SAP Data Migration Senior Manager

KPMG LLP; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP seeks an experienced SAP data migration and governance expert to lead end-to-end data migration strategies for S/4HANA transformations across complex landscapes. You will drive data governance, quality, and secure integration, coordinating multi-system migrations and data-led transformations.

You will lead cross-functional teams, support pre-sales, and engage with senior stakeholders to deliver high-impact SAP data migration programmes across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SAP data migration, conversion, governance and integration across multi-system landscapes.
• Proven track record leading global data workstreams within SAP S/4HANA implementations, incl. Public Cloud deployments.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management across onshore, nearshore and offshore delivery models.
• Hands-on with migration tools such as Migration Cockpit and SAP Data Services.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead end-to-end SAP data migration strategies for S/4HANA transformations.
• Lead data migration activities across SAP solutions including S/4HANA (Public Cloud), MDG, SuccessFactors, Payroll, and EWM.
• Design scalable, automated data migration solutions ensuring secure data handling and governance.
• Drive cutover planning and reconciliation from a data perspective.
• Mentor global data teams and support pre-sales and client discussions.

Skills

SAP data migration

Data governance

S/4HANA

Public Cloud deployments

MDG

Leadership

ETL tools

Data architecture

Data quality

Tools

Migration Cockpit

SAP Data Services

ETL tools

Job description

We are seeking experienced professionals with deep expertise in SAP data migration and governance to support large-scale SAP transformation programmes across complex enterprise landscapes. This is a high-impact role requiring strong client delivery capabilities, leadership in complex data workstreams, and contribution to business development initiatives.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Define and lead end-to-end SAP data migration strategies for S/4HANA transformations, covering data governance, migration, conversion, and integration across complex, multi-system landscapes.
• Lead data migration activities across core SAP solutions including SAP S/4HANA (Public Cloud), SAP MDG, SuccessFactors, Payroll, and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), ensuring alignment across interconnected business processes.
• Drive data-led transformations by designing scalable, automated, and secure data migration solutions that accelerate S/4HANA adoption (including Public Cloud) and broader enterprise modernisation.
• Lead data assessment, cleansing, harmonisation, and enrichment initiatives, ensuring high-quality, trusted data aligned to business objectives and global standards.
• Establish and implement robust data governance frameworks, including data ownership, stewardship, data quality controls, and security principles, leveraging SAP MDG where applicable.
• Design and execute data migration solutions using SAP Migration Cockpit, SAP Data Services, and other ETL/integration tools, ensuring scalability and repeatability across multi-wave programmes.
• Lead complex data conversion activities across SAP systems, including HR (SuccessFactors & Payroll), Supply Chain (EWM), and Master Data governance platforms (MDG).
• Drive cutover planning and execution from a data perspective, ensuring predictable outcomes through disciplined planning, reconciliation, and alignment with business timelines.
• Define and oversee reconciliation, validation, and audit processes to ensure data completeness, accuracy, and integrity across all systems in scope.
• Facilitate data design and migration workshops with business stakeholders, translating requirements into data models, mappings, and transformation rules across multiple functional domains.
• Collaborate closely with functional, integration, and technical teams to ensure alignment on data models, cross-system dependencies, and process integration points.
• Advise clients on data lifecycle strategies, including data archiving, legacy system decommissioning, and ongoing governance across SAP and adjacent systems.
• Lead and mentor global, multi-disciplinary data teams across onshore, nearshore, and offshore models to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Support business development initiatives, including shaping data migration solutions, contributing to proposals, and leading client discussions across SAP data transformation programmes.

The Person

• Strong work experience in SAP data migration, conversion, data governance, and integration, with a strong track record of delivering complex, global transformation programmes.
• Demonstrable experience leading data workstreams within SAP S/4HANA implementations, including Public Cloud deployments, across multi-country and multi-wave environments.
• Strong expertise in SAP data domains across Finance, Supply Chain, and Procurement, with working knowledge of SuccessFactors, Payroll, and EWM.
• Proven leadership in defining and executing end-to-end data migration strategies across interconnected SAP systems and third-party applications.
• Experience in facilitating data workshops and engaging with senior business stakeholders to drive decisions and resolve data issues.
• Hands-on experience with SAP data migration tools, including Migration Cockpit, SAP Data Services, and related ETL/integration technologies.
• Strong expertise in data architecture, data modelling, data quality, and data security, ensuring scalable and compliant data frameworks.
• Experience producing high-quality artefacts such as Data Migration Strategy, Object Design Documents, Mapping Specifications, Data Quality Reports, and Cutover Runbooks.
• Strong understanding of cross-system data dependencies, particularly between S/4HANA, MDG, SuccessFactors, Payroll, and EWM, and their impact on migration and integration design.
• Proven ability to manage complex cutover activities from a data perspective, ensuring minimal business disruption and successful go-live outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence both business and IT leadership.
• Demonstrable experience leading and mentoring diverse, multinational teams across distributed delivery models.
• Experience supporting pre-sales and business development, including RFP responses, solution shaping, and estimation for SAP data migration initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to simplify complex data challenges and deliver pragmatic, business-focused solutions.
• Self-starter with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments, particularly in emerging areas such as AI-enabled enterprise data transformation.