Senior Managing SAP Data Lead

Introduction
As a Package Consultant at IBM, get ready to tackle numerous mission-critical company directives. Our team takes on the challenge of designing, developing and re-engineering highly complex application components and integrating software packages using various tools. You will use a mix of consultative skills, business knowledge, and technical expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into our clients’ business environment and achieve business results.

Your Role and Responsibilities
A SAP Data Migration Lead plays a critical role in the successful implementation of SAP projects by overseeing the data migration process. Here are the primary roles and responsibilities of an SAP Data Migration Lead:

1. Project Planning and Management:
   • Develop and execute the data migration strategy and plan.
   • Define the scope, objectives, and deliverables of data migration activities.
   • Coordinate with project managers to integrate data migration tasks with overall project timelines.
   • Identify and manage risks related to data migration.
2. Data Assessment and Preparation:
   • Assess the quality and readiness of legacy data for migration.
   • Define data cleansing, enrichment, and validation rules.
   • Coordinate data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes.
   • Ensure data mapping from legacy systems to SAP.
3. Stakeholder Collaboration:
   • Work closely with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and validation criteria.
   • Coordinate with technical teams, including SAP consultants and developers, to implement migration tools and processes.
   • Communicate data migration progress, issues, and resolutions to stakeholders.
4. Technical Execution:
   • Oversee the design, development, and execution of data migration programs and scripts.
   • Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency during the migration process.
   • Monitor and troubleshoot data migration activities to resolve issues promptly.
5. Testing and Validation:
   • Define and execute data migration test plans, including unit tests, integration tests, and user acceptance tests (UAT).
   • Validate migrated data to ensure it meets business and regulatory requirements.
   • Coordinate with business users to verify data accuracy and completeness post-migration.
6. Documentation and Reporting:
   • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of data migration processes, including data mapping, transformation rules, and validation criteria.
   • Generate regular status reports on data migration activities, progress, and issues.
   • Document lessons learned and best practices for future data migration projects.
7. Training and Support:
   • Provide training and support to business users on data migration processes and tools.
   • Assist in the development of user manuals and training materials.
   • Offer post-migration support to address any data-related issues.
8. Compliance and Security:
   • Ensure data migration activities comply with regulatory requirements and organizational policies.
   • Implement data security measures to protect sensitive information during migration.
   • Maintain confidentiality and integrity of data throughout the migration process.
9. Continuous Improvement:
   • Identify opportunities for improving data migration processes and methodologies.
   • Stay updated with the latest SAP data migration tools and technologies.
   • Implement best practices and industry standards in data migration projects.
10. Leadership and Mentorship:
    • Lead and mentor a team of data migration specialists and analysts.
    • Foster a collaborative and efficient working environment.
    • Provide guidance and support to team members to ensure project success.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Hands-on experience Identifying, assessing and solving complex business problems for area of responsibility, where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Experience collaborating data with owners and users/analysts across the customer operations to modify or implement new repeatable and reliable businesses processes to improve and sustain effective data governance resulting in improved quality and consistency of data used to drive key business decisions.
• Experience working closely with Data Architects to ensure changes are appropriately synchronized with the metadata strategy and logical data model.
• Experience leading technical aspects of the delivery of SAP Business Intelligence (BI) solutions & related components, working across business/technology teams to ensure alignment between business solution definition & systems architecture for the organization.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience working with SAP FI/CO, MM, SD or PM and Master Data, required.
• 3 years of experience in Master data management with expertise in implementing SAP Master Data Governance (MDG).
• Experience in complex SAP environments supporting multiple components.

Key Job Details
Role:Senior Managing SAP Data Lead Location: Multiple Locations See All Dallas San Francisco Chicago New York Houston Category:Consulting Employment Type:Full-Time Travel Required:Up to 80% or 4 days a week (home on weekends – based on project requirements) Contract Type:Regular Company:(0147) International Business Machines Corporation Req ID:734012BR

Projected Minimum Salary:$156,000 per year Projected Maximum Salary:$156,000-$234,000/year per year Date Posted:December 20, 2024