Let's begin! SVP Manager - Systems Engineering (SAP Ecosystem)

Moody's Corporation•Charlotte, NC

2d•Remote

About The Position

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence. If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Requirements

15+ years of experience in SAP leadership roles, with deep expertise across SAP Financials (FI/CO), Billing/Revenue (RAR), Tax, AP/AR, Fixed Assets, Group Reporting, and core ERP modules
Proven ownership of global ERP platforms supporting multi-entity, multi-currency, and highly regulated financial environments, including demonstrated success with S/4HANA transformations and large-scale ERP modernization
Demonstrated success delivering complex, multi-year SAP programs — including ERP upgrades, compliance remediations, global order-to-cash initiatives, and cross-system integrations — with measurable outcomes and executive-level visibility
Experience with Salesforce (CRM/Revenue Cloud) and its integration with SAP ecosystems, including order-to-cash and billing workflows
Strong grounding in clean-core architecture, DevSecOps practices, cloud integrations, automation, and embedded analytics within the SAP ecosystem
Deep understanding of global financial processes — record-to-report, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, revenue operations, and audit/compliance — with the ability to translate financial and regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions
Proven ability to lead and develop large global organizations spanning internal teams, contractors, and strategic vendors; skilled in influencing senior business executives and steering enterprise-wide initiatives
Experience managing multi-million-dollar global budgets across run, transform, and innovation portfolios, including vendor negotiation, contract management, and delivery model optimization
Deep expertise in artificial intelligence, with a track record of implementing advanced AI solutions to drive strategic transformation and operational efficiency.
Strong experience using AI tools to lead innovation initiatives.
Demonstrated leadership in managing AI-related risks, ensuring ethical governance, and fostering a culture of responsible AI adoption across the organization

Responsibilities

Define and own the global SAP ERP strategy, driving a multi-year roadmap that includes upgrades, cloud modernization, clean-core standardization, and reduction of technical debt in alignment with corporate financial transformation objectives
Champion AI enablement, data platform integration, automation, and emerging capabilities within the SAP ecosystem, including S/4HANA embedded analytics, tax and compliance automation, and intelligent ERP features
Own global SAP production operations, ensuring high availability, resiliency, risk-controlled financial processing, and enforcement of DevSecOps practices, configuration standards, and change-management rigor
Lead all SAP-related programs and govern multi-million-dollar initiative portfolios, ensuring predictable delivery, value realization, and executive transparency across Finance, Ratings, Analytics, Compliance, Tax, Audit, and Technology stakeholders
Manage a global budget spanning run, transform, and innovation portfolios; optimize delivery models leveraging internal teams, contractors, and strategic partners, and drive cost efficiency through automation and architecture simplification
Ensure compliance with SOX, statutory reporting, global e-invoicing mandates, tax requirements, cybersecurity obligations, and audit requirements; oversee internal and external audit coordination and remediation
Lead and develop a global multi-disciplinary organization of solution architects, engineers, finance technology experts, SAP operations teams, and program managers, fostering a culture of innovation, engineering excellence, and outcomes-driven delivery
Champion data quality, integrity, and stewardship across all SAP financial processes, and build future-ready organizational capabilities in SAP, cloud, data, and automation