Program Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead the recovery and delivery of a highly visible enterprise transformation program involving a legacy ERP modernization to SAP S/4

HANA, Salesforce platform enhancements, and an enterprise data analytics initiative. This is a senior leadership role requiring executive presence, strong program governance capabilities, financial management expertise, and extensive experience leading large-scale SAP transformations.

The program is currently facing significant execution challenges, including testing delays, design-related risks, and schedule pressures. The successful candidate will be expected to quickly assess the current state, establish accountability, develop a recovery strategy, and lead the organization through testing, cutover, deployment, and hypercare.

This is not a traditional project management position. The ideal candidate is a seasoned transformation leader with experience stabilizing complex, high-risk programs and driving alignment across executive stakeholders, business teams, technology organizations, and external delivery partners.

• Assume leadership of a high-profile enterprise transformation program requiring immediate stabilization and recovery planning.
• Rapidly evaluate program health, testing readiness, design risks, governance processes, and deployment readiness.
• Develop and execute program recovery strategies to address schedule, delivery, and quality concerns.
• Establish clear ownership, accountability, escalation paths, and decision-making processes across all work streams.
• Drive program execution through final testing phases, cutover preparation, deployment, and post-go-live support.

• Lead complex SAP S/4
  
  HANA transformation activities, including testing, mock conversions, cutover planning, deployment readiness, and hypercare.
• Assess and mitigate the impact of identified design issues and implementation risks.
• Guide program teams through execution milestones while maintaining focus on business outcomes and deployment success.
• Ensure readiness for critical deployment activities, including late November and planned go-live activities in early December.
• Manage and hold system integration partners accountable for staffing, quality, deliverables, testing execution, issue resolution, and timeline commitments.
• Partner with technology leaders, business stakeholders, and executive sponsors to align priorities and resolve escalated issues.
• Facilitate governance forums, executive steering committee meetings, and leadership communications.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks, dependencies, and decisions requiring executive attention.
• Manage program financials, including budgets, forecasts, vendor spend, labor costs, software licensing, commitments, and variance reporting.
• Deliver concise executive-level reporting on program health, risks, financial performance, and readiness metrics.
• Coordinate activities across multiple project managers, analysts, and functional leads supporting the program.

• Lead coordination across ERP, Salesforce, data, business, and technology work streams.
• Drive collaboration among program teams to ensure issues are surfaced and resolved quickly.
• Provide hands-on leadership during critical testing cycles, mock execution activities, cutover planning, deployment events, and hypercare.

• 10+ years of progressive program management leadership experience, including director-level or equivalent responsibilities.
• Proven success leading large-scale enterprise transformation initiatives valued at $50M+.
• Strong understanding of SAP implementation methodologies, including SAP Activate, ASAP, or equivalent frameworks.
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