Senior M&A Carve-Out Project Manager with SAP
Posted 2 weeks ago by K2 Partnering
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Remote in the European Union
Summary: The role of Senior M&A Carve-Out Project Manager with SAP involves leading a strategic business separation initiative within the IT M&A organization. The consultant will oversee planning, governance, execution tracking, and risk management for a complex carve-out program, particularly in SAP-driven environments. Strong project leadership experience is essential, with a focus on managing multiple workstreams rather than SAP configuration. Fluency in English is mandatory, with French as a beneficial asset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the overall planning and execution of a strategic business separation initiative.
- Manage governance and execution tracking for the carve-out program.
- Coordinate multiple business and IT workstreams.
- Oversee risk management and issue resolution.
- Engage with executive stakeholders and manage steering committees.
- Ensure Day 1 readiness and cutover planning.
- Manage vendor and consulting partner relationships.
Key Skills:
- 10+ years of project or program management experience.
- Proven experience leading end-to-end carve-out or divestiture projects.
- Strong M&A separation experience.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional business and IT teams.
- Executive stakeholder management skills.
- Governance and steering committee management experience.
- Risk, issue, and dependency management skills.
- Vendor and consulting partner management experience.
- Fluent in English; French is a plus.
- Experience delivering carve-outs in SAP-driven organizations.
- Understanding of business processes supported by SAP.
- Ability to coordinate SAP functional and technical teams.
- Ability to assess impacts on Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Master Data during a separation.
- No hands-on SAP configuration expertise required.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location
Remote from Europe
Duration
6 month
Languages
English Mandatory
French is a plus
Mission
Lead a strategic business separation (carve-out) initiative as part of the IT M&A organization. The consultant will be responsible for the overall planning, governance, execution tracking, risk management and coordination of a complex carve-out program involving multiple business and IT workstreams.
The role requires strong experience delivering large-scale carve-outs in environments where SAP is a critical business platform, while remaining focused on project leadership rather than SAP configuration or solution design.
Key Skills & Experience
Mandatory
- 10+ years of project or program management experience
- Proven experience leading end-to-end carve-out or divestiture projects
- Strong M&A separation experience
- Experience coordinating cross-functional business and IT teams
- Executive stakeholder management
- Governance and steering committee management
- Risk, issue and dependency management
- Vendor and consulting partner management
- Day 1 readiness and cutover planning
- Fluent English, french is a plus
SAP Environment Experience
- Experience delivering carve-outs in SAP-driven organizations
- Understanding of how business processes are supported by SAP
- Ability to coordinate SAP functional and technical teams
- Ability to assess impacts on Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain and Master Data during a separation
- No hands-on SAP configuration expertise required
Profile
We need a very senior project leader who has successfully delivered multiple M&A carve-outs and understands the impact of separating business processes, applications, data and operating models. The candidate should be able to drive executive discussions, coordinate multiple workstreams, manage external partners, and ensure successful Day 1 separation, while leveraging SAP subject matter experts for detailed ERP-related activities.