Senior SAP Data Lead

Senior SAP Data Lead – 12 Months Contract – Sunbury

Hybrid 3 days on site, 2 days remote
Start Date: ASAP
Working hours: 40 hrs/week
Inside of IR35

Required: - Strong experience in SAP Data, Processes, - Look at Data end to end – data designs and config of data within the sys, data conversation and test cycles. Run the data analytics workstream. End to end coverage across all processes. Delivery Manager, or Data Workstream Lead within SAP, Data, Analytics, or AI enabled programmes. Proven ability to drive execution, manage dependencies, & keep delivery moving in complex environments. Experience working across business & technology teams, translating direction into practical next steps. Comfortable operating hands on with plans, trackers, RAID, & delivery artefacts. The candidate must have previous experience working in similar execution roles, where success depended on persistence, integration, & delivery follow through rather than strategic authority.
 
Senior SAP Data Lead Role Purposes

We are seeking a Senior SAP Data Lead with deep data experience to support execution across data, analytics, & AI activities for our SAP S/4 transformation programme which is migrating my client’s business onto SAP/S4 on their RISE platform. The role will act as the integrator across the technology & business teams to create the coherent & consistent plan for data delivery across programme activities. This covers activities from business master data cleanse, management, business ownership alignment; transactional data transfer; reporting & analytics, & the enablement of AI capabilities & agents across to the new solution delivery.  The Senior SAP Data Lead will demonstrate expertise in project delivery skills – planning, dependency management, & delivery execution along with a broad understanding of data architecture from governance & lineage through to ETL & data reconciliation.  The role requires a mix of strong stakeholder & business engagement skills with strong understanding of the core technologies, concepts, & challenges associated with enterprise scale data management & AI fundamentals.  My client uses both SAP core technologies & has a unified data strategy based on the use of Azure & Data Bricks alongside other tools to support the full data lifecycle & meta data management. Driving alignment of roadmap, tools, & structures between the developing data platform & governance & the programme delivery is a key dependency to manage. The role is directly hands on & delivery focused, directly responsible for coordinating work, driving actions, resolving dependencies, & ensuring agreed data outcomes are delivered across business & technology teams.  The role is suited to an experienced delivery lead who understands SAP & data programmes, is comfortable operating across multiple workstreams in the delivery as well as business stakeholder alignment & can act as the integrator between teams with credibility in domain knowledge & the ability to influence outcomes. The role works closely with senior programme leadership & data stakeholders but remains firmly embedded in day-to-day execution. Strong communications & the ability to structure clear communications are critical.
 
Execution & Integration
Planning & Control
Stakeholder Coordination
Governance & Ways of Working
Data Readiness & Transition
Reporting & Communication
Key Deliverables (Typical)

Desirable Experience

• • SAP S/4HANA programme exposure.
  • Experience across data domains such as data management, migration, reporting & analytics, or governance.
  • Familiarity with enterprise data functions, operating models, or BAU transition activities.

 

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