Senior SAP S/4HANA Deployment Lead | Transform & Go-Live

Natural Selection Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior role in SAP transformation

Deployment ownership

Cross-functional exposure

Enterprise-scale SAP experience

Job summary

Natural Selection Group in Melbourne is seeking an experienced SAP Deployment Manager to lead a complex SAP S/4HANA transformation on a 12-month contract. You’ll own deployment planning, go-live readiness and hypercare, coordinating business and technology teams for a controlled transition.

The role requires senior delivery leadership across multiple workstreams, risk management, and clear reporting to senior leadership while ensuring compliance and seamless integration of SAP S/4HANA systems.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SAP S/4HANA operations management, deployment or closely related delivery roles.
• Strong deployment planning, resource allocation, process improvement and workflow management capability.
• Experience planning deployment readiness activities, including dress rehearsals and post-go-live hypercare.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, project management tools and performance dashboards.
• Project Management, PMP or Lean Six Sigma certification will be highly regarded.
• Experience with global or multi-region deployments and change management will also be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end deployment planning and execution across multiple business areas
• Develop comprehensive deployment plans covering resources, timelines, budgets and key dependencies
• Plan, coordinate and execute dress rehearsals to validate deployment and operational readiness
• Develop and implement the Hypercare support plan, coordinating support teams for rapid resolution of post-go-live issues
• Drive risk identification and mitigation to protect deployment milestones and outcomes
• Manage and mentor deployment teams while coordinating cross-functional delivery activities
• Collaborate with business, technology and leadership stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of new SAP S/4HANA systems and processes
• Monitor deployment performance, escalating issues and implementing corrective actions where required
• Provide clear progress, performance and risk reporting to senior leadership
• Ensure deployment activities meet organisational standards and compliance requirements

Skills

SAP deployment

Stakeholder mgmt

Program leadership

Risk management

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Natural Selection Group in Melbourne is seeking an experienced SAP Deployment Manager to lead a complex SAP S/4HANA transformation on a 12-month contract. You’ll own deployment planning, go-live readiness and hypercare, coordinating business and technology teams for a controlled transition.

The role requires senior delivery leadership across multiple workstreams, risk management, and clear reporting to senior leadership while ensuring compliance and seamless integration of SAP S/4HANA systems.