The Role
We are looking for an experienced SAP Data Migration Lead to take ownership of data migration strategy and delivery across major SAP transformation programmes, including S/4HANA implementations and migrations from legacy SAP and non-SAP systems.
You will lead the end-to-end migration workstream, working closely with business stakeholders, SAP functional teams, technical teams and external implementation partners to ensure data is migrated accurately, securely and on time.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end SAP data migration strategy and roadmap.
- Lead data migration activities across SAP S/4HANA transformation programmes.
- Define migration methodology, governance, standards and quality controls.
- Lead the extraction, transformation, cleansing, validation and loading of data.
- Manage migration objects across areas such as Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales and Master Data.
- Work with functional teams to define data requirements, mapping and transformation rules.
- Lead data cleansing, reconciliation and validation activities.
- Manage multiple mock migrations, dress rehearsals and final cutover.
- Identify data risks, dependencies and issues and drive them through to resolution.
- Coordinate internal teams, SI partners and third-party data specialists.
- Provide regular reporting on migration progress, risks and readiness to senior programme leadership.
- Establish and maintain migration documentation, controls and governance.
- Support business teams with data ownership, stewardship and sign-off.
- Ensure migration activities align with SAP and programme architecture, security and compliance requirements.
Experience Required
- Strong experience leading SAP data migration workstreams on large-scale transformation programmes.
- Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA migrations or implementations.
- Strong understanding of SAP master and transactional data.
- Experience across the full migration lifecycle: strategy → extraction → transformation → validation → loading → reconciliation → cutover.
- Experience managing data migration teams and external implementation partners.
- Strong understanding of migration tools and methodologies, ideally including SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit, SAP Data Services, Syniti, SNP or similar.
- Experience working with complex legacy landscapes and multiple source systems.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences.
- Experience operating within large, complex SAP programmes.
Desirable
- Experience within global S/4HANA transformation programmes.
- SAP Activate experience.
- Experience with SAP MDG and master data governance.
- Experience across multiple SAP modules.
- Experience managing global data migration across multiple countries/business units.
- Consultancy / systems integrator background.
- Experience in regulated industries such as pharma, life sciences, manufacturing or financial services.
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