Head - SAP Services

GMR Group; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GMR Group seeks a Head – SAP Services to lead the SAP ecosystem across the Group and its entities. You will own strategy, architecture, delivery, operations and compliance to ensure robust ERP performance and a scalable S/4HANA landscape.

You will drive governance, innovation including SAP BTP, analytics (AI), vendor/licence management and maximise business value from SAP investments, aligning with airport operations, commercial and corporate functions.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year SAP roadmap aligned with GAL's digital transformation goals, including the S/4HANA path and a clean-core approach.
• Lead planning and business cases for large SAP transformation programmes.
• Govern SAP architecture, data models, custom code, and dependencies across modules and across airport entities.
• Standardise master data, taxonomy and reporting hierarchies across business units and joint ventures, so regulator reporting works across entities.
• Drive adoption of SAP BTP, process automation, workflow digitisation, embedded analytics.

Job description

Job Description:

JOB PURPOSE

Head – SAP Services will lead the SAP ecosystem across GMR and its entities. The role covers strategy, architecture, delivery, operations and compliance. It ensures robust ERP performance, a clean-core and scalable S/4HANA landscape, audit readiness, and tight integration with airport operations, commercial and corporate functions. As strategic owner of SAP application services, the role is accountable for governance, innovation (including SAP BTP, analytics and AI), vendor and licence management, and business value from SAP investments.

ORGANISATION CHART

CIO - Enterprise IT --> Head SAP Services

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

SAP Strategy, Architecture & Governance

• Define and own the multi-year SAP roadmap aligned with GALs digital transformation goals, including the S/4HANA path (version upgrades or RISE with SAP decisions) and a clean-core approach.
• Lead planning and business cases for large SAP transformation programmes.
• Govern SAP architecture, data models, custom code, and dependencies across modules (FI-CO, MM, SD, HCM, PS, PM, RE-FX as applicable) and across airport entities.
• Standardise master data, taxonomy and reporting hierarchies across business units and joint ventures, so regulator (AERA) and concession reporting works across entities.
• Drive adoption of SAP BTP, process automation, workflow digitisation, embedded analytics (S