S/4HANA Transformation Business Lead

Primary Responsibilities / Key Result Areas.
Help select and onboard a strategic implementation partner and coordinate a comprehensive, and timely, blueprinting process covering the needs of the combined SES / Intelsat group.
Ensure the business requirements are understood and documented, and that necessary business decisions are identified and taken on a timely basis in the blueprinting process.
Ensure that the phases of the project are properly defined, scoped and resourced for success and that all actions are in place to deliver the S/4HANA programme to specification and on time.
Identify, manage and escalate as needed, any identified risks to the effectiveness or timely delivery of the programme.
Identify, review and submit for approval any necessary change requests for scope, schedule and cost whilst pursuing a greenfield, non-customised approach to workflows wherever possible.
Coordinate the key governance forums such as weekly programme leadership meetings, programme workshops and all-hands meetings, as well as Steering Committee and sponsor meetings.
Lead and motivate a team of process specialists and subject matter experts to not only deliver excellence in the programme outcome, but also as an element of their own professional development.
Maintain the programme budget and provide ongoing analysis of the financial development.
Bring the skills and a mindset of applying continuous improvement, automation and relevant AI tools to deliver the most effective way of working.
Work closely with the SES Transformation team in defining both internal and external business communications for the groups staff and impacted third-parties such as customers vendors.
COMPETENCIES.
A genuine specialist in business transformation projects implementing S/4HANA including relevant business process areas for this specific programme, scoping, phasing and resourcing..
Able to communicate clearly with, and motivate, a team of people to collaborate effectively and deliver great results and also to provide open and transparent feedback to senior management..
Experience in dealing with internal and external IT teams both onsite and remote / offshore..
Autonomous, managing timelines and expectations and producing high quality deliverables..
Analytical insight in identifying project risks and presenting mitigation strategies..
Expertise in project management and execution methodologies.
QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE.
Masters degree in information technology, Engineering, Finance..
10+ yearsexperience in SAP project management in both consulting and customer organizations, in international and multicultural environments..
Successful track record in end-to-end S/4HANA implementations in large organizations (TMT sector an advantage).
Operational experience in leading and managing financial functions will be an added advantage..
PM / Agile certifications an advantage..
Fluency both written and spoken in English.
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