SAP Implementation and Integration Lead

Job Description

In this position, you will serve as the strategic and hands‑on leader for Ford Energy’s Greenfield implementation of SAP S/4

HANA Public Cloud. This role acts as the primary liaison between our System Integrator (SI), internal business process owners, and the technical leads of the broader Ford enterprise software ecosystem. Your mission is to ensure that our new ERP environment is not just installed, but successfully adopted. You will drive the Fit‑to‑Standard process, manage the web of integrations, and provide technical leadership and oversight to ensure measurable business value while maintaining a clean core and full legal and regulatory compliance.

• Greenfield Strategy, Governance & Clean Core
• Methodology Execution:
  Partner with the System Integrator to manage the SAP Activate methodology phases (Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, Run).
• Roadmap Ownership:
  Own the project roadmap from a business‑readiness perspective, holding SAP, the SI, and peripheral system teams accountable to milestones.
• Clean Core Advocacy:
  Ensure that any necessary extensions are built side‑by‑side on SAP BTP rather than through legacy modifications, preserving the ability to receive bi‑annual SAP updates automatically.
• Project Management:
  Define and refine project scope, develop roadmaps, maintain project plans, and provide regular governance report‑outs to leadership.
• Fit‑to‑Standard & Technical Integration
• Process Alignment:
  Facilitate system design with business users and the SI to align company processes with SAP Best Practices. Act as the guardian of the standard, challenging requests for customizations that could hinder future cloud upgrades.
• Integration Management:
  Coordinate with owners of peripheral systems to design, validate, and deliver end‑to‑end data flows.
• Platform Connectivity:
  Oversee the use of the SAP Integration Suite to ensure seamless connectivity and process integrity across the Ford Energy tech stack.
• Stakeholder Orchestration & Quality Assurance
• Technical Translation:
  Translate complex technical requirements from the SI into clear business impacts for executives, and vice‑versa.
• Technical Coordination:
  Coordinate with SI functional teams and technical services (Release Management, Security, and SAP Cloud Basis) for transport management, cutover, upgrades, notes implementation, and build delivery.
• Testing & Validation:
  Lead the strategy for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Dry Run (DR) phases, ensuring business users validate new processes work seamlessly in a real‑world production context.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business‑related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with SAP ERP.
• At least one full‑lifecycle implementation of SAP S/4
  
  HANA Public Cloud, with a proven track record of managing cloud upgrades.
• Proven technical oversight using SAP Activate methodology and SAP Cloud ALM for project tracking and requirement documentation.
• Strong understanding of SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), specifically the Integration Suite and API Management.
• Deep knowledge in at least two core functional areas (e.g., Plan‑to‑Report Finance, Lead‑to‑Cash, or Source‑to‑Pay) to effectively lead Fit‑to‑Standard discussions.

Preferred

• S/4
  
  HANA implementation experience in a manufacturing or complex logistics environment.
• Experience standing up IT infrastructure or ERP systems for a new business unit or startup venture.
• Superb communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical risks and requirements into business impact for executive‑level stakeholders.

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family‑care days, paid parental leave, new‑parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup child‑care and more
• Family‑building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week…