Organizational Development Lead, SAP S/4HANA Transformation

Terumo BCT, Inc. • Lakewood, IL

36d • Onsite

About The Position

The Organizational Development Lead – SAP S/4HANA Transformation serves as the primary global subject matter expert for leadership, learning, capability building, and workforce readiness throughout Terumo BCT’s SAP S/4HANA transformation. This role is embedded within the S/4HANA program and partners closely with HR, IT, Global Process Owners, Change Management, Training, and system integrators to ensure leaders and associates are prepared for new processes, technologies, and ways of working. This position blends Organizational Development expertise with transformation enablement, driving the design, testing, deployment, and sustainment of global learning and capability solutions that support successful system adoption and long-term organizational performance..

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline, Organizational Development or, equivalent of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job may be considered.
• 7–9 years in Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Talent Management, or Learning.
• Experience designing and deploying large-scale capability or leadership programs in a complex or global organization.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and partner cross-functionally.
• Proven analytical capability to measure program impact and inform decisions.
• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to influence without authority and navigate ambiguity.
• Deep understanding of adult learning principles and global learning deployment.
• Strong project management and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Executive presence and exceptional communication skills.
• High learning agility and continuous improvement mindset.
• Comfortable operating within integrated project teams alongside external partners.
• ECC6 to S4 HANA experience required.
• Full-time commitment to the multi-year S/4HANA transformation is required.

Nice To Haves

• Prior involvement in enterprise transformation efforts; S/4HANA or major system implementation experience strongly preferred.
• Change management certification is a plus or equivalent certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Represent the Organizational Development function in global design sessions; ensure leadership capability, onboarding, learning, and readiness requirements are embedded in future-state processes.
• Define OD-related business requirements, including role-based learning pathways, capability expectations, and reporting needs.
• Partner with HR, IT, and system integrators to ensure OD requirements are aligned, documented, and validated throughout the build lifecycle.
• Co-create an integrated learning and capability-building strategy with the Change Management and Training workstreams.
• Lead development of global learning solutions: facilitator guides, e-learning, simulations, job aids, role-based pathways, and performance support tools.
• Ensure S/4-related learning integrates with ongoing leadership, development, and onboarding programs led by the OD function.
• Support continuous improvement cycles and capability refresh mechanisms to sustain post–go-live excellence.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate that role and capability requirements are accurately reflected in the system.
• Contribute to data validation, security role mapping, and learning pathway mapping.
• Support execution of global deployment plans to ensure all impacted associates receive timely and relevant training prior to go-live.
• Serve as the OD liaison to the Change Management workstream to ensure communication, stakeholder engagement, leader enablement, and workforce readiness content reflects OD principles and leadership expectations.
• Support readiness assessments, adoption metrics, and capability gap analysis; recommend targeted interventions based on data.
• Contribute to onboarding and assimilation programs aligned to the S/4 future-state environment.
• Influence leaders, HRBPs, Analytics, functional SMEs, and project teams to align on capability expectations and readiness outcomes.
• Operate effectively in a complex, ambiguous, and dynamic project environment.
• Provide regular updates to program leadership regarding OD risks, capability insights, mitigation strategies, and workforce readiness.
• Partner with OD, HRBPs, and program teams to transition learning ownership back to the enterprise after stabilization.
• Embed continuous improvement cycles to ensure learning, capability, and leadership programs evolve with organizational needs.
• Support integration of new processes into long-term OD strategies, systems, and development programs.

Benefits

• multiple group medical, dental and vision plans
• a robust wellness program
• life insurance and disability coverages
• a variety of voluntary programs such as group accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and much more
• a 401(k) plan with a matching contribution
• vacation and sick time programs for associates

What This Job Offers

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