Director, SAP App Dev. & Innovation

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Hiring Remotely in New York, NY, USA
Remote or Hybrid
260K-260K Annually
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AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • App development
NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.
The Role
Leads SAP application development, architecture, integration, and innovation across ECC, S/4HANA, and BTP environments. Directs technical teams through complex transformations, including clean-core remediation, custom workload migration, Fiori development, RAP and CAP extensions, and end-to-end integrations. Defines SAP technical vision, evaluates business requirements, guides solution design and implementation, ensures technical integrity, contributes to product roadmaps, and mentors engineers and consultants.
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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 integrating software and hardware frameworks, systems and product design functions and for designing underlying architecture for use in one or more product offerings.
  • Evaluate final results of design assuring accomplishment of technical objectives and prepare/present reports outlining the outcome of projects and make recommendations for necessary actions to achieve desired results.
  • Manage technical SAP Teams through complex system development and deployment.
  • Solutions to include artificial intelligence, application development and integration in one unified environment.
  • Re-engineer, transform and maintain custom SAP SOH workloads on S/4 and BTP.
  • Analyze custom workloads on current stack and establish a framework to migrate objects and get to clean core.
  • Provide technical guidance and architectural inputs for code remediation to S/4.
  • Actively lead SAP technical vision to leverage best practices and drive maximum business value.
  • Apply technology to complex processes with a drive toward relentless simplification and reduction in TCO.
  • Evaluate business requirements and architect SAP solutions providing an integrated approach.
  • Be up-to-date on latest SAP technology stack and act as strategic advisor to product and business teams on how to leverage SAP products and tools.
  • Manage Technical architecture analysis, research, design and development of new functionality and integration with key applications and services under SAP ecosystems.
  • Guide the engineering team to develop, configure and implement the solution as per the product development standards and best practices.
  • Ensure technical integrity of projects, making sure that common technical elements are leveraged, and that work is not duplicated.
  • Participate in product roadmap and product strategy definition.
  • Coordinate with other technical teams to ensure compatibility with their solution components and be in alignment with their roadmap.
  • Hold self and others accountable to the committed deadlines and ensure successful deliverables.
  • Act as a mentor, coach, and provide training to engineers and consultants by sharing solution and technical expertise.

Additional Requirements:
  • Up to 10% domestic travel required.
  • Fully Remote: 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.

Salary range: $260,000 per year
Full-time: 40 hours/week
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline (or foreign degree equivalent), plus 12 years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation focused on SAP integration/development.
Position requires the following skill:
  • Experience consulting on more than eight (8) SAP ECC implementation or S/4 HANA implementation projects.
  • The following skills must have been gained through 12 years of experience:
  • Experience with various SAP modules and Integration development working on large-scale SAP ECC and SAP S/4 transformations.
  • Experience with SAP Technical and functional experience with SAP products and various solution offerings.
  • The following skills must have been gained through 10 years of experience:
  • Deep technical experience in SAP ECC Application engineering development using the ABAP based frameworks like Business Add in's (BADI), Application Link Enabling (ALE IDOC), Smartforms, Application List Viewer (ALV), and others.
  • Experience with Business Process re-engineering or process improvement experience with broad-based information systems.
  • The following skills must have been gained through eight (8) years of experience:
  • Experience leveraging released BAPI's or API's to develop customizations and creating wrappers for requirements where no released or standard BAPI's are available.
  • Experience working with interfaces in addition to Web Services, such as Java connectors and Rest APIs communicating with non-SAP applications.
  • Experience with transformation projects e.g., from SAP ECC to S/4 HANA (ECC, SOH or S/4 Conversions, green field, brown field, blue field etc.).
  • The following skills must have been gained through seven (7) years of experience:
  • Deep technical experience in SAP SOH and/or S/4 HANA Application engineering development using the S/4 HANA Extensibility model.
  • Experience with in-App extensions using key user and in-app frameworks using the RAP (Restful ABAP programming) model.
  • Experience with side-by-side extensions in BTP using the Cloud Application Programming (CAP) Model.
  • The following skill must have been gained through five (5) years of experience:
  • Experience developing SAP Fiori applications.
  • The following skills must have been gained through four (4) years of experience:
  • Experience with Clean Core principles for developing S/4 HANA.
  • Experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud-based applications using SAP BTP services for activities like Technical Development using Business Application Studio (BAS), SAP Build and Workzone and using the Integration Suite for developing end-to-end integrations.

Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
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For LA County and City Residents Only: NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or a related discipline, or foreign degree equivalent
  • 12 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation focused on SAP integration and development
  • Consulting on more than eight SAP ECC or SAP S/4HANA implementation projects
  • Experience with various SAP modules and integration development on large-scale SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA transformations
  • SAP technical and functional experience with SAP products and solution offerings
  • 10 years of deep technical experience in SAP ECC application engineering using ABAP frameworks, including BADI, ALE IDoc, Smartforms, and ALV
  • Business process re-engineering or process improvement experience with broad-based information systems
  • 8 years of experience leveraging released BAPIs or APIs and creating wrappers when standard interfaces are unavailable
  • 8 years of experience with interfaces, web services, Java connectors, and REST APIs communicating with non-SAP applications
  • 8 years of experience with SAP ECC-to-S/4HANA transformation projects, including conversion, greenfield, brownfield, or bluefield projects
  • 7 years of deep technical experience in SAP SOH or S/4HANA application engineering using the S/4HANA extensibility model
  • 7 years of experience with in-app extensions using key-user and in-app frameworks and the RAP model
  • 7 years of experience with side-by-side extensions in BTP using the CAP model
  • 5 years of experience developing SAP Fiori applications
  • 4 years of experience applying clean-core principles for S/4HANA development
  • 4 years of experience designing, developing, and deploying cloud applications using SAP BTP services, Business Application Studio, SAP Build, Work Zone, and Integration Suite

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  • Healthcare Strength — Company materials indicate comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, with many benefits available from day one and added mental-health resources. Feedback suggests the healthcare offering is robust and accessible for eligible employees.
  • Retirement Support — The retirement program is described as strong, featuring automatic enrollment and a meaningful company match to the 401(k). Feedback suggests this is a notable contributor to total compensation value.
  • Parental & Family Support — The U.S. package highlights extended paid parental leave for primary caregivers (with additional time for non‑primary caregivers) plus fertility, adoption, and caregiving assistance. Feedback suggests these family supports are a standout element of the offering.

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Year Founded: 1926

What We Do

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.

Why Work With Us

For us, it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating, always solving and always ahead of competition.

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