SAP Technical Director

Whitehall Resources Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitehall Resources is seeking an experienced Interim SAP Technical Director to lead Phase 0 path clearing and migration to SAP Private Cloud for the ECC and BW/4HANA estate, with focus on the early 2027 transition. The role will also guide the move from SAP ECC to S/4HANA and oversee partner relationships.

The candidate will work with IT leadership, architects and SAP specialists to ensure technical readiness, governance, and alignment with the Catalyst programme across 3–5 years.

Qualifications

• Experience in SAP Transformation and Private Cloud environments.
• Strong governance and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven track record in large-scale SAP migrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SAP ECC and BW/4HANA migration to SAP Private Cloud and archiving/remediation efforts.
• Define and govern the SAP technical architecture across infrastructure, cloud, security, integrations and automation.
• Provide leadership to IT teams and manage budgets, risks and dependencies for the Catalyst programme.
• Build strategic relationships with SAP and delivery partners to ensure value delivery.

Skills

SAP Architecture

SAP Basis

Cloud migration

IT governance

Job description

My large end user client is seeking a highly experienced Interim SAP Technical Director to lead the Phase 0 path clearing and migration to SAP Private Cloud of the clients SAP ECC and BW/4 single instance estate during first half of 2027. Once the systems are operating in SAP Private Cloud and all archive and decommissioning steps are completed, the next project to launch is the technical migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA.

The role will also manage the relationship with SAP and key technical partners, ensuring maximum value is extracted from 3rd parties to achieve the objectives.

The role will represent IT Technical on the overall Catalyst transformation programme, ensuring technology and resource dependencies, costs to achieve, SAP capabilities and constraints are understood in the overall value-prioritised roadmap (3-5 years).

This role works closely with IT Leadership peers and an internal team of architects, business partners, SAP functional specialists, platform specialist, Risk and Security, Internal Controls and SAP DevOps, Integrations and Automation groups, ensuring all components of IT delivery are aligned to enable the Catalyst roadmap.

Synopsis of the position:

• Successful migration of SAP ECC and BW/4HANA landscapes to SAP Private Cloud.
• Delivery of all technical prerequisites for the subsequent S/4HANA transformation programme.
• Effective management of SAP and strategic technology partners.
• Technical governance, architectural integrity and operational readiness of the SAP estate.
• Management of technical risks, dependencies, budgets and resources across the Catalyst programme.

Establishment of a sustainable, secure and supportable SAP platform aligned to the company's 3-5 year technology strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical strategy, planning and delivery of the SAP ECC and BW/4HANA migration to SAP Private Cloud, ensuring successful completion of all Phase 0 path-clearing activities, migration execution, archive remediation, and legacy platform decommissioning.
• Own the end-to-end SAP technical roadmap, establishing the foundations required for the subsequent migration from SAP ECC to S/4HANA and ensuring technical decisions support the long-term business transformation agenda.
• Act as the senior IT technical representative within the Catalyst transformation programme, providing expert guidance on SAP technologies, architecture, dependencies, risks, opportunities, resource requirements and delivery sequencing.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with SAP and key delivery partners, holding suppliers accountable for outcomes, commercial commitments, service quality and value realisation.
• Define and govern the SAP technical architecture, ensuring alignment between infrastructure, cloud platforms, security, integrations, data management, automation, development and operational support functions.
• Provide leadership and direction to internal technical teams including Enterprise Architecture, SAP Basis, Platform Services, Security, DevOps, Integration, Automation and Application Management teams.
• Establish and oversee programme governance, technical decision-making forums and architecture review processes to ensure risks, issues and dependencies are proactively identified and managed.
• Ensure all technical solutions comply with enterprise security standards, risk controls, regulatory requirements, audit obligations and internal control frameworks.
• Lead technical planning and readiness activities for SAP Private Cloud operations, including environment strategy, high availability, disaster recovery, performance management, monitoring and operational support models.
• Drive technical due diligence and decision-making relating to SAP product roadmaps, cloud capabilities, custom code remediation, infrastructure modernisation and future S/4HANA adoption.
• Manage technology budgets, resource plans and third-party expenditure relating to SAP technical transformation activities, ensuring effective financial control and value delivery.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, functional SAP leaders and IT leadership peers to ensure technical delivery plans align with business priorities and the value-driven transformation roadmap.
• Identify and remove technical barriers that could impact programme milestones, escalating and resolving issues through appropriate governance channels.
• Develop and communicate a clear technical vision for the SAP landscape, ensuring stakeholders understand the current-state architecture, transition states and long-term target architecture.
• Provide regular reporting to IT Leadership, Programme Steering Committees and Executive Sponsors on progress, risks, financial performance, delivery confidence and technical readiness.

All of our opportunities require that applicants are eligible to work in the specified country/location, unless otherwise stated in the job description.

Whitehall Resources are an equal opportunities employer who value a diverse and inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics.