Senior Director, SAP Transformation Delivery

About the role

McKesson is seeking an accomplished Senior Director, SAP Transformation Delivery to lead large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives focused on SAP ECC-to-S/4HANA migration. This executive-level role will provide strategic leadership, governance, and delivery oversight for a complex, multi-workstream ERP transformation program.

The successful candidate will drive program execution, manage delivery risks, lead cross-functional collaboration, and ensure successful transition from planning through deployment, hypercare, and steady-state operations. This role partners closely with business stakeholders, technology leaders, systems integrators, and executive sponsors to deliver measurable business outcomes while advancing McKesson’s transformation objectives.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated SAP S/4HANA migration program plan, critical path, milestones, dependencies, and overall delivery roadmap.
• Lead program governance, PMO execution, stage gates, sprint reviews, executive reporting, RAID management, and decision forums.
• Drive proactive risk, issue, dependency, and change management across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
• Manage Systems Integrator (SI) performance against scope, schedule, quality, and agreed delivery KPIs.
• Establish and oversee quality gate governance, including entry and exit criteria for SIT, UAT, regression testing, mock cutovers, and production readiness.
• Lead cutover planning, release readiness, hypercare execution, and transition to steady-state support operations.
• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to align program outcomes with strategic priorities and enterprise objectives.
• Develop high-performing teams while fostering collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires 13+ years of professional experience and 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience).

Skills

• 15+ years of experience in SAP program management, ERP delivery leadership, or large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Proven leadership of multi-workstream SAP transformation programs within complex enterprise environments.
• Deep experience delivering full lifecycle SAP ECC-to-S/4HANA migrations, including Bluefield or Selective Data Transition approaches.
• Demonstrated expertise in program governance, PMO leadership, risk management, dependency management, and executive reporting.
• Experience managing global System Integrators, vendors, contracts, and delivery performance metrics.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior executives and cross-functional leaders.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience leading large-scale ERP modernization programs within healthcare, distribution, pharmaceutical, supply chain, or highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of SAP Activate methodology, Agile delivery practices, and enterprise release management frameworks.
• Experience overseeing SIT, UAT, regression testing, deployment readiness, and cutover execution.
• Financial management experience, including program budgeting, forecasting, investment planning, and value realization.
• Experience leading organizational change management and business adoption activities.
• Familiarity with cloud transformation, SAP ecosystem solutions, enterprise architecture, and integrated business processes.
• Advanced communication and executive presentation skills.
• SAP certifications preferred.

Work Environment

Position may require periodic travel to McKesson offices, implementation sites, and vendor locations. Hybrid or remote work arrangements may be available based on business needs. Ability to participate in extended planning sessions, executive reviews, and occasional time-zone-flexible meetings supporting global teams. Standard office and computer-based work environment.

Pay

Our Base Pay Range for this position $174,800 - $291,400. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.