Information Technology - Senior SAP Technical Program

Job Summary

Information Technology - Senior SAP Technical Program Manager

Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior SAP
Technical Program Manager to lead a multi-year SAP transformation program (from
ECC to S4) for the SIA Group. The key functional areas covered in the project include
Finance, Procurement and Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO). The
successful candidate will be part of the IT organization and responsible for
for leading and managing the technical aspects of the end-to-end implementation
of SAP S/4HANA and related systems (e.g. Source to Pay solution), including
design, development, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support. The
Program Manager will work closely with the IT team, the business stakeholders
and the implementation partners (SI) to ensure the successful delivery of the
program.

Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the overall technical delivery of the transformation
project, covering migration and business transformation for SAP ECC and other
existing systems to S4 HANA and related systems, such as Source to Pay.
• Leading the technical team responsible for the migration
project from ECC to S/4HANA, providing guidance and direction to team members.

- Reviewing the overall technical migration strategy and
implementation plan, ensuring that all technical aspects of the project are
identified and addressed.
- Designing the landscape architecture for the new S/4HANA
environment.
- Planning and executing the migration based on a ‘bluefield’
/ ‘smart greenfield’ approach, i.e. a hybrid of designing a new system and
adapting the migration to fit into the new design.
- Leading and managing the data migration effort, ensuring
that data is migrated from the existing ECC system to the new S/4HANA system
accurately and securely.
- Implementing a ‘re-imagined’ integration landscape covering
integration within the SAP ecosystem as well as with other systems and
applications.
- Developing a data architecture strategy for the new SAP
landscape covering  perational reporting, ‘slice and dice’ requirements and
data analytics requirements.
- Implementing the security architecture for the new SAP
ecosystem

• Manage multiple stakeholders, including IT, business, and
external vendors, and ensure effective communication and collaboration among
them
oOversee the technical delivery by the Systems Integrator
(SI), ensuring that they deliver high-quality work on-time and within budget
• Drive the implementation of best practices, processes, and
tools to ensure the successful delivery of the project
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of project deliverables
• Manage project risks and issues, and develop mitigation
plans as needed to ensure the program is delivered within time, budget and
quality metrics.
• Provide regular project status updates to senior management
and other stakeholders
• Provide guidance, coaching, and mentoring to project team
members as needed

Requirements
• Bachelor's / Masters degree in Computer Science,
Information Systems, or related field;
• 10+ years of experience in SAP technical architecture /
program / project management, with a focus on SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration in
the areas of Finance, Procurement and MRO.
• Experience in delivering such programs for Airlines will be
an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of SAP S4 HANA and related SAP
solutions based solution architectures
• Experience managing delivery by a Systems Integrator (SI)
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal
skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and build strong
relationships
• Strong program management skills, with a proven track
record of managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders
• Experience with Agile project management methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the
ability to identify issues and develop effective solutions
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet
deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Successful
candidate will start with a 3 years contract with potential for extension /
conversion to a permanent position.