Competence Manager - Finance

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Competence Manager, you will lead and develop a defined community of engineers and technical experts within a specific technology or engineering area. You will be responsible for creating the right conditions for people to grow, build their capabilities, and contribute effectively across our delivery teams.

- 14+ years in SAP Finance (FICO), including 3–4 years of hands-on people management—leading direct reportees, driving performance reviews, and supporting career progression

- Mentored and coached team members to align with both business goals and individual growth paths—driving high employee engagement and retention

- Lead a team of engineers and technical experts with formal people responsibility, creating an inclusive, psychologically safe, and high-performing environment.'

- Coach and mentor team members, supporting career development, individual growth plans, succession planning, and long-term capability building.

- Define and execute a competence development strategy aligned with current and future business needs.

- Build and nurture Communities of Practice that encourage knowledge sharing, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

- Partner with Engineering Managers, Tech PMs, Area Managers, People Business Partners, and other Team Managers to align people, skills, and staffing with business priorities.

- Identify capability gaps and develop targeted initiatives through training, certifications, mentoring, internal mobility, and other learning opportunities.

- Contribute to workforce planning, talent pipelines, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and sourcing strategies for critical capabilities.

- Support resource planning and cost efficiency, including budgets related to competence development and community activities.

- Represent the engineering community in organisational discussions and act as a point of escalation for people-related topics impacting delivery.

• Use data and insights to understand competence coverage, workforce needs, employee development, and emerging capability requirements.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH