Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced SAP Program Manager to lead large-scale, complex SAP transformation programs across business functions, geographies, and technology landscapes.

The role will have end-to-end accountability for SAP program outcomes , including strategy, roadmap, governance, delivery, financial management, risk management, stakeholder engagement, organizational change, and value realization.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CXOs, business leaders and senior technology stakeholders , while leading geographically distributed teams, system integrators, SAP partners and multiple delivery workstreams.

The role requires strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA transformation , enterprise program management and the ability to translate business strategy into successful technology-enabled transformation.

Key Responsibilities

1. SAP Program Leadership

- Own end-to-end delivery of large and complex SAP transformation programs from strategy and initiation through deployment, stabilization and hypercare.
- Lead SAP S/4HANA Greenfield, Brownfield, Selective Data Transition, rollout, migration, upgrade and modernization programs.
- Define program vision, objectives, roadmap, milestones, operating model and success criteria aligned with business strategy.
- Manage multiple interdependent projects and workstreams across functional, technical and business teams.
- Ensure delivery across SAP and adjacent platforms including Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Sales, Analytics, BTP, Ariba, SuccessFactors and enterprise integration platforms, as applicable.
- Drive business process standardization, simplification and adoption of SAP best practices.

2. Program Governance & Delivery Excellence

- Establish and operate robust program governance covering scope, schedule, cost, quality, risks, issues, dependencies and benefits.
- Lead Steering Committee, Executive Review and Program Governance forums.
- Maintain program RAID, decision logs, dependency management and escalation mechanisms.
- Establish program KPIs, dashboards and executive reporting.
- Ensure delivery adheres to agreed scope, timelines, quality standards and financial targets.
- Drive SAP Activate, Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid methodologies based on program requirements.




- Ensure effective management of testing, data migration, integration, cutover, deployment and hypercare.

3. Executive & Client Stakeholder Management

- Serve as the senior program interface for CIO, CFO, COO, CTO, business executives and senior IT leadership .
- Build trusted-advisor relationships with client and business stakeholders.
- Translate complex technology and delivery issues into explicit business implications and executive decisions.
- Manage expectations, escalations and critical program decisions.
- Provide transparent communication on program health, risks, financials, milestones and business outcomes.
- Facilitate executive workshops, transformation roadmap discussions and strategic decision forums.

4. Team & Leadership

- Lead large, multi-disciplinary and geographically distributed teams comprising:
- Program / Project Managers
- SAP Solution & Enterprise Architects
- Functional and Technical Consultants
- Data & Integration Teams
- Testing and Quality Teams
- Change Management Teams
- PMO and Governance Teams
- Establish clear accountability, performance expectations and delivery ownership.
- Mentor senior project/program managers and develop leadership capability.
- Drive collaboration across onshore, offshore and global delivery teams.
- Manage system integrators, SAP partners, vendors and third-party providers.

5. Financial & Commercial Management

- Own program financials including budget, forecasting, resource costs, vendor spend and financial performance .
- Monitor program profitability / cost efficiency and ensure appropriate financial controls.
- Drive resource planning and optimal utilization.
- Manage commercial governance across multiple vendors and delivery partners.
- Support contract management, scope changes and commercial negotiations.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimization and delivery efficiency.

6. Risk, Quality & Compliance





- Proactively identify and mitigate strategic, operational, technology, delivery and organizational risks.
- Establish effective risk and issue management frameworks.
- Drive resolution of critical issues and cross-program dependencies.
- Ensure appropriate quality assurance and delivery controls.
- Ensure compliance with organizational, regulatory, security and SAP governance standards.

7. Business Transformation & Value Realization

- Partner with business leadership to ensure SAP transformation delivers measurable business value.
- Drive process simplification, standardization, automation and operational excellence.
- Establish benefits realization frameworks and track business outcomes.
- Lead organizational change, communications, training and adoption initiatives.
- Promote innovation through SAP cloud, automation, analytics, AI and emerging technologies where relevant.

8. Business Development & Practice Leadership

- Contribute to account growth and strategic client relationships.
- Identify new SAP transformation opportunities within existing accounts.
- Support pre-sales, RFP/RFI responses, proposals, solutioning and executive presentations .
- Develop transformation roadmaps and business cases with clients.
- Contribute to SAP practice development, methodologies, reusable assets and delivery best practices.
- Build and maintain relationships with SAP, system integrators and strategic technology partners.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration or a related discipline.
- MBA / advanced qualification preferred.
- 15+ years of experience in SAP consulting, program management, technology transformation or enterprise delivery.
- Proven experience leading large-scale SAP transformation programs .
- Strong hands-on program leadership experience with SAP S/4HANA .
- Experience across one or more of:
- S/4HANA Greenfield
- Brownfield / System Conversion
- Selective Data Transition
- Global Template / Rollouts
- SAP Cloud / RISE with SAP
- SAP AMS / Managed Services
- SAP modernization and migration
- Experience managing complex, multi-workstream and multi-vendor programs.
- Demonstrated experience managing geographically distributed teams.

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