IT Senior Manager - Back Office Applications

Why Valvoline Global Operations?
 
At Valvoline Global Operations, we’re proud to be The Original Motor Oil, but we’ve never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.

With a global presence, we develop future-ready products and provide best-in-class services for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn’t just about where we began; it’s about where we’re headed and how we’ll lead the way. We are originality in motion.

Our corporate values—Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence—are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to:

•    Treating everyone with care.
•    Acting with unwavering integrity.
•    Striving for excellence in all endeavors.
•    Delivering on our commitments with passion.
•    Collaborating as one unified team.

When you join Valvoline Global, you’ll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we’re shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions.

Job Purpose

The IT Senior Manager – Back Office Applications provides strategic and operational leadership for the development teams supporting Valvoline’s back-office application portfolio. This role leads SAP ABAP developers and associated engineering resources to design, build, and enhance solutions that enable global back-office operations with a strong emphasis on Fit-to-Standard delivery, system reliability, and code performance.

Operating at the intersection of business process execution and technical delivery, the Senior Manager ensures that back-office development aligns with enterprise architecture standards, delivers scalable and maintainable solutions, and supports disciplined change governance through SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) and ServiceNow.

How You Make an Impact

• Lead and develop a high-performing SAP ABAP, SAP BTP, and other Backoffice development teams, driving accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Champion Fit-to-Standard delivery by aligning designs to standard SAP capabilities, minimizing customizations, and ensuring solution sustainability.
• Establish and enforce SAP engineering standards, code review practices, and quality controls that reduce technical debt and improve maintainability.
• Drive system and code performance through proactive performance engineering, tuning, and remediation to prevent regression and improve throughput.
• Partner with functional leads, process owners, and delivery leaders to translate requirements into secure, scalable technical designs and well-executed solutions.
• Own development discipline within the change lifecycle by leveraging SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) and ServiceNow for change, transport, release, and audit-ready documentation.
• Collaborate with peer leaders to provide development services that integrate seamlessly into their delivery models and roadmaps, supporting a matrixed operating environment.
• Coordinate with Architecture, Security, Platform Engineering, and Run/Ops teams to ensure interoperability, NFR compliance (performance, security, resilience), and stable deployments.
• Manage vendor and system integrator contributions where applicable, ensuring engineering quality, standards compliance, and effective knowledge transfer.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive-level audiences, through clear status, risk, and performance reporting.
• Travel to corporate offices on a quarterly basis to build alignment with IT leaders, strengthen partnerships, and support key planning and execution activities.

What You Bring to the Role

• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise application development, with 3–5+ years leading SAP ABAP engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in SAP ABAP development (ECC and/or S/4HANA) including performance engineering, code quality, and scalable design patterns.
• An understanding of the BTP Cloud Development and how it augments and enhances SAP solution delivery.
• Demonstrated experience delivering Fit-to-Standard outcomes in SAP programs, balancing business needs with standard capability adoption.
• Working knowledge of SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) for requirement-to-deploy traceability, testing, defect management, and release governance.
• Strong experience using ServiceNow (or comparable ITSM) for change management, approvals, and audit-compliant change documentation.
• Proven ability to lead across a matrixed organization, partnering with peer leaders and delivery teams to achieve shared outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills; comfortable interfacing with business leaders, architecture, and delivery executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field required; SAP certification(s) preferred.
• Ability to travel to corporate offices on a quarterly basis.

Competencies Desired

• Strategic Technical Leadership — Shapes the development direction for back-office applications and elevates engineering maturity.
• Fit-to-Standard Delivery Leadership — Drives adoption of standard SAP capabilities and disciplined customization governance.
• Performance & Quality Engineering — Establishes practices that ensure efficient, resilient systems and high-performing code.
• Governance & Change Discipline — Ensures compliant, auditable delivery through CALM and ServiceNow-based change controls.
• Collaboration — Builds alignment across Architecture, Delivery, Security, and Platform/Operations functions.
• People Development — Coaches engineers, builds succession plans, and fosters a culture of learning and accountability.
• Communication & Executive Presence — Communicates clearly, manages risk transparently, and influences decisions with data.

Valvoline Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to ensuring accessibility throughout our recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any stage of the recruitment or selection process, please contact us at:.

•    Email: Valvolineglobalcareers@valvolineglobal.com

This contact information is solely for accommodation requests. For inquiries about application status, please use the appropriate channels listed in your application materials.

Are You Ready to Make an Impact?

At Valvoline Global, we’re looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our journey of innovation and excellence. Are you ready to shape the future with us? Apply today.

Requisition ID: 2451