Director, Commercial Systems Data Migration Lead

JOB DESCRIPTION We are looking for a hands-on transformation leader to own strategy and execution for the CSA Data Migration workstream within our global Commercial Systems Acceleration program. You will define how data moves from legacy systems into a clean, governed, S/4HANA-ready foundation, including complex SAP BRIM billing and revenue scenarios, along with other connected commercial systems, and you will do it faster and with higher quality by putting AI tooling at the center of the migration approach. This is not a traditional migration manager role. You will understand S/4HANA commercial Systems development well enough to challenge design decisions, review migration objects and custom code, and unblock the build team. You will also be fluent with AI tools for data profiling, mapping, cleansing, code generation, test automation and reconciliation, and you will use them to compress timelines and reduce risk. You will work with a globally distributed team, manage a significant program delivery and, and serve as the accountable owner of data readiness for go-live, advising senior leadership on risk, readiness and cutover decisions. Commercial Systems Data Migration Lead (Director) SAP S/4HANA · SAP BRIM · Data Migration · AI-Accelerated Delivery · Global ERP Transformation Job Level Director Function Information Technology · Enterprise Applications · Data & Migration Reports To [Vice President, Commercial Systems Transformation] Team Scope Global, multi-country data migration workstream (internal, SI and partner resources) Work Model Remote-friendly Travel Up to 20% domestic and international KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Data Migration Strategy & Governance Define and own the end-to-end CSA data migration strategy, covering scope, migration approach, wave planning, and alignment to program milestones Establish data migration governance: data ownership, data quality standards, cleansing rules, sign-off processes, audit trails, and compliance with privacy and retention requirements (GDPR, CCPA, SOX) Build the migration business case, budget and resource plan, and report progress, risks and readiness to executive stakeholders Partner with business data owners across Finance, Sales, Billing, and Operations to drive accountability for data cleansing and validation Define the legacy data retention, archiving and decommissioning strategy Migration Execution & Delivery Lead the full migration lifecycle: data discovery and profiling, source-to-target mapping, transformation design, extraction, load, validation and reconciliation Plan and run mock loads, dress rehearsals, cutover and hypercare, with clear entry/exit criteria, go/no-go checkpoints, and rollback plans Own the migration toolchain and architecture for the migrations to systems, including SAP S/4HANA, Conga and other applications in the ecosystem Manage data volume, performance, delta loads and downtime optimization for large-scale cutovers Own data reconciliation frameworks (record counts, financial balances, open items) that give business and audit teams confidence in migrated data SAP BRIM & S/4HANA Development Leadership Provide deep technical and functional leadership on data migration for SAP BRIM , including Subscription Order Management, Convergent Charging, Convergent Invoicing, FI-CA (Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable), and Revenue Accounting and Reporting Direct migration of BRIM-specific objects such as business partners, contract accounts, subscriptions and contracts, rate plans and charging data, billable items, open invoices and receivables, and revenue schedules Review and guide S/4HANA development related to migration, including ABAP/OOP, RAP, CDS views, OData/REST APIs, custom migration objects and conversion programs Ensure migration design aligns with the target S/4HANA solution architecture Coordinate closely with functional workstreams (FI/CO, SD, MM, PP, BRIM) to ensure data models, configuration and migration objects stay in sync AI-Accelerated Data Migration & Development Define and drive the AI strategy for the migration workstream: where AI tools reduce effort, improve quality and de-risk cutover Apply AI and LLM-based tooling to data profiling and anomaly detection, source-to-target mapping suggestions, data cleansing and standardization, duplicate detection and matching, and transformation rule generation Use AI-assisted development tools (for example Claude, GitHub Copilot etc.) to accelerate data mapping, migration-object development, code review, unit test creation and documentation Implement AI-enabled test and reconciliation automation, including synthetic and masked test data generation, test case creation, and automated variance analysis Establish guardrails for AI use: data privacy and security, human-in-the-loop validation, auditability, and responsible AI practices in a regulated environment Evaluate emerging tools and measure productivity gains, then scale proven practices across the program Global Team Leadership & Vendor Management Build and lead a globally distributed team of data migration architects, functional data leads, ABAP developers, data analysts, test leads and cutover specialists Manage System Integrators, offshore delivery partners and tool vendors, including statements of work, performance, quality and commercial terms Establish delivery standards using Agile/SAFe, and set clear roles, KPIs and escalation paths Recruit, develop and retain talent, and build a team that combines traditional SAP migration expertise with AI-fluent ways of working Foster a culture of data ownership, quality and continuous improvement Executive Stakeholder Partnership Serve as the trusted advisor to program leadership on data readiness, migration risk and cutover decisions Translate technical migration status into clear business-impact narratives, dashboards and executive-ready reporting Drive alignment across IT, Finance, Billing, Operations, business segments and external partners Anticipate dependencies and risks across workstreams and resolve conflicts early REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 12+ years of SAP experience, with 5+ years leading large-scale data migration for SAP ERP or S/4HANA and Commercial Systems, and 2+ years in a Director-level or equivalent leadership role managing global teams Proven end-to-end ownership of data migration on at least one full-lifecycle S/4HANA transformation, from strategy through cutover and hypercare, with measurable outcomes Strong working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA development: ABAP/OOP, CDS, RAP, OData/REST APIs, and SAP Fiori Hands-on experience with SAP BRIM (Subscription Order Management, Convergent Charging, Convergent Invoicing, FI-CA), including data migration for billing and revenue scenarios Strong understanding of core SAP data domains: master data (business partner, customer, vendor, material) and transactional data (open items, balances, contracts) across FI/CO, SD, MM and related modules Demonstrated fluency with AI tools applied to data migration and development, with concrete examples of how you have used them to improve speed, quality or cost Experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets, multi-geography teams and vendor/SI relationships Strong executive communication skills and the ability to influence senior business and technology stakeholders Proven people leadership: recruiting, developing and retaining high-performing technical teams across cultures and time zones PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience with data migration from legacy ERPs to SAP S/4HANA and connected commercial systems Experience with data quality and MDM and data governance tooling Knowledge of cloud data platforms and hyperscaler services (AWS, Azure, GCP) used in migration and analytics Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar frameworks for connecting AI agents to enterprise systems Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD for SAP Experience in subscription, usage-based billing or software/utilities/media industries

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