Technology - SAP (Data Sphere Developer) - Senior Software Engineer

Company Overview

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities. KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group. References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.

KKR's Gurugram office provides best in class services and solutions to our internal stakeholders and clients, drive organization wide process efficiency and transformation, and reflect KKR's global culture and values of teamwork and innovation. The office will contain multifunctional business capabilities and will be integral in furthering the growth and transformation of KKR.

Technology Organization Overview 

KKR’s Technology team is responsible for building and supporting the firm’s technological foundation including a globally distributed infrastructure, information security, and the application and data platforms. The team drives a culture of technology excellence across the firm through efficient workflow automation, democratization of data through modern data and collaboration platforms, and more recently through research and development of Generative AI based tools and services. Technology is regarded as a key business enabler at KKR and is an important accelerator to drive towards global scale creation and business process transformation. The Technology team consists of highly technical and business-centric technologists with the ability to form strong partnerships across all of our businesses. A dedicated Program Management function along with the Product Managers drive execution discipline across multiple technology teams with a goal to consistently deliver excellence serving our business needs.

Position Summary

KKR is looking to add an experienced SAP Data Sphere Data Analyst to its growing Corporate Finance Technology team. As a SAP Data Sphere Data Analyst, you will be leveraging your expert knowledge on SAP Data Sphere architecture and frameworks to help develop the data models within KKR’s SAP Data Sphere instance and related data applications supporting our Corporate Finance business teams across segments and regions. You will contribute to the enterprise’s operational reporting, strategy, and execution plans to grow and expand the existing capabilities of operational reporting to enable business growth and improve adoption. This will involve working closely with the business stakeholders, leadership, and technology peers to identify, develop and deploy new reporting capabilities across multiple business units globally. This role is highly visible and will come with the opportunity to identify, own, and execute creative product solutions for a best of breed CRM experience that will also enable KKR to rapidly scale and enhance its operational reporting.

The ideal candidate is excited by fast-paced environments and accountability that comes with working in a fast-paced environment. The candidate obsesses about making product experiences intuitive and prioritizes the users’ best interest in decisions. Our perfect candidate also will have a strong bias for action and pay close attention to detail, ensuring that we deliver results and impact on the client and end-user experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or other technology related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 3 - 6 years of functional & technology experience in SAP environment focused on SAP S/4Hana Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud & SAP BW
• Advanced Excel skill, programming knowledge of SQL, Python, C++ required
• Knowledge of Finance Industry and Financial reporting is critical
• Ability to work independently & as part of a team with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality results
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and strong verbal and written communication skills
  
  

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS

• Develop, manage & support operational financial reporting and analytics
• Work closely with Corporate Finance business users to understand business needs and translate them into data solutions.
• Provide timely day-to-day support across different Segments and Regions
• Support all Datasphere system upgrades and enhancements including troubleshooting and testing
• Ability to design analytical layers for diverse business use cases, including AI.
• Support data feeds from external systems into Datasphere
• Exceptional project management skills with the ability to multi-task several projects on tight deadlines, while maintaining attention to detail
• Align and add to the culture and overall vision/mission of the team
  
  

KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.