Senior Business Systems Specialist

About the Role

Subsea Production Systems is on a journey to build a more integrated, simplified, and business-driven enterprise architecture. Our ambition is to connect core systems across SPS, improve process performance, and create better visibility from product lifecycle and engineering through execution, production, and delivery.

To support this journey, we are looking for a Senior Business Systems Specialist who can take ownership of key enterprise systems used across the business — particularly within PLM — Product Lifecycle Management — and Oracle.

In this role, you will be the bridge between business users, process owners, IT, Enterprise Solutions, and system providers. You will help define system scope, translate business needs into requirements, support implementation activities, drive system adoption, and ensure that our systems are used effectively across all SPS sites. You will act as product owner or business owner representative for one or more enterprise systems that are either already in use or being implemented across SPS.

About the Company 

At NOV, we deliver safe, high-quality, technology-driven equipment, services, and support that are essential to the global energy industry. Our mission is simple: we power the industry that powers the world. 

At NOV’s business unit Subsea Production Systems (SPS) we empower the energy sector with passion, expertise, and forward-thinking solutions. We develop reliable and efficient subsea energy production products that enhance our customers’ energy portfolios. With strong roots in the offshore oil and gas industry, we are also at the forefront of future technologies such as water treatment, ammonia storage, carbon injection, and wind energy—helping to reduce CO₂ emissions and drive the energy transition. 

SPS is headquartered in Brøndby, Denmark, with production sites in Kalundborg (DK), Porto do Acu (Br), Glenrothes (UK) and offices in Stavanger and Oslo (No), Rio de Janeiro ( Br), and Houston (US).  Globally, our team includes around 1,500 dedicated professionals, contributing to NOV’s workforce of approximately 34,000 employees. 

What We Offer

• The opportunity to influence how SPS connects and optimizes its core systems and business processes.
• A visible, cross-functional role with close collaboration across sites, departments, and system teams.
• The chance to shape and improve the use of PLM, Oracle, and other enterprise systems to support efficient and connected ways of working.
• An environment focused on continuous improvement, stronger process performance, and building a future-ready digital foundation.

Key Responsibilities 

• Taking ownership of key business systems, especially within PLM and Oracle-related processes
• Understanding system functionality, capabilities, limitations, and opportunities for improvement
• Working closely with users and stakeholders to understand business needs and process pain points
• Translating business requirements into clear system requirements for IT, Enterprise Solutions, and system providers
• Supporting implementation of new systems, modules, workflows, or improvements
• Ensuring that systems are used correctly and that relevant functionality is fully utilized
• Supporting and training users across sites, both online and on-site
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with business users across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, projects, quality, and support functions
• Tracking system KPIs such as usage, adoption, data quality, and process performance
• Driving continuous improvement in how systems support business execution
• Helping SPS move toward a more connected and simplified enterprise system landscape

Qualifications & Skills

Essential Qualifications: 

• Experience from business execution in a relevant industry, preferably capital equipment, engineered-to-order, production, fabrication, or manufacturing
• Strong understanding of enterprise systems and business applications
• Experience with or strong knowledge of PLM — Product Lifecycle Management
• Experience with or strong knowledge of Oracle or ERP-related processes
• Ability to understand business needs and translate them into system requirements
• Experience participating in system implementations, upgrades, process improvements, or application rollouts
• Good understanding of how systems support engineering, document control, production, supply chain, project execution, and quality processes
• Strong English skills and good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools

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