SAP HCM Manager - People & Culture and Travel & Expense (Houston or San Diego) - Houston, TX

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Responsible for the entire life cycle management of a technology/digital capability, product or type, including purpose, definition, design, planning, development, prototyping and testing. Applies design thinking techniques (e.g., user stories, wireframing, prototyping) in order to define capability or product features; develops the roadmap based on effort sizing and overall value to the business. Frequently touches base with development teams and the business for sprint reviews. Typically uses team scrum/agile development techniques (continuous delivery, field trials) and tools for team collaboration, product testing, issue tracking and backlog management.

Primary Purpose

The Mgr, Group Product - People & Culture and Travel & Expense plays a critical leadership role in shaping the vision, roadmap, and prioritization of Sempra Infrastructure's product portfolio, ensuring alignment with business client value. This role is responsible for developing and executing product strategies across a suite of HR and Travel & Expense related products including: SuccessFactors, EC Payroll, Fieldglass, Concur, ADP, and HR Master, while managing a team of Product Owners, and overseeing the full product lifecycle from concept through deployment and ongoing optimization.

Key responsibilities include serving as a "player-coach" by directly managing a suite of products while mentoring and developing Product Owners. The Group Product Manager ensures HR, Contingent Workforce Management and Travel & Expense product roadmaps are aligned with organizational goals and collaborates cross-functionally to drive innovation. Strategic decisions are informed by a deep understanding of market dynamics, client needs, and product capabilit ies.

This role requires deep partnership with People & Culture and other business clients to define objectives and strategies, and to champion innovation through products and services. The Group Product Manager also oversees product operations and maintenance, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, cybersecurity, and legal standards. Additionally, they provide leadership and guidance to Product Owners, focusing on talent development, career coaching, and performance management.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Defines and communicates group's roadmap and vision across all teams, setting objectives for a 6-12 month time horizon. Communicates this vision to stakeholders, executive level leadership, and Product Owners across group. Identifies key outcomes to meet stakeholder needs with an eye towards innovation and continuous improvement. Manages complex needs across multiple business and IT groups, responsible for suite of products their group represents. Ensures that group's value delivered is measurable. Owns quarterly planning and roadmaps for group. Proactively champions for new delivery opportunities, collaborating with stakeholders.
• Actively engages with clients and key stakeholders to understand business needs and shape products or services that deliver optimal value across the portfolio. Maintains a well-defined set of features and initiatives to provide clear direction and alignment for product teams. Ensures backlog items are strategically prioritized and structured into a transparent hierarchy-initiatives and features-that is consistently communicated across teams.
• Leads strategic product delivery and stakeholder alignment to ensure alignment with business objectives. Owns the end-to-end delivery and value realization across a portfolio of products, guiding the prioritization of high-impact initiatives, features, and user stories to drive measurable business outcomes. Major initiatives are defined as strategic technology solutions that can be broken down into actionable components for agile execution.
• Validates the completion of major initiatives by confirming they meet end-user requirements. Effectively communicates the value of the product suite and associated work plans, facilitates continuous feedback loops between teams and clients, and provides performance feedback to Product Owners on delivered outcomes.
• Leads cross-functional team, including business analysts, developers, and external partners, by providing strategic direction, motivation, and clear guidance. Responsible for all aspects of employee management, including setting goals, overseeing work, and driving performance. This includes coaching and developing team members, managing training and growth opportunities, and conducting performance evaluations. The role may also include supervising team leads, ensuring consistent leadership across the group. Through strong people management and vision-setting, the Group Product Manager fosters a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable team culture.
• Performs other duties as assigned (no more than 5% of duties).

Education

• Typically requires a 4 year degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business Administration, related field or equivalent training and/or experience.

Experience

• Typically requires 8 years of related experience.
• Experience working with in the energy sector or with a utility. Experience in both US and Mexico Regulatory environments is a plus.
• Managing solution delivery and/or enterprise architecture
• Progressive related work experience in Project or Product Delivery, Product Management, IT and / or Business Operations or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience and technical expertise with SuccessFactors, EC Payroll, Fieldglass, Concur, ADP, and HR Master
• Related supervisory and/or lead experience.
• Experience working with in the energy sector or with a utility. Experience in both US and Mexico Regulatory environments is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Product Lifecycle Management - The handling of a good as it moves through the typical stages of its product life: development and introduction, growth, maturity/stability, and decline.
• Agile Methodologies - A project management approach utilized in software development, which is characterized by the division of tasks into short phases of work (known as sprints) and frequent reassessment and adaptation of plans.
• User Experience Design - Conceptualizes, projects and makes enhancement of the user's interaction and engagement with an IT product and/or service based on a robust analysis and understanding of the product and/or service's performance vis-a-vis the user's desired experience and outcomes.
• Product Strategy - A product strategy outlines a company's strategic vision for its product offerings by stating where the products are going, how they will get there and why they will succeed.
• Product Discovery - Develops products based on deep understanding of customer insights, and continually testing hypotheses for ways to improve your product.
• Backlog Prioritization Management - Documents a prioritized list of work for the development team that is derived from the roadmap and its requirements. The most important items are shown at the top of the product backlog so the team knows what to deliver first.
• User Story Definition - Describes and outlines a general explanation of a software or product feature written from the perspective of the end users to ensure the software or product will provide value to customers.
• Customer Needs Analysis - A structured, methodical approach to understanding customers' relationship with, and perception of, an organization's products or services and its brand.
• Product Roadmapping - Maps out the vision and strategic objectives for a product in a visual way, making it easier for development teams to share and collaborate.
• Data Analysis - Measuring and managing organization data, identifying methodological best practices and conducting statistical analyses.

Licenses and Certifications

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  Strong project management skills (PMP or Agile certifications a plus).

  
  
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  Standard certifications in SAP modules and products (e.g. FI, CO, PS, SD, PM, MM, WM, BPC, GRC, Concur, Ariba, etc)

  
  
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  Experience in SAP RISE

  
  
• Strong project management skills (PMP or Agile certifications a plus)

HYBRID: Work a combination of onsite and remote days each week, typically 4 days per week onsite.

Information Technology

Full-time

Note: The Company strives to ensure that employees are paid equitably and competitively. Starting salaries may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, and education.

Sempra Infrastructure offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond base salary. Company benefits include health and welfare (medical, dental, vision), employer contributions to retirement benefits, life insurance, paid time off, as well as other company offerings such as tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and employee assistance programs.

Houston Center of Excellence-TXHS

Pay Range Pay Range

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The actual pay rate will depend on the person's qualifications and experience.

$145,500.00 - $229,500.00 / year

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