Lead, Applications - SAP

Get started on an exciting career at Element!

Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day. We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first, then business – delivering on our promise of a superior client experience. This takes hard work and innovation, and we need more like-minded people on our team.

What We Need

We are looking for a Lead, Applications - SAP to join Element Fleet Management. As the largest pure-play fleet manager in the world, we provide unmatched products and services and solutions to our clients. 

At Element, employees play a critical role in delivering value to customers and ensuring an exceptional client experience. We are committed to the success of our clients, employees, and investors by fostering a culture where every employee can make a difference! 

Are You: 

• Excellent organization, logic, and analytical skills with a very strong aptitude for problem solving?
• Able to successfully interface with all levels and areas of the organization. Establish close working relationships with team members, extended IT teams and business partners / stakeholders?

As the Applications Lead, will coordinate all software maintenance and development activities. This pivotal role involves guiding and influencing IT resources (internal and external), overseeing project lifecycles, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions aligned with business objectives.

A Day in the Life  

Implementation & Project leadership:

• Act as a technical leader influencing cross functional teams to implement assigned Products/projects/PEERs (on-time and in-full)
• Hold teams accountable for software development best practices for solutioning, coding and testing
• Hold teams accountable to documentation best practices for project artifacts e.g. technical specification document (TSD), functional specification document (FSD), Impact analysis (IA), high level and low-level design documents, system architecture diagrams
• Review and approve the above critical project artifacts for responsible assigned workstreams
• Help the Manager / Solution architects with high-level estimation and clarification of technical implementation of features
• Lead discussions with business stake holders in getting requirements, design, and solution buy-in
• Create technical work breakdown structures and task dependencies for your assigned workstream(s)
• Prepare software packages for deployment that adhere to the defined standard deployment policies
• Be highly responsive to critical production issues providing timely and effective solutions
• Act as the point of contact for major upgrades to plan testing and change in functionality for your workstreams

Steady State/Ongoing:

• Track build activities daily with the outsourced partners. Expected to review the code / configuration on daily basis and raise flags if there are concerns
• Accountable for daily check of the jobs/processes under assigned workstreams systems and leads proactive capacity and performance planning and issue resolution if any required
• Participate in design and change committee meetings and provide context and data driven recommendations for leadership team to make decisions for your workstream(s) as needed.
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code
• Participate in Agile sprint planning sessions and provide constructive feedback
• Research and recommend enhancements of SAP functional areas (in conjunction with Manager) including the use and integration of cloud products (such as Blackline, Vertex tax solution, Ariba, Concur, Onestream, etc.)
• Mentor and guide junior/new TCS resources working in AMS (Application Maintenance & Support) to bring them up to speed technically and functionally where needed

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree required in software engineering or related engineer disciplines
• 7-10+ years of progressive work experience including hands-on software development
• 3-5+ years of experience as an Application or Team Lead / leading small software development teams
• Should have hands on experience in developing RICEFWs and good knowledge of FICO configurations
• Hands-on experience in creating architecture documentation, functional / technical specification documentation
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to interact with Business users/stakeholders
• Experience in working with North American business/organizations (CAN/US/Mexico)

Preferred

• Experience in working on functional areas of FI and CO modules - General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Banking, Cost Centre Accounting, Profit Centre Accounting (PCA), Asset accounting
• Experience in integration and interfacing of large-scale IT systems
• Beginner proficiency in SAP BTP/Integration suite

What’s in it for You
• A culture of innovation, empowerment, decision-making, and accountability
• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits that serve the needs of you and your family and foster a culture of wellness
• Additional benefits and amenities, including paid time-off programs (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
 

Applicants will be required to undergo a background check only if and after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.

Element Fleet Management and its wholly owned subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, Aboriginal/Native American status, protected veterans’ status or any other legally-protected factors. Disability-related accommodations during the application and interview process are available upon request. Should you require an accommodation with our hiring process please send an email to [email protected] or call (800) 665-9744.