Director Business Transformation

CenterPoint Energy • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Director of Business Transformation is the technology lead for CenterPoint’s SAP S/4HANA ERP, EAM, and Field Services modernization. This role is responsible for architecting and delivering the foundational infrastructure and core applications required to enable the Target Operating Model (TOM) across Finance, Supply Chain, Asset/Work Management, Field Services, and HR. The Director will drive the technical strategy for SAP S/4HANA, ensuring robust system integration, clean-core adoption, and minimal customizations to maximize long-term agility and value realization. This includes leading a greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation, leveraging cloud hyperscaler platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and aligning with CenterPoint’s clean core and cloud-first principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, or related field; MBA or relevant master’s preferred.
• 10+ years in enterprise/business transformation, with 6+ years leading large SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP/EAM programs in utilities or asset-intensive industries.
• Demonstrated expertise in SAP TOM design, OCM, process redesign, governance, and benefits realization on complex, multi-year programs.
• Strong leadership, executive presence, and cross-functional influence with both business and technology stakeholders.
• Deep experience with SAP analytics, KPI instrumentation, and value realization reporting.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA technical architecture, cloud deployment, data migration, and integration with edge systems.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and vendor/partner orchestration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end SAP S/4HANA transformation, from infrastructure setup to application deployment, in partnership with System Integrator (SI), Business Integrator (BI), and PMO teams.
• Oversee the technical architecture, including environment planning (development, integration, analytics, support, security), and manage deployment on public cloud hyperscalers.
• Design and implement TOM, mapping technology, data, process, and people changes across all business units.
• Drive adoption of SAP S/4HANA core modules: Finance (GL, AP, AR, Treasury, Regulatory/FERC Reporting), Supply Chain Management (Inventory, Warehouse, Procurement, Supplier Collaboration), Sales & Distribution, Human Capital Management (including SuccessFactors and Concur integration), and Enterprise Asset Management (Asset Lifecycle, Maintenance, Field Service, GIS integration).
• Oversee technical aspects of organizational change management (OCM), including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and readiness for both field and back-office teams.
• Establish and manage operational governance frameworks for SAP, including change control, compliance, and value tracking.
• Lead the technical design and execution of data governance, data cleansing, and conversion strategies, ensuring integrity and auditability of migrated data.
• Drive process standardization and clean-core SAP adoption, retiring legacy customizations and setting technical guardrails for future enhancements.
• Own benefits realization by instrumenting KPIs, tracking improvements, and reporting outcomes to executive leadership and the Board.
• Ensure integration with edge and legacy systems, regulatory reporting (Finance4U, OneSource), and analytics platforms (SAP Analytics Cloud, Business Data Cloud).
• Oversee security, identity, and access management, including GRC integration and segregation of duties objectives.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Transit subsidies
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees