Executive Manager - Data (Master + Transactional) Quality

PepsiCo; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking an experienced Data (Master & Transactional) Quality Lead to act as a subject matter expert, enforcing enterprise data standards during SAP S/4HANA migrations. You will own data quality, validation, and reconciliation across the migration lifecycle, collaborating with Data Migration, Functional, Technical, and Business teams to ensure data completeness and accuracy.

The role requires 10+ years in ERP transformations with a strong data emphasis, plus hands-on experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in ERP transformation with data focus.
• Proven experience in 3+ end-to-end SAP ERP ECC to S/4HANA migrations.
• Experience in data validation and post-migration reconciliation of Master & Transactional data.
• Strong SAP data model knowledge across Customer, Vendor, Material, Finance, Supply Chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead data quality and validation across SAP S/4HANA migration programs.
• Define and execute validation strategies across mock cycles, dress rehearsals, and cutovers.
• Collaborate with Data Migration, Functional, Technical and Business teams to ensure data completeness and accuracy.
• Establish and execute reconciliation frameworks including record counts and financial reconciliations.
• Manage questions and provide direction to development and validation teams during builds, testing and deployment.
• Monitor data quality metrics, perform root cause analysis and drive remediation.
• Work with Global teams to implement new validation patterns and automation.
• Maintain migration validation trackers, dashboards and readiness statistics.
• Collaborate with process teams to validate business-critical data and transactions.
• Support cutover planning, mock migrations, hypercare and post-go-live validation.
• Ensure global data standards and governance policies are adopted across deployments.
• Drive continuous improvement of validation processes and tools.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Data Migration

Data Quality

Data Validation

Governance

Stakeholder Management

SQL

ETL

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s in CS/IS

Tools

SNP CrystalBridge

Job description

Overview

The Data (Master & Transactional) Quality Lead will act as a subject matter expert and individual contributor, enforcing Enterprise Data Management standards and governance practices to ensure successful business transformations across SAP S/4HANA programs.

The role will be responsible for driving end-to-end data quality, migration validation, and reconciliation activities for both Master Data and Transactional Data throughout the migration lifecycle. This includes data readiness assessments, migration quality controls, pre- and post-load validations, defect management, and business sign-off support. The individual will work closely with Data Migration, Functional, Technical, and Business teams to ensure migrated data is complete, accurate, reconciled, and aligned with Global Template standards.

Experience in SAP S/4HANA Data Migration programs, particularly in data validation and post-migration validation activities, is essential. Exposure to SNP CrystalBridge migration and validation solutions is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead data quality and validation activities across SAP S/4HANA migration programs.
• Define and execute validation strategies for Master Data and Transactional Data throughout mock cycles, dress rehearsals, and production cutovers.
• Partner with Data Migration and Data Validation teams to ensure completeness, accuracy, consistency, and integrity of migrated data.
• Establish and execute reconciliation frameworks including record counts, financial balancing, business process validations, and exception reporting.
• Manage questions and provide clear direction to development and validation teams during solution build, testing, and deployment phases.
• Monitor data quality metrics, identify issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive remediation activities.
• Work with Global teams to implement new validation patterns, controls, and automation opportunities.
• Maintain overall migration validation trackers, reporting dashboards, and conversion readiness statistics.
• Collaborate with business process teams (OTC, P2P, RTR, MTD, etc.) and data owners to validate business-critical data and transactions.
• Support cutover planning, mock migrations, dress rehearsals, hypercare, and post-go-live validation activities.
• Ensure global data standards, governance policies, and target-state data models are consistently adopted across deployments.
• Drive continuous improvement of migration validation processes, tools, and quality assurance methodologies.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree is required. Computer Science or Information Systems is preferred..
• Minimum 10 years of experience in ERP transformation programs with a strong focus on Data Management, Data Migration, Data Quality, and Data Validation.
• Proven experience in at least 3 end-to-end SAP ERP/ECC to SAP S/4HANA migration programs.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in migration validation and post‑migration reconciliation of both Master Data and Transactional Data.
• Strong understanding of SAP data models including Customer, Vendor, Material, Finance, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing domains.
• Experience defining and executing:
  • Data Completeness Validations
  • Data Reconciliation Processes
  • Record Count Validations
  • Financial Reconciliations
  • Business Process Validations
  • Data Quality Assessments
• Experience working with large‑scale datasets and enterprise migration tools.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve complex data issues.
• Experience collaborating with global business stakeholders, data owners, and functional teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.