Lead Solution Architect

ROLE SUMMARY Every day at Pfizer, we are dedicated to delivering top-notch, safe, and effective products to those who need them the most. In the Digital division, our commitment is reinforced by a science-driven, risk-aware quality culture, extending a passionate endeavour to improve patients’ lives. The Senior Manager, SAP GMX Data & Analytics Solutions is accountable for the end-to-end leadership, delivery, governance, and strategic evolution of GMX-enabled data and analytics capabilities supporting global financial, operational, and compliance-critical reporting. This role serves as a senior point of accountability for GMX data solutions, including SAP BW, SAP BPC, SAP S/4HANA integrations. ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES In order of importance, the primary responsibilities that are critical to the performance of this role: People Leadership and Vendor Management: Lead, mentor, and provide direction to matrix colleagues, analysts, managers, contractors, and vendor resources supporting GMX data and analytics work. Set priorities, manage capacity, review deliverables, and ensure high-quality execution across internal and external resources. Manage vendor execution, deliverable quality, responsiveness, documentation, and adherence to Pfizer standards. Support sourcing, onboarding, knowledge transfer, succession planning, and continuity for critical GMX analytics capabilities. SAP GMX Solution Delivery: Ownership and strategic accountability: Own the global GMX data, analytics, and reporting solution portfolio across SAP BW, SAP BPC, SAP S/4HANA integrations, and related reporting platforms. Serve as a senior Digital point of accountability for GMX-enabled analytics, reporting, reconciliation, and certification capabilities. Provide strategic direction for GMX solution design, data architecture, reporting enablement, operational stability, and modernization. Ensure GMX solutions support critical Finance, Controllers, Supply Chain, and enterprise reporting needs. Drive roadmap planning for GMX data and analytics capabilities, balancing strategic transformation, regulatory expectations, business demand, and operational continuity. Provide senior judgment on complex GMX data issues, financial reporting dependencies, SAP integration risks, and cross-functional process impacts. Portfolio, Demand, and Prioritization Management: Manage the GMX demand pipeline in partnership with business stakeholders, Digital leads, and portfolio governance teams. Evaluate incoming work based on business value, urgency, regulatory/compliance impact, technical feasibility, and resource capacity. Define delivery roadmaps that balance transformation initiatives, business enhancements, regulatory needs, and BAU stability. Stakeholder Engagement and Business Partnership: Act as a senior GMX solution subject matter leader for Finance, Controllers, Digital, SAP platform teams, and business stakeholders. Lead cross‑functional governance discussions, design reviews, roadmap planning sessions, escalation forums, and executive‑ready updates. Translate complex SAP, Finance, GMX, and data architecture topics into business‑oriented recommendations and decisions. Influence senior stakeholders to align priorities, solution direction, risk mitigation, and adoption strategies. Communicate clearly on status, risks, decisions, dependencies, and outcomes at senior leadership levels. Build trusted partnerships across business, Digital, compliance, and vendor teams to drive sustainable business value. Delivery Leadership and Operational Excellence: Lead end‑to‑end delivery across requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, stabilization, and support transition. Provide senior oversight for multiple initiatives, ensuring delivery quality, consistency, documentation, and production readiness. Drive root‑cause analysis and long‑term remediation for recurring production issues, data defects, reconciliation breaks, and process inefficiencies. Ensure development work follows approved standards, naming conventions, code review practices, testing expectations, and release governance. Improve operational processes through automation, monitoring, standardization, knowledge management, and continuous improvement. Ensure business‑critical GMX processes have appropriate support coverage, escalation paths, and continuity planning. Governance, Controls, Compliance and Audit Readiness: Establish and maintain governance standards for GMX data, analytics, reporting, certifications, reconciliations, and documentation. Ensure solutions adhere to SDLC, change control, testing, validation, audit, compliance, and data governance requirements. Maintain ownership of audit‑ready artifacts, process documentation, design decisions, control evidence, and operational playbooks. Partner with compliance, audit, quality, Finance, and technical teams to address control gaps and improve traceability. Ensure testing strategies include unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, reconciliation validation, business acceptance, and production readiness. Provide senior‑level risk assessment and mitigation planning for production issues, compliance concerns, data integrity risks, and business‑impacting defects. Communication, Escalation, and Executive Readiness: Provide clear and concise status updates to leadership on delivery progress, risks, issues, decisions, and business impact. Prepare materials for governance forums, steering discussions, stakeholder reviews, and operational checkpoints. Escalate critical risks and system issues in a timely and structured manner, including recommended mitigation options. Drive adoption through demos, knowledge‑sharing sessions, training support, and stakeholder engagement. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Engineering, Business, or a related field. 10+ years of experience in SAP BW, SAP BPC, Finance data solutions, enterprise reporting, or data platform delivery with hands‑on leadership on following: Data Ingestion: DataSources, ODQ, InfoPackages, DTPs, process chains, and delta load management. Data Modeling: Advanced DSOs, Composite Providers, Open ODS Views, Analytic Indexes, and ABAP transformation routines (start, end, expert routines). BW Query Development: BEx Query Designer or BW Modeling Tools, calculated/restricted key figures, variables (replacement path, customer exit, SAP exit), exceptions, and conditions. Analysis for Office (AfO): building and maintaining AfO workbooks and input‑ready planning templates for end‑users. Planning Functions: BPC planning functions, FOX formula scripts, data manager packages, planning sequences, and input schedules. In depth ABAP programming knowledge. Troubleshooting: end‑to‑end issue diagnosis across extraction, transformation, loading, query performance, and BPC planning inconsistencies. Deep experience with GMX, EarnIn, Finance close, certifications, reconciliations, or related financial reporting processes. Demonstrated experience with SAP BPC (Standard or Embedded) including planning model configuration, logic scripts/FOX formulas, input schedules, and consolidation processes. Demonstrated experience leading teams, managing direct reports, or providing formal work direction to matrixed and/or contracted resources. Functional knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Sales & Distribution (SD): pricing condition technique (condition types, condition tables, access sequences, pricing procedures, condition records). Working knowledge of SAP Material Master data concepts: material types, plant and sales organization views, valuation class, pricing‑relevant fields, classification/characteristics, and their relevance to BW extraction and reporting. Finance domain knowledge in Product Costing (CO‑PC): standard cost estimates, cost component structures, material ledger/actual costing, and variance analysis; and General Ledger (FI‑GL): G/L account master data, document types, posting keys, and period‑end closing processes. Understanding of Finance master data governance: company codes, controlling areas, cost centres, profit centres, and G/L account master data structures. Exceptional verbal, written communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate across diverse technical and business teams. Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment managing competing priorities. Experience with SOX, GMP, audit, compliance, validation, or financial control expectations. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS SAP certification in BW, BPC, or SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC). Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or SAP BOBJ tools. Demonstrated ability to develop roadmaps, manage portfolio demand, and communicate delivery outcomes to senior stakeholders. Experience in a pharmaceutical, life sciences, or regulated industry. Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact. NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS May require occasional evening or weekend support during critical close cycles, major deployments, production cutovers, business‑critical incidents, or financial reporting deadlines. May require limited domestic or international travel for stakeholder engagement, planning sessions, workshops, team collaboration, or program governance. OTHER JOB DETAILS Last Day to Apply: August 25, 2026 Work Location Assignment: Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite/week, any US Digital Pfizer site (Pfizer LIFYD) Eligible for employee referral bonus The annual base salary for this position ranges from $124,400.00 to $207,400.00.* In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 17.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. 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