SAP S4HANA Data Conversion Lead (17350)

Baer is looking for SAP S4HANA Data Conversion Lead for a 6+ month Federal remote project.
Title: SAP S4HANA Data Conversion Lead
Location: Remote (Must be based in US)
Duration: 6 months
Rate: Hourly Plus Expenses Reimbursed
Alignment: W2 or C2C
Role Overview
Baer is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Data Conversion Lead to support a large-scale federal S/4HANA transformation. This role will lead end-to-end data conversion strategy and execution, ensuring accurate, auditable migration of legacy data into S/4HANA. The consultant will own planning, data quality, validation, and cutover activities to support testing and go-live readiness.
Description:

• Lead S/4HANA data conversion strategy and execution from mock conversions through final production cutover
• Define and manage the integrated data conversion plan aligned with testing cycles, deployment waves, and cutover milestones
• Partner with functional leads (FI, CO, MM, SD, PP, EWM, etc.) to ensure business ownership of data objects and rules
• Oversee data conversion tooling, including S/4HANA Migration Cockpit, ETL tools, and custom migration frameworks
• Define and govern data mappings, transformation logic, and business rules for master and transactional data
• Establish and enforce data quality standards for completeness, accuracy, and consistency
• Lead data validation and reconciliation to ensure converted data balances with legacy systems
• Coordinate business reviews and formal sign-offs of converted data sets
• Plan and execute data cutover activities, including mock cutovers, load sequencing, and go-live readiness
• Identify and mitigate data-related risks and dependencies impacting program timelines
• Maintain data conversion deliverables including plans, mappings, validation reports, and cutover runbooks

Requirements:

• 10+ years of SAP experience with leadership responsibility for data conversion initiatives
• Proven experience leading at least one full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA data conversion
• Strong understanding of SAP data structures across Finance, Supply Chain, and Logistics
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit and ETL/integration tools
• Expertise in data mapping, transformation logic, and business rule definition
• Experience managing data quality, reconciliation, and audit-ready validation
• Proven leadership of ERP cutover planning and execution
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation, and governance skills
• Preferred Qualifications: Large - multi-entity S/4HANA deployments, SAP Activate methodology, Regulated or federal project experience & ECC to S/4HANA conversion background

Company Overview:
Baer provides best-in-class engagement experiences for our consultants. Our job requirements are carefully vetted and are typically associated with pivotal programs offering tremendous opportunities to expand your skills leveraging the latest solutions.

Baer is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.