IT Senior Manager - Back Office Applications

Valvoline Global

10d

About The Position

The IT Senior Manager – Back Office Applications provides strategic and operational leadership for the development teams supporting Valvoline’s back-office application portfolio. This role leads SAP ABAP developers and associated engineering resources to design, build, and enhance solutions that enable global back-office operations with a strong emphasis on Fit-to-Standard delivery, system reliability, and code performance. Operating at the intersection of business process execution and technical delivery, the Senior Manager ensures that back-office development aligns with enterprise architecture standards, delivers scalable and maintainable solutions, and supports disciplined change governance through SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) and ServiceNow.

Requirements

8–12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise application development, with 3–5+ years leading SAP ABAP engineering teams.
Deep expertise in SAP ABAP development (ECC and/or S/4HANA) including performance engineering, code quality, and scalable design patterns.
An understanding of the BTP Cloud Development and how it augments and enhances SAP solution delivery.
Demonstrated experience delivering Fit-to-Standard outcomes in SAP programs, balancing business needs with standard capability adoption.
Working knowledge of SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) for requirement-to-deploy traceability, testing, defect management, and release governance.
Strong experience using ServiceNow (or comparable ITSM) for change management, approvals, and audit-compliant change documentation.
Proven ability to lead across a matrixed organization, partnering with peer leaders and delivery teams to achieve shared outcomes.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills; comfortable interfacing with business leaders, architecture, and delivery executives.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field required.
Ability to travel to corporate offices on a quarterly basis.

Nice To Haves

SAP certification(s) preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a high-performing SAP ABAP, SAP BTP, and other Backoffice development teams, driving accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Champion Fit-to-Standard delivery by aligning designs to standard SAP capabilities, minimizing customizations, and ensuring solution sustainability.
Establish and enforce SAP engineering standards, code review practices, and quality controls that reduce technical debt and improve maintainability.
Drive system and code performance through proactive performance engineering, tuning, and remediation to prevent regression and improve throughput.
Partner with functional leads, process owners, and delivery leaders to translate requirements into secure, scalable technical designs and well-executed solutions.
Own development discipline within the change lifecycle by leveraging SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) and ServiceNow for change, transport, release, and audit-ready documentation.
Collaborate with peer leaders to provide development services that integrate seamlessly into their delivery models and roadmaps, supporting a matrixed operating environment.
Coordinate with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Run/Ops teams to ensure interoperability, NFR compliance (performance, security, resilience), and stable deployments.
Manage vendor and system integrator contributions where applicable, ensuring engineering quality, standards compliance, and effective knowledge transfer.
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive-level audiences, through clear status, risk, and performance reporting.
Travel to corporate offices on a quarterly basis to build alignment with IT leaders, strengthen partnerships, and support key planning and execution activities.