SAP - Delivery Excellence - Deployment Lead - Senior Manager - Location OPEN

EY Studio+ Nederland•Los Angeles, CA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. Our goal is to give clients a unique business perspective on how SAP technology can enhance their operations. By leveraging EY’s expertise in SAP, Supply Chain, FICO, BPC, Data & Analytics, Customer Solutions, Technology & Architecture, and SuccessFactors, we assist clients in enhancing performance and increasing productivity. The opportunity As the Deployment Lead, you will focus on de-risking large SAP implementations by collaborating with business stakeholders to develop strategies that mitigate risks during the transition to a new ERP solution. You will oversee three pillars of Deployment: Business/Site Readiness, Cutover, and Hypercare. Your responsibilities will encompass managing all aspects of business preparation leading up to go-live through hypercare and transition to the long-term support for the organization. This includes ramping down business activities, planning the freeze and ramp up, executing cutover, and managing post-go-live support activities. As a Senior Manager in our Technology practice, you will play a pivotal role in interacting with business stakeholders to evaluate and analyze business models, processes, and operations. You will translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure that newly implemented technology solutions meet these requirements. Your collaboration with technical teams will be crucial in designing and delivering effective system architecture solutions.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree.
A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience delivering SAP-enabled business transformations, with deep expertise in one or more SAP modules.
At least 5 years leading large-scale, SAP implementations or rollouts, including end-to-end deployment across Consumer Business, Manufacturing, Technology or Industrial Products sectors.
Proven experience leading complex SAP deployment workstreams, including planning, execution, and stabilization, while managing cross-functional teams across business, functional, and technical areas.
Experience with all pillars of deployment and de-risking business transitions.
Experience managing offshore and remote delivery teams.
Knowledge of best practices, benchmarking, peer company environments and prior advisory experience related to industry-specific finance and technology functions.
Strong research skills to address client inquiries and emerging issues, including regulations, industry practices, and new technologies.
Strong technical skills in application functional design and technology business requirements definition.
Proven ability to analyze and map technology cost-benefit scenarios.
Expertise in system configuration design and business architecture frameworks.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
Proven ability to drive complex project plans to completion by proactively identifying risks and relevant mitigations.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree.
Prior consulting experience, preferably within a large professional services firm or SAP-focused advisory environment.
SAP certification(s) in relevant modules (e.g., SAP S/4HANA Finance, Supply Chain, or Program/Project Management).

Responsibilities

Manage and deliver complex processes and solutions while maintaining a strong focus on quality and risk management.
Lead engagement delivery and managing client relationships on a daily basis.
Oversee program/project management and ensuring engagement economics are met.
Develop resource plans and budgets for complex engagements.
Drive large-scale sales pursuits and cultivate long-term client relationships at all levels across Consumer Business, Manufacturing, Technology or Industrial Products sectors.
Build market presence by understanding client contexts and aligning them with SAP solutions, roadmaps, and strategies.
Develop a robust pipeline by collaborating with sector alliance leads and SAP solution capabilities.
Utilize an integrated sales framework to proactively drive large-scale SAP pursuits.
Incorporate innovative solutions to address client transformation needs and leveraging unique client experiences to achieve successful sales conversions.
Lead program and project management, with necessary travel to meet client needs.
Manage client relationships, engagement economics and resource planning.
Deliver high-quality SAP projects or workstreams or serving as the delivery lead to support operations.
Manage and deliver complex processes and solutions while maintaining a strong focus on quality and risk management.
Face challenges that require innovative problem-solving and analytical skills, allowing you to develop your expertise in technology analysis and implementation.
Oversee three pillars of Deployment: Business/Site Readiness, Cutover, and Hypercare.
Manage all aspects of business preparation leading up to go-live through hypercare and transition to the long-term support for the organization.
Ramp down business activities, plan the freeze and ramp up, execute cutover, and manage post-go-live support activities.
Interact with business stakeholders to evaluate and analyze business models, processes, and operations.
Translate business requirements into technical specifications and ensure that newly implemented technology solutions meet these requirements.
Collaborate with technical teams to design and deliver effective system architecture solutions.