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SAP Platform Manager

State-wide Opportunity (subject to TAFE NSW campus availability)

Permanent Full Time

Total Remuneration Package $191,958, includes a base salary of $170, 090 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

This position is responsible for the management, planning, maintenance and support of TAFE NSW’s SAP Platforms and Services.

In this role you will lead a multi-disciplinary team to manage the end to end lifecycle of the Finance and HR Platform, including defining and executing vision and strategy, validating product features and design, and collecting and prioritising inputs to inform product decisions and direction. The role is further tasked with coaching and leading the broader Platforms team.

You will ensure currency with industry trends that have the potential to create value, optimise the long term suitability of the Platforms and contribute to the delivery of the wider Service Strategy as well as provide ongoing third level technical support for the Platforms; analyse and resolve problems, follow-through with service providers; monitor recurring problems to identify trends and resolve performance issues.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:-

1. Degree qualification in related field or equivalent significant experience.
2. Deep understanding of Finance and HR landscape including SAP best practice and Delivery Lifecycle methodologies.
3. Ability to interact with management at all levels, and provide timely/quality advice.
4. Substantial management experience, (ideally within an IT or SAP environment) and strong demonstrated SAP experience.

Highly Regarded

1. Prior experience managing teams to deliver and support SAP platforms (including ideally SAP ECC and S/4HANA enterprise resource planning systems).
2. High level understanding of SAP core modules including financial accounting and controlling, human capital management, and payroll.
3. Knowledge of underpinning financial accounting and control, financial management, human resources and payroll processes.
4. Experience across other services and applications within the SAP ecosystem including SAP Ariba and SAP Concur, and aspects of SAP lifecycle management including SAP integrations and data migration, SAP GRC, SAP Security Best Practice, SAP authorisation concepts, and SAP Transports.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEST Wednesday 11th June 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume (in PDF format)
• Certified copies of your qualifications (if applicable as a single PDF document)
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 500 words)

Targeted Question

Describe a situation when you had to manage a major incident or problem that was both critical and unexpected. Explain the steps you took as Platform Manager to trouble-shoot the problem including facilitating root cause analysis, and escalation to and engagement with cross-functional teams to assist triaging the issue. What approaches did you adopt to ensure effective communication of the problem? How did you ensure that the incident was resolved swiftly? What strategies and preventive measures did you implement to avoid similar issues in the future?

Role-specific enquiries: contact Matthew Duff, Director Corporate Platforms, via email matthew.duff@tafensw.edu.au

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor Shweta Yadav via email shweta.yadav@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.