SAP Business Analyst, Staff - 1LMX / PCM/ESH

Lockheed Martin is a leader in aerospace and defense, seeking an IT Business Analyst to support their SAP S/4HANA Product Compliance and EHS modules. This senior-level role involves driving functional design, system integration, and configuration for compliance processes, ensuring adherence to regulations and supporting sustainability goals.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Drive Functional Design: Analyze complex global regulatory requirements and internal safety standards, leading functional design sessions to translate them into effective, integrated processes within SAP S/4HANA
• Solution Configuration and Documentation: Be accountable for performing system configuration and executing Component Unit Testing (CUT) within the SAP Product Compliance and EHS modules. Ensure accurate configuration documentation (KCDs) is created and maintained
• Own Specifications and Testing Data: Take ownership of authoring Functional Specifications (FRICE) for all enhancements and integrations. Furthermore, be responsible for creating and preparing necessary test data for both Component Unit Testing (CUT) and Functional Unit Testing (FUT)
• Coordinate Testing Cycles: Execute Functional Unit Testing (FUT) and actively support business process owners during Integration Testing Cycles (ITC) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including identifying appropriate test data and resolving issues
• System and Process Guidance: Serve as the functional expert, providing authoritative guidance on system best practices, optimal configuration, and process design for regulatory and safety compliance
• Manage Development Collaboration: Collaborate closely with ABAP developers and technical teams to author and review technical specifications, ensuring that standardized, scalable, and technically compliant solutions are built
• Ensure Regulatory and Technical Adherence: Coordinate with internal teams to ensure all designed solutions adhere to both Lockheed Martin's business standards and technical requirements
• Support Readiness and Deployment: Prepare comprehensive documentation and training materials, support final data validation, and manage production readiness activities for all Product Compliance and EHS deployments
• Improvement and Backlog Management: Identify opportunities for process improvement, recommend SAP innovations to increase efficiency and compliance, and utilize Jira and SAP Focused Build to manage backlogs and requirements throughout the Agile lifecycle

Requirements:

• Experience authoring functional specifications based on business requirements and translating them into technical design deliverables
• Experience collaborating with ABAP developers and technical teams to design and standardize integrated functional solutions
• Ability to analyze compliance and safety data, identify process gaps, and facilitate data-driven decisions that improve risk management
• Experience supporting end-to-end system implementation including requirements gathering, blueprinting, development, testing, and go-live
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills involving the integration of multiple IT systems and regulatory content feeds
• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to translate between technical, functional, and legal/regulatory audiences
• U.S. Citizenship required, as this role supports systems related to national defense
• Hands-on configuration experience with: SAP S/4HANA Product Compliance (especially Dangerous Goods, Product Marketability and Compliance, and SDS Management)
• SAP S/4HANA EHS (especially Incident Management, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Management)
• Familiarity with the integration points between Product Compliance/EHS and other core SAP modules (e.g., Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Sales and Distribution (SD))
• Strong functional understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., REACH, RoHS, GHS/CLP, OSHA) and how they are mapped into SAP compliance and EHS modules
• Experience with regulatory content integration (e.g., utilizing services from external content providers)
• Understanding of Substance Volume Tracking (SVT) and management of chemical inventories
• Experience with data validation and master data dependencies for compliance objects (e.g., specifications, listed substances)
• Experience using Jira and SAP Focused Build to manage backlogs, requirements, and testing
• Ability to independently lead design and testing across integrated regulatory and safety systems
• Experience in Agile or hybrid ERP delivery environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for both business and technical stakeholders