Engineering Project Manager (SAP Retail Payments Analyst), IS&T Enterprise Systems

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the software and services sector is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to oversee projects related to SAP Retail Payments. The successful candidate will manage project scope, timelines, and resources while collaborating with various teams across regions. This role requires strong communication and analytical skills, along with substantial experience in payments processing and SAP functionalities. The ideal candidate will also have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field and demonstrate leadership capabilities in managing complex projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in payments processing.
• 5+ years of SD functionality experience in order-to-cash process.

Responsibilities

• Managing all aspects of projects including scope, timeline, and resources.
• Gathering requirements to understand business needs.
• Ensuring project scope, resources, budget, and timelines are well-defined.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Technology

Tools

SAP FI

SAP SD

SAP ECC

SAP IS Retail

SAP Portal

Job description

Engineering Project Manager (SAP Retail Payments Analyst), IS&T Enterprise Systems

Sunnyvale, California, United States | Software and Services

Description

The successful candidate will collaborate with Apple business and technical teams across regions, as well as external payments partners and third parties. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential due to interactions across multiple regions and time zones.

The role includes responsibilities such as:

1. Managing all aspects of projects, including scope, timeline, and resources.
2. Influencing and persuading stakeholders with strong configuration and development skills for SAP Retail and front-end solutions.
3. Working closely with POS, Data Warehouse, ABAP, Basis, and other teams during design and implementation.
4. Gathering requirements to understand business needs.
5. Creating project plans, managing dependencies, risks, and change requests.
6. Ensuring project scope, resources, budget, and timelines are well-defined and adequate.
7. Conducting functional and technical gap analyses.
8. Designing scalable, flexible solutions adhering to global standards and security policies.
9. Establishing design governance and solution architecture in a complex payments landscape.
10. Tracking issues and driving resolutions across teams.
11. Reporting project status to management.
12. Overseeing testing cycles and ensuring smooth production launches.
13. Managing cutover and implementation activities across multiple teams.
14. Handling scope during warranty support for a successful handover.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in functional design and configuration, including specifications for user exits, interfaces, reports, etc.
• 5+ years of SD functionality experience in the order-to-cash process, including billing and FI/CO integration.
• 5+ years of experience in payments processing (credit cards, loans, wire transfers, mobile payments).
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Technology, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience with the ability to drive efficient, secure, and compliant designs.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure independently.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional projects.
• Ability to manage scope and timelines across multiple projects.
• Experience with SAP FI, SD, ECC, SAP IS Retail, and SAP Portal landscape.
• Strong communication skills at all organizational levels.
• Experience or familiarity with S/4 HANA is a plus.
• High-quality solution delivery in challenging environments.
• Collaborative conflict resolution skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of accounting principles is advantageous.

Compensation details, benefits, and additional information are provided in the full job posting.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.