Provide independent oversight of SAP S/4HANA program delivery across system integrators and vendors, ensuring alignment to approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
Coordinate across functional, technical, data, integration, testing, and change workstreams to ensure consistency of requirements, design decisions, and delivery outcomes.
Serve as a primary interface with client leadership, providing objective guidance, facilitating decision-making, and maintaining alignment across business and IT stakeholders.
Monitor vendor and system integrator performance against contractual commitments, deliverables, timelines, and quality standards.
Develop and maintain program dashboards, metrics, and reporting to support executive decision-making, budget tracking, and status visibility.
Oversee integrated program plans, identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and support mitigation and escalation as appropriate.
Ensure deliverables are complete, consistent, and aligned to requirements, with appropriate rigor across design, build, testing, and deployment phases.
Provide oversight of business readiness, cutover planning, and go-live execution to support a successful transition to S/4HANA.
Requirements
12+ years of program/project management experience
Experience in ERP or large-scale enterprise transformations
Experience operating in a governance / oversight / PMO role (not solely SI delivery)
Experience coordinating with system integrators and multiple vendors
Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and drive alignment across complex programs
Strong experience with:
Executive-level reporting and stakeholder management
Program governance and decision frameworks
Budget tracking, financial reporting, and performance metrics
Bachelor's degree (preferred)
Demonstrated experience supporting or leading SAP ECC to S/4HANA implementations or conversions
Highly preferred
Experience in transportation, logistics, or similar asset-intensive industries
SAP certification (e.g., SAP Activate) and/or PMP certification