Specialist, Technical Product Management

Job Description

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.

• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

Are you passionate about leading a team of talented engineers to create innovative solutions? Our company is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to provide technical leadership and drive the next generation of automation capabilities. Leading the teams in Full Stack and Gen AI development.

What will you do in this role:

• This role requires an understanding of tax rules, strong understanding of tax codes, analytical skills, and experience with financial and data analysis tools.

• Responsible for understanding tax requirements and translating them into clear functional requirements for tax-related software products, with a focus on indirect taxes like VAT, GST, and sales tax.

• Define and review test cases and validate tax scenarios in various business operations.

• Assist in the configuration and maintenance of SAP Tax Engine and OneSource Tax Engine to ensure accurate tax determination and compliance.

• Support the integration of tax engines with core SAP modules, including FI (Financial Accounting), SD (Sales and Distribution), and MM (Materials Management).

• Collaborate with business users and IT teams to gather requirements, analyze tax processes, and document functional specifications.

• Participate in testing activities, including unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT), to validate tax engine functionality and data flows.

• Troubleshoot and resolve tax calculation issues in SAP and OneSource environments by analyzing system logs and user reports.

• Assist in periodic updates and upgrades of tax engine software, ensuring minimal disruption to business processes.

• Support the preparation of user guides, training materials, and technical documentation for end-users and stakeholders.

• Stay current with new tax technology developments and regulatory changes that may impact system configurations.

What should you have:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Information Systems, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Understanding indirect tax concepts such as VAT, GST, and sales tax is required. Familiarity with regional regulations (e.g., EMEA, APAC) is considered beneficial.

• Basic knowledge of SAP ERP modules, specifically FI, SD, and MM processes.

• Familiarity with SAP Tax Engine and/or OneSource Tax Engine is required.

• Understanding of e-invoicing process and tax compliance requirements is a plus.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and manage multiple priorities.

• Detail-oriented with a passion for process improvement and technology-driven solutions.

Who we are:

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for:

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

Additional location(s) Compensation Information:

Required Skills

• Ability to Coordinate, Ability to Coordinate, Asset Management, Benefits Management, Business Informatics, Business Management, Business Needs, Business

Requirements

• Analysis, Critical Thinking, End-User Training, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Functional Requirements, Logical Thinking, Management System Development, Prioritization, Process Improvements, Product Management, Requirements Gathering, Requirements Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, System Designs, System Testing, Tax Calculations, Taxware {+ 2 more}

• Preferred Skills:

• Business Processes, Business Solutions, Functional Specifications

• Current Employees apply HERE

• Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

• Secondary Language(s) Job Description:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

Domestic

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

10/29/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.