Senior Product Manager

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Job Details

Role Overview

The Finance ERP Lead is a senior role responsible for shaping, delivering, and optimising Kantar’s Finance ERP landscape, with a primary focus on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O). The role oversees system design, transformation delivery, and operational excellence while navigating a complex, stakeholder‑heavy environment undergoing significant structural change.

The individual will work closely with Finance, Transformation, Technology leadership, and external partners to ensure the ERP ecosystem is fit for a standalone business and aligned with the long‑term enterprise strategy.

Key Responsibilities

1. ERP Strategy, Design & Architecture

• Own the end‑to‑end architectural design of the Finance ERP estate, ensuring alignment with business, regulatory, and transformation objectives.

• Develop scalable and adaptable architectures for D365 F&O and associated financial platforms.

• Provide market insight into ERP technology trends (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Deltek Maconomy), guiding long‑term strategic decisions.

2. Transformation & Implementation Leadership

• Lead major implementation and enhancement initiatives across D365 F&O, ensuring high‑quality design, integration, and delivery.

• Oversee configuration, customisation, workflow design, data migration, and end‑to‑end integration patterns.

• Drive solution optionality discussions with Finance and Technology stakeholders to balance value, risk, and cost.

3. Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Build strong, trusted relationships with Finance leadership, IT teams, transformation leaders, and external delivery partners.

• Govern vendor performance, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, service levels, and cost effectiveness.

• Act as a strategic liaison across business and technical domains, translating complex requirements into actionable technical direction.

4. Technical Leadership

• Provide hands‑on technical guidance to vendor teams and internal SMEs, ensuring adherence to best practices.

• Maintain architectural governance across integrations, data flows, and customisations.

• Shape the technical roadmap for Finance ERP platforms in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture.

5. Performance, Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Oversee system performance, availability, and stability across the Finance ERP landscape.

• Identify optimisation opportunities and work with partners to implement improvements.

• Ensure robust operational processes including monitoring, release management, and environment controls.

6. Documentation, Compliance & Risk

• Produce and maintain architectural documentation, configuration registers, integration maps, and user guides.

• Ensure all Finance ERPs comply with regulatory, security, audit, and data privacy requirements.

• Embed controls for data integrity, access governance, and financial compliance.

Capabilities & Experience

Technical Expertise

• Deep hands‑on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations including configuration, customisation, integrations, reporting, and workflow design.

• Knowledge of other enterprise ERP systems such as:

  • SAP (ECC or S/4HANA)

  • Oracle Fusion / E‑Business Suite

  • Deltek Maconomy
    This includes familiarity with their finance modules, integration models, data structures, and implementation approaches.

• Understanding of modern integration technologies and middleware (e.g., Azure Integration Services, APIs, data entities).

• Solid database understanding including data modelling, data integrity, and performance optimisation.

Architectural Skills

• Ability to design scalable, secure, and resilient ERP architectures.

• Experience evaluating and comparing ERP solution options to guide strategic platform decision‑making.

• Strong understanding of cloud architecture (especially Azure), identity management, and enterprise security.

Analytical & Problem‑Solving

• Strong capability in identifying and resolving complex functional and technical issues.

• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and solution designs.

• Skilled at evaluating root causes and implementing long‑term fixes rather than tactical workarounds.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Proven ability to influence, challenge, and manage senior stakeholders in Finance and Transformation.

• Experience leading multi‑vendor delivery environments and outsourced partner relationships.

• Ability to operate effectively in environments with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and ongoing organisational change.

Performance & Reliability

• Experience establishing system monitoring frameworks, tuning performance, and ensuring high availability.

• Strong understanding of release management, testing frameworks, and environment governance.

Documentation & Compliance

• Demonstrated capability in producing architectural artefacts, configuration documentation, and training materials.

• Familiarity with financial regulatory requirements, SOX controls, data protection laws, and audit standards.

Personal Attributes

• Comfortable operating in a dynamic environment with ambiguity and transformation.

• Strong relationship‑builder with high emotional intelligence.

• Strategic thinker with hands‑on delivery capability.

• Confident communicator who can simplify complexity for senior stakeholders.

• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

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Why join Kantar?

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.