SAP - Delivery Excellence - Deployment Lead - Senior Manager - Location OPEN

The role

The opportunity involves focusing on de-risking large SAP implementations by collaborating with business stakeholders to develop strategies that mitigate risks during the transition to a new ERP solution. Responsibilities include overseeing three pillars of Deployment: Business/Site Readiness, Cutover, and Hypercare. This includes managing all aspects of business preparation leading up to go-live through hypercare and transition to the long-term support for the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Leading engagement delivery and managing client relationships on a daily basis.
• Overseeing program/project management and ensuring engagement economics are met.
• Developing resource plans and budgets for complex engagements.
• Driving large-scale sales pursuits and cultivating long-term client relationships at all levels across Consumer Business, Manufacturing, Technology or Industrial Products sectors.
• Building market presence by understanding client contexts and aligning them with SAP solutions, roadmaps, and strategies. Developing a robust pipeline by collaborating with sector alliance leads and SAP solution capabilities.
• Utilizing an integrated sales framework to proactively drive large-scale SAP pursuits. Incorporating innovative solutions to address client transformation needs and leveraging unique client experiences to achieve successful sales conversions.
• Leading program and project management, with necessary travel to meet client needs.
• Managing client relationships, engagement economics and resource planning.
• Delivering high-quality SAP projects or workstreams or serving as the delivery lead to support operations.

Skills and attributes

• Strong technical skills in application functional design and technology business requirements definition.
• Proven ability to analyze and map technology cost-benefit scenarios.
• Expertise in system configuration design and business architecture frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
• Proven ability to drive complex project plans to completion by proactively identifying risks and relevant mitigations.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience delivering SAP-enabled business transformations, with deep expertise in one or more SAP modules.
• At least 5 years leading large-scale, SAP implementations or rollouts, including end-to-end deployment across Consumer Business, Manufacturing, Technology or Industrial Products sectors.
• Proven experience leading complex SAP deployment workstreams, including planning, execution, and stabilization, while managing cross-functional teams across business, functional, and technical areas.
• Experience with all pillars of deployment and de-risking business transitions.
• Experience managing offshore and remote delivery teams.
• Knowledge of best practices, benchmarking, peer company environments and prior advisory experience related to industry-specific finance and technology functions.
• Strong research skills to address client inquiries and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices, and new technologies.
• A flexibility and willingness to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 40-60%.

Benefits

Comprehensive compensation and benefits package including medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options. Base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $171,600 to $392,100. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.