As Head of Software Engineering – SAP Core Finance, you will lead the engineering teams responsible for delivering SAP change across core finance teams: Record to Report (R2R), Procure to Pay (P2P), Order to Cash (O2C), Reporting and Data engineering. The role provides high‑quality engineering leadership and delivery capacity for SAP finance changes aligned with the finance function.
What You’ll Do
- Set the engineering standards and technical direction for SAP Core Finance, aligned to the wider engineering organisation and enterprise SAP priorities.
- Lead and develop 4–5 Engineering Managers, building strong engineering teams with clear accountability, high standards and a focus on delivery and quality.
- Own delivery of SAP changes across the core finance domains, ensuring work is executed effectively against agreed priorities.
- Partner closely with Product to translate finance domain demand and outcomes into clear engineering deliverables in an agreed timeframe.
- Ensure SAP finance changes are secure, reliable, observable and supportable, with strong engineering controls, appropriate service ownership and effective operational readiness.
- Drive strong engineering practices across testing, continuous integration and delivery, production operations, incident management and reliability improvement.
- Manage dependencies, technical risk and delivery trade-offs across multiple teams and programmes, ensuring SAP delivery remains aligned to business outcomes defined by the product teams engaging with business stakeholders.
- Work across business units to provide a consistent, high-quality engineering capability while remaining responsive to the specific needs of each finance domain.
Who You Are
- Experience leading multiple offshore engineering teams through managers in a complex enterprise technology environment.
- A strong track record of delivering business‑critical SAP finance change with high levels of quality, reliability and operational control.
- Experience working across core SAP finance domains such as R2R, P2P, O2C, balancing competing priorities and translating demand into clear engineering delivery plans.
- Strong understanding of SAP engineering, integration patterns, delivery governance, finance data and production support in a large‑scale enterprise environment.
- A proven ability to partner effectively with product and architecture to deliver change in support of wider strategic outcomes.
- A leadership style that values clarity, simplicity, ownership and high engineering standards.
What’s In It For You
- 20% colleague discount on all M&S products and many third‑party brands for you and someone in your household, available once you’ve completed your probation.
- Competitive holiday allowance with the option to buy more.
- Discretionary bonus schemes linked to your performance and ours.
- Strong pension and life assurance to help plan for the future.
- Tailored induction and training to support your development from day one.
- Exclusive perks and savings through our M&S Choices portal.
- Market‑leading family policies, including parental, adoption and neonatal leave.
- 24/7 wellbeing support, including virtual GP access and mental health services.
- One paid volunteer day a year to support a cause that matters to you.
