SAP Programme Manager

Role Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced Programme Delivery Lead with strong hands-on expertise delivering large-scale SAP S/4

HANA transformation programmes across global environments.

This is a senior client-facing leadership role responsible for end-to-end programme delivery — from mobilisation and scoping through to go-live and post-go-live stabilisation.

The ideal candidate will bring strong governance capability, commercial awareness, executive stakeholder management skills, and proven experience leading complex multi-workstream SAP programmes.

• Lead full lifecycle delivery of SAP S/4
  
  HANA transformation programmes.

• Own delivery from discovery and scoping through design, build, integration, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.

• Develop and manage integrated programme plans across functional, technical, data, security, testing, and change work streams.

• Ensure delivery against agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards.

• Facilitate scoping workshops and define programme objectives, deployment strategy, and implementation roadmap.

• Lead and govern fit-to-standard processes, ensuring alignment with SAP best practice.

• Manage scope control through structured change management and impact assessments.

• Establish and run governance forums (Steer Co, design authority, architecture boards, etc.).

• Own RAID management and drive proactive risk mitigation.

• Ensure adherence to SAP Activate methodology and delivery standards.

• Lead recovery planning where required (re-baselining, reprioritisation, resourcing adjustments).

• Act as primary escalation point for delivery matters.

• Provide structured reporting to senior client stakeholders, including milestones, risks, dependencies, and financial tracking.

• Maintain executive confidence through transparency and disciplined execution.

• Own cutover strategy, readiness criteria, rehearsal planning, and go/no-go governance.

• Oversee SIT, UAT, regression, and performance testing governance.

• Lead hypercare and transition to BAU support.

• Ensure business readiness, training completion, and adoption planning.

• Manage and mentor workstream leads, PMO, and delivery managers.

• Coordinate internal teams and third-party suppliers.

• Ensure effective collaboration between technical and business stakeholders.

• Embed structured change management, communication, and training plans.

• Drive user adoption of SAP-enabled processes.

• Ensure organisational readiness beyond system deployment.

• 10–15+ years’ experience in Programme/Delivery Leadership roles.

• Minimum 5+ years delivering large-scale SAP S/4
  
  HANA programmes.

• Strong understanding of SAP lifecycle delivery (scoping to hypercare).

• Experience managing complex multi-workstream global programmes.

• Proven executive stakeholder management experience.

• Strong governance, risk management, and delivery control capability.

• Ability to lead diverse teams and operate in fast-paced environments.

The successful candidate will:

• Thrive in complex, high-pressure transformation environments.

• Be comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving priorities.

• Have a strong commercial mindset.

• Demonstrate resilience, accountability, and leadership maturity.

• Be confident engaging at CXO level.

• Be willing to travel as required.