COUPA Technical/Functional Lead

Role overview:

SIE aims to support PlayStation as the Best Place to Play and Work by improving global collaboration through IT systems. The SIE IT – IT Foundational Services department implements, enhances and supports products and services that underpin PlayStation’s business operations. COUPA is a strategic solution in this space, and the platform currently comprises SAP S/4HANA, BW, IBP and COUPA. We are looking for an experienced and hands-on COUPA Technical/Functional Lead to drive, manage and support the delivery of technical solutions to ensure that the platform continues to meet the needs of SIE globally.

What you will be doing:

• Lead the design and development of new architecture and major functional upgrades released by COUPA for the most advanced capabilities of the COUPA Platform.
• Build solid expertise of the entire COUPA application suite and leverage this knowledge to better design application and data frameworks for SIE.
• Adhere to COUPA iterative development processes to deliver concrete value each release while driving longer-term technical vision.
• Act as the sounding board for architecture standards and patterns, with a demonstrated passion for advocating their accurate usage and excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Participate in defect analysis for maintenance releases to ensure robust functional resolution to customer-facing issues.
• Own the prioritization, management, and reporting of progress against identified Finance initiatives.
• Work closely with the SAP and MuleSoft team to define requirements for E2E flow.
• Validate the approach for delivery of system changes to ensure accurate testing and documentation is completed.
• Contribute to interface design and coordinate and assist with integration testing as required.
• As required, work closely with internal and third-party technical teams to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues across the SAP platform.

What we are looking for:

At PlayStation, we are motivated by the goal of maintaining PlayStation as the top destination for gaming and employment. This motivation is rooted in our core values: we are seeking individuals to join us who are enthusiastic, innovative, and have a collaborative approach.

These values and behaviors are evident throughout your previous experience:

• Proven hands-on experience of COUPA configurations and administration, with a skilled understanding of underlying SAP financial table structures and data elements.
• Working successfully across the full lifecycle of technology-enabled change: from requirements definition through solution design, build, testing to transition to live operation.
• Sound understanding of the following areas:
  •  COUPA and COUPA marketplace products
  •  SAP S4/HANA
  • Analytics and Reporting through SAP/COUPA platforms
  • Purchasing and their key integration points with Finance functional areas
    
    
• Working effectively with offshore/near shore service providers.
• Collaborating with a diverse range of collaborators and audiences within a matrix organization.
• Skilled at influencing and negotiation, at ease interacting with senior collaborators and open to questioning them with logical arguments.
• Excellent written, verbal, social, and decision-making skills.
• Self-motivated, highly organized, working well under pressure, remaining focused and calm in the face of distractions and changing priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.