Director, IT Transformation, Technical Enablement

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Title: Director IT Transformation Technology Enablement

Location: Preferred at one of our major IT hubs (Kalamazoo MI; Flower Mound TX; or Mahwah NJ). We will also consider strong remote candidates based in the Eastern or Central time zones.

Travel: This is a global leadership role requiring 4050% international travel across multiple countries.

The Director IT Transformation Technical Enablement is responsible for establishing and driving the strategic vision overseeing design implementation and support of SAP S4/HANA under the RISE with SAP framework. The Director will build and lead a team focused on SAP platform readiness development lifecycle optimization innovation and continuous technical improvement for SAP S/4HANA and corresponding set of applications across Stryker divisions plants and geographies. This role will also drive governance scalability security and high availability of all SAP systems in alignment with business objectives. They will partner and collaborate with executive leadership and various IT functional stakeholders to lead the execution of the agreed upon program releases and implementation of the SAP platform vision and strategy. This is a highly influential role that will play a strategic part in aligning our global portfolio planning and execution activities across IT.

Essential duties & responsibilities:

• Own the technical enablement strategy for SAP S4/HANA in a RISE with SAP model including public/private cloud hosting and hyperscaler integration.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for SAP and strategic partners on RISE-related topics.

• Manage the technical implementation of RISE with SAP including onboarding SLAs upgrades and integrations.

• Align SAPs Business Technology Platform (BTP) S4/HANA Cloud and partner services with internal technical teams and transformation programs.

• Oversee RISE tenant operations and performance metrics.

• Lead negotiations with SAP and technology vendors for licensing cloud hosting. SLAs and managed services.

• Collaborate with Procurement Legal Finance and IT Supplier Operations teams to manage contracts renewals and service escalations.

• Responsible for the delivery of the designated SAP solutions for E2E strategic and operational business processes across Stryker divisions plants and geographies.

• Responsible for all SAP Basis activities including system administration upgrades performance tuning and landscape management.

• Develop and execute the long-term SAP technical roadmap aligned with enterprise strategy.

• Evaluate and promote adoption of emerging SAP technologies (e.g. SAP BTP Fiori AI/ML automation).

• Establish and maintain the SAP Basis standards policies procedures and best practices and ensure adherence to them by the SAP Basis team and other key stakeholders.

• Monitor and optimize the SAP system landscape and implement preventive and corrective measures to ensure its stability and reliability.

• Demonstrate ability to cope with growing complexity and creativity in design by thinking outside the box.

• Provide clear and effective communication to the program leadership team and Operational Steering Committee.

• Build strong partnership with cross functional teams including IT technical & functional teams Business functions PMO and System Integrators.

• Manages and coordinates with external suppliers and deployment partners to ensure they meet their contracted deliverables agreed upon timelines and metrics.

• Helps to establish deployment metrics and ensures each division function and region are measuring pre and post Go Live success metrics.

• Works closely with IT Service Delivery teams to ensure implementation of post-production support model and processes.

• Ensures timely escalation and mitigation of issues and risks.

• Conducts lessons learned with the Project Manager after each deployment to continuously improve the cutover and build-to-run transition model and strategy over the course of the program.

• Perform activities following Strykers Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) framework and processes.

• Manages resolution and communication of system production support issues with different stakeholders based on Stryker SLAs.

• Works closely with strategic solution partners business process owners architects/leads from other tracks and super users to close out every phase as part of deployment playbook or project methodology.

• Provide guidance and mentoring to other Solution Managers Solution Leads and Solution Analysts within the team or other project/program.

• Identify opportunities to improve the systems process flow performance and technical efficiencies.

• Develop and build robust integration with Infrastructure Security Governance Service Delivery etc.

• Financial focus on delivering activities on budget leveraging time on value-driven activities and ensuring external resources meet contractual deliverables.

• Special projects/assignments as required.

Education & special trainings:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or Business is required; however candidates with significant directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• A Masters degree in Information Systems Business Administration or a related discipline is preferred.

Qualifications & experience:

• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience deploying or delivering global programs with focus on in the SAP Technical space

• Strong Preference towards candidates with 1 Years of RISE SAP Experience

• Experience in owning and building SAP applications and products

• Minimum 5 years experience in people management and development.

• Prior experience and demonstrated understanding of SAP or other complex ERP solutions with direct experience in system rollouts required.

• Prior experience implementing SAP S4/HANA on the RISE SAP model including negotiations with SAP.

• Prior experience and demonstrated understanding of SAP Basis administration including migration upgrade integration and support of SAP applications and databases.

• Prior experience with implementing and working within the RISE with SAP framework.

• Experience and demonstrated understanding of global system rollouts strategy planning vendor selection and implementation planning

• Extensive knowledge of medical devices and/or pharmaceutical industry and basic knowledge of adjacent areas in terms of processes organization products and IT requirements

• Ability to consider upstream and downstream process impacts and implications

• Exhibits acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges

• Ability to work effectively in a matrix organization structure with significant emphasis on collaboration and persuasion rather than relying entirely on command and control is required

• Ability to maintain strong relationships within Stryker Divisions and geographies

• Ability to consider upstream and downstream process impacts and implications

• Exhibits acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges

• Versatility and willingness to work with constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm

• Experienced in enterprise solution methodologies preferably in both traditional waterfall and agile approaches preferred

• International experience and/or exposure working in other business functions preferred

• Knowledge of Lean ITIL PPM PMO etc. standards and processes preferred

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with Senior Management

• Must be able to generate explain and present detailed schedules objectives reports and other documentation accurately

• Demonstrated ability to work cohesively across a cross functional and matrixed organization

• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills

• Ability to drive initiatives and projects independently from start to finish

• Strong knowledge of Excel Advanced PowerPoint presentations Word documents Access DB MS Project Suite (MPP/Visio/etc.)

• Exceptional written verbal and presentation skills to a diverse set of audiences

Physical & mental requirements:

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Generally involves sitting most of the time.

• $149000 - $250000 salary plus bonus eligible generally eligible for short-term and long-term financial incentives benefits. Individual pay is based on skills experience and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 60%

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