.
• Ensure that decisions made for the existing landscape support the transition towards the future S/4HANA environment.
• Steer and govern the external AMS partner for your area responsible for BAU support, application maintenance, enhancements, and small to medium-sized projects in the existing SAP ECC landscape.
• Provide SAP Finance expertise and consultancy in selected projects and changes.

Your qualification

• 5+ years of professional experience in an IT role with strong SAP Finance expertise, gained for example through SAP Functional Consulting, SAP Application Consulting, IT Product Management, Business Analysis, SAP Application Management, or a comparable role
• - Strong expertise in SAP Finance (FI/CO), finance processes, and SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA.
• - Experience translating business requirements into SAP solutions, including configuration/customizing and solution design.
• - Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across business, IT, and external partners.
• - Fluent in English.
• - Preferably experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance transformations, ideally in global environments.
• - Knowledge of Record-to-Report (R2R) processes and/or previous Product Owner experience.

Your competencies

• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Interprets calibration results, identifies deviations, and implements corrective actions.
• Results-Oriented & Decisive: Meets calibration deadlines and ensures operational reliability.
• Effective Communication: Collaborates with internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring clear documentation and compliance.
• Teamwork & Independence: Works autonomously on equipment monitoring while supporting cross-functional initiatives.
• Commitment to Quality, Compliance & Safety: Upholds ISO 13485 standards, promotes a quality culture, and ensures safe, compliant operations.

Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Your benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Permanent employment contract

Well Being In Focus

• Health Insurance
• Vacation Policy (24 vacation days, with additional days off for your birthday and December 24th)
• Free Curative Medicine
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Nutritional Options at Work (canteen with diverse meal choices including meat, fish, diet, vegetarian, and composed salads)

Culture Of Development And Learning

• Unlimited Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Initial and continuous training aligned with your career goals.

Other Benefits

• Referral Program
• Engaging Events (Team buildings, holidays celebrations, and themed days)
• On-site parking (for cars, motorcycles, and bikes, including electric car chargers)

About Olympus

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in-class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

For more information, visit

www.olympus-europa.com

and follow our LinkedIn account: linkedin.com/company/OlympusMedEMEA .