Technical Product Owner (Architect) - (NPW)

Company Overview

Milestone Technologies is a global IT managed services firm that partners with organizations to scale their technology, infrastructure and services to drive specific business outcomes such as digital transformation, innovation, and operational agility. Milestone is focused on building an employee-first, performance-based culture and for over 25 years, we have a demonstrated history of supporting category-defining enterprise clients that are growing ahead of the market. The company specializes in providing solutions across Application Services and Consulting, Digital Product Engineering, Digital Workplace Services, Private Cloud Services, AI/Automation, and ServiceNow. Milestone culture is built to provide a collaborative, inclusive environment that supports employees and empowers them to reach their full potential.

Our seasoned professionals deliver services based on Milestone's best practices and service delivery framework. By leveraging our vast knowledge base to execute initiatives, we deliver both short-term and long-term value to our clients and apply continuous service improvement to deliver transformational benefits to IT. With Intelligent Automation, Milestone helps businesses further accelerate their IT transformation. The result is a sharper focus on business objectives and a dramatic improvement in employee productivity. Through our key technology partnerships and our people-first approach, Milestone continues to deliver industry-leading innovation to our clients. With more than 3,000 employees serving over 200 companies worldwide, we are following our mission of revolutionizing the way IT is deployed.

Job Overview

Job Description - Technical Product Owner (Architect)

Supplier Onboarding | Apex Analytix & SAP S/4HANA

Role Summary

We are seeking a Technical Product Owner (Architect) to lead the architecture and integration design for Amgen's global Supplier Onboarding platform (Apex Analytix). This role sits at the intersection of product, architecture, and enterprise integration, owning the end-to-end technical vision while partnering closely with SAP S/4HANA, MDG, and Procurement teams.

This is a hands-on leadership role, not a development position. You will define how systems work together, guide vendors and developers, and ensure scalable, compliant supplier onboarding across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Architecture Ownership
Act as the technical owner for the Apex Analytix supplier onboarding platform
Define and maintain the target-state architecture for supplier onboarding and master data
Own integration patterns, data flows, and system boundaries between Apex and SAP S/4HANA

Integration Design & Governance
Design end-to-end supplier data integrations from Apex into SAP S/4HANA and MDG
Lead data mapping, transformation logic, and validation rules
Partner with SAP teams to ensure clean handoffs and aligned ownership
Ensure integrations meet security, compliance, and scalability standards

Delivery Leadership
Translate business and compliance requirements into clear technical designs
Guide development teams and vendors without micromanaging
Review designs, integration specs, and solution approaches
Identify risks early and proactively drive mitigation

Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Serve as the primary technical interface between:

o Procurement business teams

o Apex Analytix vendor

o SAP S/4 / MDG teams

o Systems integrators
Lead technical discussions, design reviews, and decision forums
Drive alignment across distributed global teams

Change & Continuity
Support knowledge transfer from the outgoing resource
Contribute to long-term platform roadmap and evolution
Ensure solutions are future-ready for regulatory and business change

Required Qualifications

Core Experience
8+ years in enterprise application architecture or technical product ownership
Strong experience with supplier onboarding or supplier lifecycle management platforms
Proven experience designing integrations with SAP S/4HANA
Experience working in large, regulated enterprise environments

Strongly Preferred
SAP Ariba SLP (Supplier Lifecycle & Performance) experience
Exposure to Master Data Governance (MDG)
Experience with cloud-based SaaS integrations
Familiarity with procurement and vendor master data domains

Skills & Competencies

Technical
Integration architecture & data modeling
API-based and event-driven integration patterns
Master data design principles
Security and compliance-aware design

Product & Leadership
Strong ownership mindset
Ability to operate with ambiguity
Excellent communication and influence skills
Comfortable leading without formal authority

Compensation

Estimated Pay Range:

Exact compensation and offers of employment are dependent on circumstances of each case and will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, licenses or certifications, and location.

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Milestone we strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and work with, where we all feel empowered to bring our full, authentic selves to work. We know creating a diverse and inclusive culture that champions equity and belonging is not only the right thing to do for our employees but is also critical to our continued success.

Milestone Technologies provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, or local ordinance. Milestone also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees.

We welcome the unique background, culture, experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression and perspectives you can bring to our global community. Our recruitment team is looking forward to meeting you.