Job Description

Reference No. R2657457

Position Title: Product Owner Finance Forecasting & Controlling (TM1)

Department: Product Line Finance F&C

Location: Sanofi Pasteur Limited, Toronto

Sanofi Pasteur: The world's leading vaccine company

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, is the largest company in the world devoted entirely to human vaccines. Our driving goal is to protect people from infectious diseases by creating safe and effective vaccines. Our company distributes more than 1 billion doses of vaccine each year, making it possible to vaccinate more than 500 million people across the globe. Sanofi Pasteur offers the broadest range of vaccines in the world, providing protection against 20 bacterial and viral diseases.

Sanofi is dedicated to supporting people through their health challenges. We are a global biopharmaceutical company focused on human health. We prevent illness with vaccines, provide innovative treatments to fight pain and ease suffering. We stand by the few who suffer from rare diseases and the millions with long-term chronic conditions. With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe.

Position Summary:

Sanofi is engaging into a review program for harmonization of its current processes: Finance and Controlling, SBS, Trade, Customer Service, Supply Chain. In line with the Shift Program, BOOST is one of the key Finance Transformation initiatives that will drive the simplification and standardization of our forecasting/budgeting/management reporting processes through a TM1 solution at "country" and "above country" levels, including the launch of an Analytic Center of Excellence model. The scope is Global and includes all Global Business Units, Global Support Functions, R&D and Industrial Affairs.

This enhanced TM1 Core Model & Decision Support relies on 3 major drivers:

Acceleration of the country TM1 core model roll-out in all geographies.

Implementation of dedicated reporting TM1 solution per GBU and Global Functions for above country reporting needs.

Launch of Analytic COE model to industrialize the maintenance of the data, management of submissions and delivery of standard reports to the business partners.

Key Responsibilities:

Assist ITS Boost Program manager to mobilize the ITS project team, regional network of experts and other ITS contributors and organize their contribution.

Help ITS Boost Program Manager on reporting tasks.

Communicate if risks and issues are identified, formalized & shared with the ITS Boost Program Manager.

Proactively share on contractor or personal engagement with team.

Participate and organize with his/her functional teams and regional contributors the design of the solution for the business processes and impacts analysis for satellite applications.

Participate and organize with his/her integration teams the design of transversal processes, such as Analytics, MDM, Internal control, User access management.

In coordination with ITS Boost Program leader, ensure the overall consistency of the design proposed by ITS.

Deliver all design deliverables defined by the program and under ITS responsibility (e.g. specifications).

Participate with his/her functional and integration teams and other ITS contributors the development specifications and testing

Participate and organize with his/her IT teams developments

Participate and organize the ITS contribution to user acceptance tests and finalize the solution (and address defects identified).

Ensure that all team members use properly the documentation and testing tools as defined by ITS quality department.

Complete all deliverables defined by the program and under ITS responsibility (e.g. test protocols, test reports).

Strongly participate with his/her functional and integration teams and other ITS contributors the ITS migration and go-live activities.

Strongly participate in insuring the documentation and execution of ITS cut-over activities.

Strongly participate in insuring go-live support and hypercare activities.

Communicate and participate with his/her IT teams and with ITS/IS the design of the technical architecture, technical integration and tooling required for the project management.

Communicate and participate with his/her IT teams and with ITS/IS the overall infrastructure required for the project

Communicate and participate with his/her Roadmap and acceleration team the investigation of the different deployment options possible and define the best possible strategy, taking into consideration the benefits, the costs, the technical restrictions and cultural implications) in coordination with ITS Boost Program Manager.

Communicate and participate with his/her Roadmap and acceleration team the definition of the rollout roadmap and the decision criteria to be considered (business value, integration with other initiatives, specific countries considerations, risks, ...) in coordination with ITS Boost Program Manager.

Communicate and participate with his/her Roadmap and acceleration team the identification of the project acceleration enablers and organize them in a secured & industrialized way. He/she will consider them in the detailed planning of the project implementation for pilots and deployments phases in coordination with ITS Boost Program Manager.

Key Requirements:

Higher education (master's degree) with an orientation in business related fields. Valuable Master's in Finance, Master in IT or Engineering.

5 years professional experience on TM1.

Demonstrate a very good track record in TM1 architecture and development preferably in a Pharmaceutical / Consumer Products industry.

Strong experience and expertise on TM1 projects in complex and international environment.

Very good general understanding of business processes.

At ease with Microsoft Office tools, and in general with IS tools.

Analytical and summarization skills.

Strong communication and problem-solving skills, ability to defend the Core Model position.

Ability to challenge, open minded and active listening.

Ability to drive change and ensure alignment at every stage from main stakeholders and impacted parties.

Ability to understand and synthesize business needs from multiple sources, and identify arbitration needs.

Ability to keep global picture and global roadmap in mind.

Have superior communication and interaction skills, including tact and diplomacy.

Ability to collect data and report blocking points.

Issue resolution and value realization oriented.

Accountability, reliability.

Sanofi is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to attract, develop and retain highly talented employees from diverse backgrounds, allowing us to benefit from a wide variety of experiences and perspectives. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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At Sanofi diversity and inclusion is foundational to how we operate and embedded in our Core Values. We recognize to truly tap into the richness diversity brings we must lead with inclusion and have a workplace where those differences can thrive and be leveraged to empower the lives of our colleagues, patients and customers. We respect and celebrate the diversity of our people, their backgrounds and experiences and provide equal opportunity for all.