Senior SAP Business Process Owner

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid leave & flexibility

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC. is seeking a Senior SAP Business Process Owner to manage end-to-end SAP S/4HANA processes and drive process governance from design through deployment. You will partner with business and IT teams to improve data quality and achieve measurable process performance.

You will lead UAT, define KPIs, and ensure compliance with regulations while working in a remote/PA-centric setup, focusing on scalable process improvements and training across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 12+ years hands-on SAP experience.
• 10+ years in business process, operations, marketing and SAP roles with ownership.
• Experience applying AI tools to business or technical work and leading UAT.

Responsibilities

• Own design, documentation, and continuous improvement of end-to-end SAP S/4HANA processes.
• Maintain process maps, SOPs, and governance.
• Define master data quality rules and governance practices.
• Translate business needs into functional specs and validate solutions.
• Lead user acceptance testing and cutover activities.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Data governance

Process ownership

Excel (advanced)

AI tools experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

12+ years SAP experience in lieu of degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Excel

Job description

Location

Remote - Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job ID

R0138121

Date Posted

2026-07-21

Company Name

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category)

Quality Management

Job Schedule

Full time

Remote

Yes

Job Description

The Opportunity As a Senior SAP Business Process Owner, you will provide business ownership for one or more end-to-end SAP S/4HANA process domains, helping align business operations, system capabilities, and master data governance. You will work across business and technology teams to establish consistent processes, support adoption of new ways of working, improve data quality, and enable measurable process performance. Through process stewardship and collaboration with key stakeholders, you will help ensure SAP solutions effectively support operational needs and continuous improvement.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Own the design, documentation, and continuous improvement of assigned end-to-end SAP S/4HANA processes.
• Maintain process maps, work instructions, SOPs, and visual job aids.
• Define and enforce master data quality rules and governance practices.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications and validate technical solutions.
• Lead user acceptance testing, including scenario design, authorization validation, and defect triage.
• Partner with function champions and site subject matter resources to identify issues and verify solutions.
• Define, monitor, and report key performance indicators for the process domain.
• Design and deliver role-based training while supporting adoption of process and system changes.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Your Background

• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, Business, Information Systems, or a related field; or 12+ years of hands‑on SAP experience and demonstrated passion for the platform in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years in business process, operations, marketing and sales, or SAP functional roles, including 5+ years with accountable ownership of an end-to-end process.
• Experience applying AI tools to business or technical work and experience leading user acceptance testing and cutover or hyper‑care activities on a major SAP program.
• Deep hands‑on SAP S/4HANA knowledge, or ECC with migration experience, in at least one core module with the ability to work across related modules.
• Demonstrated master data expertise, advanced Excel capability, and the ability to specify and validate data extracts.
• Lean/Six Sigma, APICS/ASCM, or SAP certification.

Benefits

• Receive health and retirement benefits available to eligible employees.
• Benefit from paid leave and workplace flexibility programs.
• Access learning and development opportunities to build technical and business capabilities.

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