SAP S/4HANA ERP Data Lead
Posted 2 weeks ago by Executive Software Guild
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote
Summary: The ERP Data Lead is tasked with overseeing the data strategy, governance, and execution for the SAP S/4HANA implementation program. This role focuses on ensuring data integrity and quality throughout the project lifecycle, acting as a liaison among various stakeholders. Key responsibilities include data migration, cleansing, and master data governance. The position requires strong leadership and collaboration with functional and technical teams to meet data-related objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and own the overarching data strategy for the SAP S/4HANA program.
- Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, standards, policies, and procedures.
- Lead the design, planning, and execution of the data migration strategy (ETL/ELT processes).
- Establish data quality rules, KPIs, and metrics to measure and monitor data health.
- Define the master data model and harmonization approach across organizational entities.
- Lead and manage the data workstream team, including internal resources and external consultants.
- Provide regular status reporting on data workstream progress to program leadership and steering committees.
Key Skills:
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA implementation and data governance.
- Strong understanding of data migration strategies and ETL/ELT processes.
- Ability to establish data quality metrics and perform data profiling.
- Leadership skills to manage teams and engage stakeholders effectively.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across functional areas.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Description :
The ERP Data Lead is responsible for the end-to-end strategy, governance, and execution of all data-related
activities within the SAP S/4HANA implementation/transformation program. This role ensures data integrity,
quality, and readiness throughout the project lifecycle, including data migration, data cleansing, master data
governance, and data validation. The Data Lead serves as the key liaison between business stakeholders,
functional teams, technical teams, and third-party partners on all data matters.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Data Strategy & Governance - Define and own the overarching data strategyfor the SAP S/4HANA
program
Establish and enforce data governance frameworks, standards, policies, and procedures
Define data ownership, stewardship roles, and accountability structures across business units
Develop and maintain the data governance operating modelfor ongoing post-go-live sustainability
Data Migration - Lead the design, planning, and execution of the data migration strategy(ETL/ELT
processes)
Define data localization requirements to support multi-country transactions
Define a right-sized data migration scope, approach, tooling
Oversee the development of data mapping rules, transformation logic, and migration scripts
Plan and manage mock migrations, dress rehearsals, and cutover data activities
Ensure reconciliation and validation of migrated data against source systems
Data Quality & Cleansing - Establish data quality rules, KPIs, and metricsto measure and monitor data
health
Lead data profiling and analysis of legacy/source system data to identify quality issues
Coordinate business-led data cleansing activitiesand track progress to completion
Implement automated data quality checks and exception reporting
Master Data Management - Define the master data model and harmonization approach across
organizational entities (e.g., Material Master, Business Partner, Chart of Accounts, Cost Centers, Profit
Centers)
Drive master data standardization and harmonizationacross business units and geographies
Support the design of master data governance processes in SAP MDG or equivalent tooling
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement - Lead and manage the data workstream team, including
internal resources and external consultants
Serve as the primary point of contact for all data-related decisions, escalations, and risks
Collaborate closely with functional leads (Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, HR, etc.) to understand
data requirements
Provide regular status reportingon data workstream progress to program leadership and steering
committees
Facilitate workshops, training sessions, and knowledge transfer with business data owners and
stewards