Global SAP S4HANA Project Manager - SAP Product & Platform Lead

Xylem; Bengaluru; Presencial; INR 4 000 000 - 7 000 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Xylem is seeking an experienced SAP/ERP Program Manager to lead a multi-country S/4HANA transformation. You will own scope, governance, budget, and risks, aligning business objectives with technology strategy and delivery outcomes across global streams.

Responsibilities include driving SAP Activate delivery, managing waves, cutovers, and hypercare, and ensuring a clean core with compliant security and data governance.

Qualificações

• 15+ years in SAP program and project management, PMO leadership, and hands-on delivery execution.
• Proven delivery of at least two full-cycle S/4HANA implementations or major ECC-to-S/4HANA transformations, multi-country or multi-site deployment waves.
• Deep working command of SAP Activate and the governance, quality gate, and cutover disciplines.
• Experience managing large system integrators and AMS partners on commercial and quality terms.
• Executive-level communication: able to engage CFO, COO, and segment president.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end delivery for an assigned S/4HANA product domain and its business segment scope—plan, scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and benefit realization.
• Lead a persistent, cross-functional product team of functional, technical, data, and integration resources, aligned with the Global Process Owner.
• Drive segment transformation from legacy ERP into the S/4HANA global template, including process discovery and data readiness.
• Manage deployment waves through cutover, go-live, and hypercare with clear entry/exit criteria at gates.

Conhecimentos

SAP S/4HANA

Program Management

PMO Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Ferramentas

SAP Activate

SAP Cloud ALM

Jira/ADO

GRC

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world’s most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

This role is pivotal for orchestrating the execution of the ERP transformation program and ensuring alignment between business objectives, technology strategy, and delivery outcomes. The leader governs scope, budget, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder engagement across multiple workstreams and geographies. As the overall steward of the SAP platform, this role protects the stability, scalability, and long-term sustainability of the enterprise digital core. Effective program leadership reduces transformation risk and ensures successful realization of business value from SAP investments. Without dedicated ownership, large-scale ERP initiatives face increased risks of delays, cost overruns, and inconsistent deployment outcomes.

Product and platform delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery for an assigned S/4HANA product domain and its business segment scope - plan, scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and benefit realization.
• Lead a persistent, cross-functional product team of functional, technical, data, and integration resources, paired with the Global Process Owner accountable for the business outcome.
• Drive segment transformation from legacy ERP landscapes into the S/4HANA global template, including process discovery, fit-to-standard, localization, and data readiness.
• Manage deployment waves through cutover, go-live, and hypercare, with clear entry and exit criteria at every stage gate.

SAP methodology and delivery discipline

• Apply SAP Activate rigorously across Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run, including fit-to-standard workshops, backlog management, and quality gate governance.
• Operate the delivery toolchain - SAP Cloud ALM, Signavio, Solution Manager, and Jira/ADO - as the single source of truth for scope, defects, test status, and traceability.
• Own the integrated test strategy across SIT, UAT, mock cycles, performance, and cutover rehearsal, with measurable readiness criteria rather than status opinions.
• Coordinate with SAP services engagements (RISE, MaxAttention, Enterprise Support) on architecture reviews, readiness checks, and go-live safeguarding.

Governance and controls

• Run the governance cadence for the domain: steering reporting, decision logs, risk and issue management, dependency management, and formal change control Enforce clean core standards - extensions on BTP, custom code justified and approved at the point of creation, template deviations escalated rather than absorbed.
• Ensure security, SoD, and privileged access controls are designed in and evidenced through GRC, not remediated after go-live.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and a defensible decision trail across all waves

Financial and stakeholder stewardship

• Own domain budget, forecast, resource plan, and vendor consumption; provide transparent cost-versus-progress reporting to program and segment leadership.
• Manage system integrator and AMS partner performance against contracted scope, staffing continuity, and quality commitments.
• Serve as the primary delivery interface to segment business leadership, translating technical status into business impact and value realization.

Qualifications Required

• 15+ years in SAP program and project management, PMO leadership, and hands-on delivery execution.
• Proven delivery of at least two full-cycle S/4HANA implementations or major ECC-to-S/4HANA transformations, including multi-country or multi-site deployment waves.
• Deep working command of SAP Activate and the associated governance, quality gate, and cutover disciplines.
• Demonstrated ownership of a global template across regions, with the credibility to defend standardization against local pressure.
• Experience managing large system integrators and AMS partners on commercial and quality terms.
• Strong grounding in at least two core process areas (OTC, RTR, STP, PTM/SCM) and in data migration and master data governance.
• Executive-level communication: able to hold a room with a CFO, a COO, and a segment president.

Preferred

• RISE with SAP delivery experience and familiarity with BTP extensibility patterns.
• Industrial, manufacturing, or engineered-products sector background.
• Experience integrating acquisitions onto a common ERP template.
• PMP, SAFe, or SAP Activate certification.

Success in the First 12 Months

A credible, resourced, and stage-gated plan for your domain. Deployment waves delivered on schedule with clean cutovers and controlled hypercare. Zero unapproved core modifications. Transparent cost-to-progress r