An entertainment and media organization is seeking a Director, SAP S/4HANA Portfolio & Delivery in New York City. This role leads SAP S/4HANA delivery and portfolio operations across major transformation initiatives, with a focus on program execution, governance, and cross-functional coordination.
About the Opportunity:
- Schedule: Monday through Friday (4 days onsite)
- Hours: Standard business
- Setting: Hybrid
Responsibilities:
- Lead SAP S/4HANA delivery strategy and execution across major transformation initiatives.
- Coordinate deployment, testing, cutover, and go-live readiness with finance and technology stakeholders.
- Oversee portfolio operations, including governance, standards, methodologies, and milestone tracking.
- Manage budgets, financial controls, vendor contracts, billing, invoicing, and project reporting.
- Monitor risks, issues, resource allocation, and capacity planning while preparing executive-ready status updates and presentations.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 10+ years of related professional or technical experience.
- 8+ years of experience in SAP S/4HANA implementation.
- 5+ years of people management experience in a technology leadership role.
- Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA modules, functionalities, and implementation processes.
- Experience leading at least 3 ERP transformation initiatives, including at least 2 SAP S/4 transformations.
- Experience leading interfaces and boundary system transformations.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to analyze complex situations, identify root causes, and make sound decisions.
- Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale IT projects.
- Strong understanding of business processes within finance and their integration with SAP systems.
- Experience with project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
Desired Skills:
- Experience in media environments.
- PMP or other relevant project management certification.
- Exposure to executive presentation development and technology strategy communication.