Expert, Solution Design, SAP Eppm - Montréal, Canada - Canadian National Railway
Description
At CN, we work together to move our company—and North America—forward.Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion.
From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks.
You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM.
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The Expert, Solution Design for SAP ePPM is responsible for producing technology solutions aligned with business objectives within that specific field of expertise and associated set of technology capabilities.
The incumbent works with the Project Manager to create work breakdown structures, delivery timelines and effort estimates, and ensures alignment between the various functional and technical teams to successfully deliver ePPM solution components.
The role will also take the lead in developing the roadmap within the domain(s) of expertise, make recommendations to ensure components relevant, protect CN's long-term interests through optimal design decision-making, and otherwise trigger introduction of new technology as well as containment or retirement of existing technology.
Main ResponsibilitiesProject Delivery
- Lead activities related to the delivery of technology solutions or software development: user stories gathering, fit/gap analysis, RICEFWs tracking, configuration, solution design, functional testing
- Provide domains expertise for delivery of projects
- Support Enterprise/Solution Architects, Solution/System Integrators, and other Solution Designers through domains expertise
- Work and align with the various functional and technical teams
- Ensure the best design decisions are made affecting the domains of expertise, keeping in mind CN's context and longterm objectives
- Ensure alignment of the schedule with the functional teams in line with domains of expertise
- Estimate efforts of work breakdown structure elements
- Define testing strategy and ensure execution
- Assist with defining and implementing security strategy
- Assist with change management strategy
- Assist in planning and supporting stabilization
- Assist in planning and executing transitiontocore
- Lead functional requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders to understand needs
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications for domains of expertise
- Collaborate with tech teams to ensure functional specs align to technical capabilities
- Design interfaces, workflows, data flows from a functional standpoint
- Create functional documentation including business process flows, configuration guides, test scripts, etc.
- Lead medium complexity blueprint or participate in high complexity blueprint
- Ensure deliverables comply with CN guidelines and Information Security
- Support Enterprise and Solution Architect during their requirements phase
- Provide expertise on current capabilities to build the highlevel architecture
- Research market for innovation and emerging technologies aligned with business strategy and direction
- Maintain catalogue of existing capabilities within domains of expertise and provide advisory services to various technology owners
- Research ways to improve existing and new capabilities
- Continuously improve processes, configurations, and enhancements
- Provide leadership in the roadmap within the domains of expertise, make recommendations to ensure components relevant, and trigger introduction of new technology as well as containment or retirement of existing technology
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday.
Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure and stress.
The role requires mínimal travel (up to 10%) within Canada and the United States (U.S.).Requirements:
Experience
- 10+ years of overall work experience
- 5+ years demonstrating functional leadership in SAP ePPM projects
- 5+ years of handson experience designing and deploying SAP ePPM solutions
- Experience guiding full lifecycle implementations of SAP ePPM
- Experience designing and deploying other software and platforms related to Planning, Project Management, or FP&A would be an asset
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
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