Connor Russell
Inver Grove Heights
Summary
Strategic Sr. Engineering Manager with 15 years of experience in enterprise systems design and development. Skilled in leading cross-functional global teams to deliver large-scale SAP and technology initiatives in Finance and Supply Chain. Expertise in budget management, driving platform transformations, and aligning engineering outcomes with business priorities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Engineering Manager - Enterprise Technology
Target
01.2021 - Current
- Managing the SAP Finance Products of Record to Report (TR, GL, AP, AR, AA, PS, FICO) Modern Vendor Income (Condition Contracts), Tax, Wholesale (SD, MM) and special projects including S/4 Conversion, Support Pack Upgrade and modernization of applications.
- Lead delivery teams across a complex Finance portfolio with responsibilities managing SAP ECC, SAP CAR, SAP CRM, SAP Solman, SAP PI, DI, IS, BW, Trintech Suite of products, Oracle, Workiva, and other integration and reporting platforms.
- Successfully Implemented brownfield SAP S/4 HANA on time and under budget.
- Managed 13 direct reports and 34 global contractors (India, US, Mexico).
- Mentored multiple Managers with dotted line direction for delivery and managerial duties.
- Oversaw $7.8M contractor budget with $500K net savings over 2 years.
- Enabled $70B in on-time payments in 2024, resulting in $800M+ in domestic discounts.
- Led Global product team supporting $7B in annual sales tax.
- Transitioned SAP Tax to Vertex Accelerator and rolled out MVI pilot enabling $4B in collections.
- Led implementation of Group Reporting to replace Oracle HFM in 2024, achieving annual savings of $250K.
- Successfully launched S/4HANA Core Finance, Group Reporting, and MBC across 8 banks within a 2-year window.
- Currently Manage the Technology roadmap for Finance Technology including SAP, Oracle, Trintech, Open Source, Reporting Platform, and other Finance applications.
- Oversaw the escalation process for critical production incidents and defects across programs.
- Delivered progress updates to VP and Executive leadership during steering committee meetings, addressed questions, and ensured clarity in communication.
- Manage Engineers who configure, code, test, and support production in SAP.
Sr. Engineering Manager - Corporate Systems
Target
01.2017 - 01.2021
- Led two global teams of 20 engineers to successfully deploy cost accounting across the enterprise within a 2-year deadline.
- Collaborated across supply chain and finance to integrate SAP for all goods movements, enhancing operational visibility.
- Developed a specialized reporting sidecar for cost accounting processes.
- Oversaw Controls build and modernized Target-defined controls for integrations with Risk and Controls, strengthening compliance.
- Implemented SAC as the FP&A tool, replacing BPC EPM add in.
- Modernized Finance reporting solutions into SAC.
- Led Scaled Agile planning and resourcing across multiple teams.
Sr. Functional Analyst
Target
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Led the SAP REFX Lease Accounting early adoption in a special Co-Development project.
- Developed functional and technical specifications, translating business requirements into effective technology solutions.
- Configured new modules end-to-end, ensuring thorough testing and comprehensive documentation of the solution.
- Enhanced operational efficiency in SAP FI/CO, AP, AR, TR, PS, and AA modules through direct hands-on support.
- Supported SAP Contract to Cash business area including Condition Contracts, Sales and Distribution, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury.
- Led SAP REFX and CRM implementations.
- Implemented SAP Concur with native integration.
Functional Analyst
Boom Lab - Three Bridge Solutions
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Configured core SAP modules, including MM and FICO, to support project requirements.
- Configured FI-CO and REFX modules to align with business processes and requirements.
- Wrote functional and technical specifications to guide development and implementation.
- Created and Executed the test scripts.
- Debugged ABAP code, enhancing understanding of SAP ABAP core coding structure.
- SAP implementation of FICO at a Large US Retailer.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management, Finance
College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University
Collegeville, MNSkills
- Agile program management
- Finance transformation
- Enterprise architecture
- SAP module expertise
- Cloud Development
- Data integration
- Reporting tools expertise
- Executive dashboard reporting
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- IT budgeting
- Vendor management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Global leadership
- Cross-pyramid coordination
- Framework expertise
Key Stakeholders And Product Scope
Supply Chain, Owned Brands, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting, Treasury, GL, Travel Services, Tax, Vendor Income, Revenue Management, FP&A, Properties, Data Sciences, Global Commerce,
SAP, Oracle, Group Reporting, Workiva, Open-Source GL/AP APIs, Treasury, Trintech Suite, Concur, Ariba, Vertex, Condition Contracts
Technical Experience
SAP Modules: FI/CO, MM, SD, GL, TR, AR/AP, REFX, PS, SAP BW, BeX, Business Objects, SAP Fiori,
Core SAP Systems: ECC 6.0, Business Suite on Hana, S/4, SAC, Ariba, Concur, CRM, BW
Integrations: Integration Suite, CDS Views, SQL, Kafka, API, SAP PI/PO, SLT, Data Services, Data Intelligence, ABAP, Java, Groovy, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript (React, Node.js), Spring Boot, Praxis, CanvasUI
Timeline
Sr. Engineering Manager - Enterprise Technology
Target
01.2021 - Current
Sr. Engineering Manager - Corporate Systems
Target
01.2017 - 01.2021
Sr. Functional Analyst
Target
01.2014 - 01.2017
Functional Analyst
Boom Lab - Three Bridge Solutions
01.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management, Finance
College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University