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Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are...
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next...
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Job Purpose:
As an integral member of the SAP BW team, the SAP senior BW resource will provide development and operational support to SAP BW systems and participate in 24*7 production support with very minimal supervision. In addition, the SAP Senior BW Team member is responsible for providing architectural design and support for various solutions within or interface with BW. As a senior member of the team, it is expected to provide guidance and mentorship to the intermediate resources.
Job Responsibilities:
Work closely with businesses to understand their requirements and translate them into technical design specifications (TDS).Design, implementation, and maintenance of SAP BW solutions, including data modeling, ETL processes, reporting, and analytics.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to intermediate resources. Lead the team in the development and maintenance of BEx queries and AO reports. This includes complex calculations, structures, formulas, customer exits, and BADi variables. Continuous monitoring and optimize SAP BW BEx and AO performance.Provide second-level production support to the SNOW tickets and issue resolution for existing BEx and AO reports, including training for users.Develop, maintain, and implement BW best practices, processes, and standards.Possess expertise in ABAP and HANA SQLScript to create and debug routines and transformations. Lead Proof of Concept on new features and technologies and guide the team on the implementation of the POC is approved. Review monthly Early Watch Report and propose any action items identified in the reportAttend DVM bi-weekly meetings on BW data management planned activities.Stay abreast of SAP development, roadmap, and hot notes to help improve the current system and advise the future state of BW.Monitor data load and interface jobs and address any issues promptly to ensure data accuracy after resolution.Address assigned SNOW tickets promptly and communicate clearly with users to provide status on tickets and resolution.Follow the established change management process to create, test, and promote changes to production, and to sync in a dual dev landscape.Perform data reconciliation on key dataflow to ensure the data quality. When an issue is reported, identify the cause, and formulate a solution to resolve the issue. Assist with functional validation after the system restore. Follow the existing test scripts and update them continuously to improve processes and efficiency. Participate in on-call rotation.Assist with any ad-hoc data requests such as from internal/external audit or 3rd party vendors.Close collaboration with other teams that support or interface with BW: Basis, Batch, DBA, SAP functional area support (FI, CO, MM, SD, etc.), Unix, Informatica, Sylvester, Marvin, Cosmos, PLM, and many others. Continuously evaluate and improve the performance of BW solutions and their usability for business users.Review and update support documentation leading to best practices, standardization, smooth onboarding knowledge transfer, and service desk support.Conduct system review regularly to identify candidates for housekeeping.
Desired Qualifications & Experiences:
10 years of BW development and support experience including ETL and BEx and AO, with 4+ years of BW on HANA and 4+ years with BW/4HANA in a production environment.Experience leading a team of intermediate BW developers to provide successful project delivery and operation environment.Strong expertise in BEx query development, including key figures, characteristics, hierarchies, and variables. Deep knowledge of ABAP and HANA SQLScript to create and maintain routines and table functions used for ETL or exit and BADi variables. Experience with operation and support of BW DTO or archiving (IQ NLS), and HANA NSE for data volume management.Knowledge of SAP source systems connected to BW such as S/4, ECC, CRM, BRIM, PLM, SRM.Experience in support of tools used in BW/4 such as SLT and IQ.Adequate interpersonal and communications skills both written and verbal to include translating complex technical issues clearly and precisely to both technical and non-technical partiesStrong analytical and technical communication skills.Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.Experience in mentoring intermediate resources and knowledge sharing with team.Must be able to communicate effectively and tactfully with all levels of personnel, both in person and on the telephone.Must be able to pay close attention to complex detail and understand written and oral instructions.Must be able to organize and schedule work effectively.Must be able to work well under time constraints.Must be able to handle multiple tasks with changing priorities, communicating changes in scope and schedule to all parties concerned.Must be service-oriented.Must be able to work independently.Must be able to work flexible hours, including possible overtime, when necessary.Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
Preferred Experience/ Qualifications:
SAC development and operational experience and knowledge.SAP certification.Knowledge of the Entertainment Industry and business applications is an added advantageExperience in supporting integration planning (IP) and BCS on BW on HANA a plus.Experience supporting the data extraction from S/4 Central Finance and Group Reporting would be beneficial. Knowledge of Entertainment Industry and business applications is an added advantageExperience with AWS
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits...
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].