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What will you do?
A day in the life of a Principal Product Manager, Financial Planning (SAP Analytics Cloud) at VF looks a little like this.
The Principal Product Manager, Financial Planning (SAP Analytics Cloud) leads the strategy, implementation, and continuous evolution of VF's global planning platform. This role will oversee the transition from BPC planning to SAP Analytics Cloud Planning (SAC-P) or future selected planning technology, delivering a modern, integrated planning ecosystem for budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and performance management.
Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.
Product Vision & Strategy
Define and execute the product roadmap for the Financial Planning product domain in alignment with the Finance Technology strategy.
Establish a scalable, integrated planning platform aligned to VF's One Finance strategy.
Identify opportunities to leverage AI-driven planning, predictive forecasting, and scenario modeling.
Planning Capabilities
Deliver and optimize: Strategic Planning
Annual Operating Planning
Forecasting
Workforce Planning
Capital Planning
Scenario Modeling
Financial Performance Management
KPI Reporting and Analytics
Lead retirement of legacy BPC planning capabilities and migration to future-state solutions.
Business Engagement
Partner with FP&A, Corporate Finance, Regional Finance, HR Finance, and Business Unit leaders.
Facilitate roadmap prioritization and provide recommendations supporting investment decisions.
Translate planning and decision-support requirements into scalable technology solutions.
Data & Analytics
Partner closely with analytics and data teams to integrate planning data with Business Data Cloud and enterprise reporting capabilities.
Ensure planning solutions leverage governed master data and standardized financial structures.
Develop self-service capabilities and executive dashboards.
Product Delivery
Lead Agile product teams delivering planning enhancements and releases.
Manage implementation partners and technology vendors.
Drive user adoption, training, and change management across finance organizations.
What do you need to succeed?
We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 8+ years of experience and professional achievements.
The foundation skills you will need in this position are:
8+ years of experience in FP&A technology, EPM product management, or financial planning transformation.
Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud Planning, Anaplan, Adaptive, Oracle EPM, or similar platforms.
Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and performance management processes.
Experience supporting or leading workstreams within large-scale global finance transformation initiatives.
Ability to influence senior business stakeholders and drive adoption of new planning capabilities across global teams
Reports to the Senior Director, Global Finance Technology.
Owns a distinct finance product domain with enterprise-wide accountability.
Leads cross-functional global teams without direct authority.
Drives business process transformation, change management, and value realization.
Accountable for roadmap, adoption, operational excellence, and business outcomes.
Typically aligns to a GL7/Senior Manager level supporting a multi-year global finance transformation program.
Now WE have a question for YOU.
Are you in?
Hiring Range :
$140,000.00 USD - $175,000.00 USD annually
Incentive Potential : This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive…