SAP S/4HANA Deployment Lead

CONSULGURU PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

CONSULGURU PTE. LTD. seeks a Senior SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition deployment lead to drive the Singapore implementation, coordinate with Global SAP teams and partners, and deliver end-to-end value from design through go-live and hyper care.

The role requires 8+ years of SAP experience, strong advisory capabilities in Finance and Procurement, and hands-on execution across fit-to-standard, data migration, testing, and user training. On-site in Singapore is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of SAP functional consulting, business transformation, deployment leadership, or programme delivery experience.
• At least 3 full end-to-end SAP implementations/major rollouts including design, testing, training, cutover, go-live, and hyper care.
• At least 2 end-to-end SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition implementations or major country deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Singapore SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition deployment and represent Singapore in global project meetings, workshops, testing, cutover, and governance forums.
• Translate global requirements, decisions, dependencies, and timelines into local actions, owners, and deliverables.
• Provide functional advisory across Finance, Accounting, Sourcing & Procurement, including end-to-end process integration.
• Conduct current-state assessment, fit-to-standard workshops, process mapping, future-state design, and gap analysis.
• Review SAP standard functionality, workflows, roles, reports, forms, interfaces, and operating procedures; promote fit-to-standard and clean-core principles.
• Manage requirements, process/system gaps, risks, workarounds, enhancements, decisions, and post-go-live improvement backlog.
• Coordinate data preparation, cleansing, validation, migration, reconciliation, and business sign-off.
• Lead SIT, UAT, regression testing, defect management, cutover rehearsals, and readiness assessments.
• Develop and deliver role-based training, user demonstrations, change management, adoption activities, and floor-walking support.
• Manage the Singapore cut over plan, go-live readiness, command-centre activities, hyper care, issue triage, RCA, and transition to steady-state support.
• Manage project schedule, scope, RAID, dependencies, resources, budget, quality, change control, reporting, and governance.
• Ensure financial controls, segregation of duties, access, security, compliance, audit requirements, and approval workflows are addressed.
• Provide executive reporting and constructive challenge to global teams, implementation partners, and local stakeholders.
• Drive post-go-live optimisation, benefits realisation, enhancement roadmap, knowledge transfer, and project closure.

Skills

SAP functional consulting

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Country Deployment Lead

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

S/4HANA Cloud

SAP Activate

Cloud ALM

Central Business Configuration

Job description

Job Profile

Senior local point of contact, functional SME, business advisor, and delivery lead for the Singapore implementation of SAP S/4HANACloud Public Edition. Lead local implementation through design, testing, training, cutover, go-live, hyper care, and transition to steady-state support, working with the Global SAP team and implementation partners. Scope coversFinance & Accounting, Purchase Requisition, Purchase Orders, master data, workflows, approvals, controls, reporting, integrations, testing, training, and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Singapore SAP S/4HANACloud Public Edition deployment and represent Singapore in global project meetings, workshops, testing, cutover, and governance forums.
• Translate global requirements, decisions, dependencies, and timelines into local actions, owners, and deliverables.
• Provide functional advisory across Finance, Accounting, Sourcing & Procurement, including end-to-end process integration.
• Conduct current-state assessment, fit-to-standard workshops, process mapping, future-state design, and gapanalysis.
• Review SAP standard functionality, workflows, roles, reports, forms, interfaces, and operating procedures; promote fit-to-standard and clean-core principles.
• Manage requirements, process/system gaps, risks, workarounds, enhancements, decisions, and post-go-live improvement backlog.
• Coordinate data preparation, cleansing, validation, migration, reconciliation, and business sign-off.
• Lead/coordinate SIT, UAT, regression testing, defect management, cutover rehearsals, and readiness assessments.
• Develop and deliver role-based training, user demonstrations, change management, adoption activities, and floor-walking support.
• Manage the Singapore cut over plan, go-live readiness, command-centre activities, hyper care, issue triage, RCA, and transition to steady-state support.
• Manage project schedule, scope, RAID, dependencies, resources, budget, quality, change control, reporting, and governance.
• Ensure financial controls, segregation of duties, access, security, compliance, audit requirements, and approval workflows are addressed.
• Provide executive reporting and constructive challenge to global teams, implementation partners, and local stakeholders.
• Drive post-go-live optimisation, benefits realisation, enhancement roadmap, knowledge transfer, and project closure.

Required Experience & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of SAP functional consulting, business transformation, deployment leadership, or programme delivery experience.
• At least 3 full end-to-end SAP implementations/major rollouts covering requirements, design, testing, training, cutover, go-live, and hyper care.
• At least 2 end-to-end SAPS/4HANA Cloud Public Edition implementations or major country deployments. ECC, on-premise S/4HANA,or Private Edition-only experience is not sufficient.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Finance and Sourcing & Procurement.
• Strong experience with Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, approval workflows, purchasing master data, receipts/service confirmation, invoice dependencies, and accounting impacts.
• Proven experience infit-to-standard workshops, gap management, data, testing, cutover, go-live, hyper care, and user training.
• Experience as a Country Deployment Lead, Local Implementation Lead, or Senior Functional Lead within a global SAP template programme.
• Strong project management, stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, challenge decisions constructively, and communicate complex SAP concepts in clear business language.
• Willingness to work regularly on-site in Singapore and provide intensive support during go-live/hyper care.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Desirable

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition Finance/Procurement certification; SAP Activate, Central Business Configuration, Cloud ALM, Signavio, Fiori, Flexible Workflows, Embedded Analytics; Singapore statutory/tax experience; multinational/global template experience; PMP/PRINCE2; relevant industry experience; change management and benefits-realisation experience.