Project Manager SAP Data

Position: Project Manager SAP Data
Location: Sunbury (60%) Home (40%)
Duration: 6 Months

Role Summary
We are seeking a Delivery Manager with deep data experience to support execution across data analytics and AI activities forourSAPS/4 transformation programme which is migrating the client business onto SAP/S4 on their RISE platform. The role will act as the integrator across the technology and business teams to create the coherent and consistent plan for data delivery across programme activities. This covers activities from business master data cleanse management business ownership alignment; transactional datatransfer; reportingand analytics and the enablement of AI capabilities and agents across to the new solution delivery.

The successful candidate willdemonstrateexpertisein project delivery skills planning dependency management and delivery execution along with a broad understanding of data architecture from governance and lineage through to ETL and data role requires a mixofstrongstakeholder and business engagement skills with strong understanding of the core technologies concepts and challenges associated with enterprise scale data management and AI uses both SAP core technologies and has a unified data strategy based on the use of Azure andDataBricksalongside other tools to support the full data lifecycle and meta data management. Driving alignment of roadmaptools andstructures between the developing data platform and governance and the programme delivery is a key dependency to manage.

The role is directly hands on and delivery focuseddirectly responsiblefor coordinating work driving actions resolving dependencies and ensuring agreed data outcomes are delivered across business and technology teams.

The role is suited to an experienced delivery lead who understands SAP and data programmes is comfortable operating across multiple workstreams in the delivery as well as business stakeholderalignment andcan act as the integrator between teams with credibility in domain knowledge and the ability to influence outcomes.

The role works closely with senior programme leadership and data stakeholders butremainsfirmly embedded inday-to-dayexecution. Strong communications and the ability to structure clear communications are critical.

Role Responsibilities:
Execution & Integration
Drivedaytodaydelivery of data analytics andAIrelatedactivities within the SAP programme.
Coordinate work across multipledatarelatedinitiatives ensuring plans dependencies and actions are aligned.
Act as an integrator across teams joining up business SAP data and analytics activity where ownership spans multiple areas to ensure a consistent approach and planremainsin place

Delivery Planning & Control
Develop and manage delivery plans milestones and dependencies for assigned data activities.
Clarify and confirm the roles and responsibilities for the Global Process Owners CDOs and roles in the data delivery organisation
Track progress risks issues and actions; follow through to closure.
Support structured reviews and deep dives where delivery quality readiness or timelines are at risk.

Stakeholder Coordination
Work with data owners SAP leads analytics teams and enterprise data stakeholders to keep delivery moving.
Support workshops alignment sessions and playback meetings to progress decisions and confirm ownership.
Proactively chase actions and resolve blockers rather than escalations sitting unresolved.

Governance & Ways of Working
Alignment of the client CDO community to Quantum delivery requirements and enduring ownership
Apply agreed governance standards and ways of working consistently across delivery activities.
Support simplification of processes and approvals wherethese slow execution.
Ensure deliverables meet agreed qualitysignoffcriteria and readiness expectations.

Data Readiness & Transition
Support readiness activities related to data processes training and operational handover.
Help ensure data deliverables are usable understood and ready for transition into BAU.
Capture lessons learned from delivery activity and help embed improvements into future cycles.

Reporting & Communication
Produce clear delivery updates suitable for programme and data leadership forums.
Maintain transparent views of progress risks and upcoming decision points.
Contribute toexecutivelevelreporting with clear facts not narrative.

Key Deliverables (Typical)
Integrated delivery plans and trackers across assigned data activities
RAID and action logs with activefollowthrough
Workshop outputs decision logs and ownership confirmations
Readiness assessments and delivery status packs
Inputs toprogrammelevelreporting and governance

Required Skills

• Strong experience as aProject Manager Delivery Manager or Data Workstream Leadwithin SAP Data Analytics orAIenabledprogrammes.
• Proven ability todrive execution manage dependencies and keep delivery moving in complex environments.
• Experience working across business and technology teams translating direction into practical next steps.
• Comfortable operatinghandsonwith plans trackers RAID and delivery artefacts.

Key Requirement

• The candidate must havepreviousexperience working in similar execution roles where success depended on persistence integration and deliveryfollowthroughrather than strategic authority.

Desirable Skills

• 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.