TechOps - SAP - Transition Lead - Manager

• As a Service Delivery Manager, you'll assist in developing applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate EY in the ERP advisory market. These are shared with all EY market facing organizations to provide consistency and common platforms with which to go to market.
• As a SAP Transition Lead you will manage the handover and ongoing support of SAP systems (like S/4HANA) from implementation to operations, overseeing project delivery, client relations, team leadership, budget, and SLA adherence, focusing on smooth transitions, performance, continuous improvement, and ensuring technical and functional alignment with business needs, often involving ITIL, cloud, and data migration expertise.
• People Management: Effectively lead the team with diverse skills and backgrounds and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
• Delivery Management: Participate in large scale SAP client engagements. Consistently deliver quality client services, driving high-quality work products within the expected timeframes and on budget. Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Manage expectations of client service delivery. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business. Should be a self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should be comfortable interfacing with a client on a daily basis. This role requires daily interaction with the client at many levels.
• Lead a team in transitioning to new systems and processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing complex projects and ensuring seamless execution of transitions.
• Develop and implement effective transition plans to ensure successful adoption of new systems and processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks associated with system changes. Provide training and support to end-users on new systems and processes.
• Monitor and report on the progress of transition activities, identifying areas for improvement. Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures during the transition period.
• Incident Management: To manage resolution of the incidents by restoring services (Diagnose and resolve issues/incidents promptly L2-L3) and communicate the solution to the end user. This process manages the day-to-day support interface between end users and Service Providers. If needed escalate tickets to SAP and follow up till reply is received from SAP (L4 in SAP).
• Organization Setup: Take the lead in setting up the SAP Center of Excellence from scratch, including defining processes, assembling the team, establishing governance frameworks, and aligning with strategic objectives.
• Policy and Procedure Development: Develop and implement comprehensive policies and procedures for SAP operations, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and organizational standards.
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Define, track, and manage key performance indicators for the SAP CoE and functional modules, ensuring alignment with business goals and continuous improvement.
• Team Leadership: Provide guidance, mentorship, and performance management to a diverse team of SAP analysts, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented work environment.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, align SAP strategies with business goals, and deliver effective solutions.
• Project Management: Lead SAP projects, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and effective resource allocation to achieve project objectives.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and enhancement of SAP functionalities to drive efficiency and effectiveness.

• Skilled in “team leadership” - adhering to the project methodology and PMO processes/procedures, planning the data team's work, leading local and offshore resources, reporting status, logging and escalating risks/issues/decisions, participating in program governance, etc.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with SAP Finance
• Effectively team with diverse skills and backgrounds and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise domain knowledge with technology skills.
• Demonstrate characteristics of a forward thinker and self-starter that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge.
• Ability to lead a team of consulting professionals on multiple projects.
• A strong work ethic.

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree and 15+ years of related work experience at minimum;
• A degree in computer science, accounting, finance or a related field (MBA or Business Undergraduate degree preferred). SAP certification/s highly preferred.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with a track record of leading diverse teams for at least 7 years.
• Must have managed 3 to 4 Managed Services or Application Support Engagements from Transition to Operations
• Excellent understanding of Transition activities and planning, Incident, Service Request, Change Request, Release Management, OCM, Problem Management, Release Management etc.
• At minimum 7 to 10 years of experience working with any of the SAP modules below:-

• SAP FICO (Finance & Controlling)
• SAP SD (Sales & Distribution)
• SAP MM (Material Management)
• SAP PM (Plant Maintenance)
• SAP PS (Project System)
• SAP ABAP
• SAP Basis
• Transition Lead
• Project Manager - *Must have ITIL certification, as well as participation in multiple Application support and Manage Services engagements.
• Expert in status reporting to EY leadership and Client CXOs, managing governance, managing the team against the plan, escalating risks/issues/decisions/changes, budget management, etc.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

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