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Competence Manager - Finance
H&M · Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Job Description As a part of Centre Excellence in Product development and Engineering, you will People & Leadership
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers, application experts and SAP application experts within the Finance Area.
- Drive employee engagement, performance management, and career development.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, feedback sessions, goal setting, and performance reviews.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Identify and develop future leaders through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning. Capability & Workforce Development
- Build and strengthen workforce capabilities across the Finance Area, covering in-house built solutions, niche SaaS solutions and core ERP capabilities.
- Identify skill gaps and drive upskilling and cross-skilling initiatives.
- Partner with other Competence Managers, Engineering Managers, Product Managers, the Area Tech Manager, Talent Acquisition and People Partners on workforce planning, hiring and talent development.
- Contribute to resource planning and capability development while balancing delivery needs, employee growth and sustainable workload. Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with other Competence Managers, Engineering Managers, Product Managers and the Area Tech Manager to align workforce capability with area delivery priorities.
- Collaborate with Finance stakeholders and cross-functional teams to support business outcomes across finance, accounting, treasury and controlling.
- Represent the people and competence perspective in planning, prioritisation and organisational discussions. What You'll Bring
- Experience from software engineering, application expertise, SAP application expertise or a related technology area supporting Finance capabilities.
- Experience from people leadership, coaching, mentoring or formal staff responsibility.
- SAP Finance competence, preferably including SAP S/4HANA, is highly preferred but not required.
- Strong people skills, with the ability to build trust, develop individuals and create an inclusive team environment.
- Experience in workforce planning, resource management, and succession planning.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A passion for developing people, fostering inclusive teams, and driving continuous improvement. Who You Are
- A people-first leader who enjoys helping others grow and succeed.
- A strong coach and mentor with a collaborative leadership style.
- Strategic, adaptable, and solutions-oriented.
- Passionate about talent development, innovation, and building high-performing teams. Why Join H&M Group? At H&M Group, you'll have the opportunity to develop people and strengthen workforce capability in a broad Finance technology area. You will be part of an inclusive and collaborative environment that supports continuous learning, strong partnerships and meaningful contribution to global finance and digital transformation.