SAP Portfolio Delivery Executive

We are seeking an experienced SAP Delivery Executive to lead the successful delivery of complex SAP programs for Life Sciences clients. This role is accountable for end-to-end program execution across multiple engagements, including overall delivery quality, client satisfaction, revenue management, budget control, margin performance, and governance.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in SAP program delivery, strong executive stakeholder management, and a solid understanding of Life Sciences and GxP-regulated environments. This leader must be able to manage large, cross-functional teams, oversee multiple programs simultaneously, review solution approaches for quality and feasibility, and ensure that delivery is practical, compliant, and aligned to business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee multiple SAP programs and portfolios within the Life Sciences vertical, ensuring successful execution across scope, schedule, budget, quality, and customer satisfaction.

• Own overall delivery governance, including executive steering committees, program reviews, escalation management, risk mitigation, and issue resolution.

• Manage portfolio financials, including revenue forecasting, budget tracking, margin performance, utilization, change requests, and overall financial health of programs.

• Provide leadership across large transformation programs involving SAP ERP / S/4HANA and related business processes.

• Review solution designs and delivery plans to ensure they are practical, scalable, compliant, and deliverable.

• Assess program health across workstreams and proactively address delivery risks, resourcing gaps, timeline concerns, and dependency issues.

• Partner with solution architects, engagement leaders, and client stakeholders to ensure alignment between business requirements, SAP solutions, and execution plans.

• Ensure programs are delivered in accordance with Life Sciences regulatory and quality expectations, including GxP, validation, documentation, audit readiness, and controlled delivery practices.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor on delivery, execution, and transformation strategy.

• Lead and mentor delivery managers, program managers, and cross-functional teams across onshore/offshore models.

• Support account growth by identifying follow-on opportunities, contributing to proposals, and helping shape delivery strategy for new engagements.

• Drive a culture of delivery excellence, accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field.

• Significant experience in SAP delivery leadership, including managing large-scale, enterprise SAP support and Implementation programs

• Proven experience managing multiple concurrent SAP programs or a program portfolio.

• Strong experience with financial ownership of delivery, including revenue, budgeting, forecasting, margin management, and overall commercial accountability.

• Demonstrated experience in Life Sciences, including pharmaceutical, biotech, medical devices, or other regulated environments.

• Strong understanding of GxP requirements and the implications for SAP solution delivery, validation, and compliance.

• Ability to review and challenge solution approaches for quality, feasibility, risk, and deliverability.

• Experience managing large cross-functional teams across functional, technical, integration, testing, data, and deployment workstreams.

• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing leadership skills.

• Proven ability to manage ambiguity, navigate complex organizations, and drive results in high-visibility programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.

• Experience leading SAP Support engagements

• Familiarity with SAP processes relevant to Life Sciences, such as manufacturing, supply chain, quality, procurement, finance, and regulatory/compliance-related functions.

• Experience with validation frameworks, Computerized Systems Validation (CSV), or Computer Software Assurance (CSA).

• PMP, SAP, or other relevant program/project management certifications.

• Experience working in a global delivery model with distributed teams.

Key Success Measures

• On-time, on-budget delivery across multiple SAP programs

• Achievement of revenue and margin targets

• Strong client satisfaction and executive stakeholder confidence

• High-quality, compliant delivery in regulated environments

• Effective risk management and low escalation levels

• Growth of existing accounts through trusted delivery leadership

Candidate Profile

This role is suited for a senior delivery leader who combines SAP program management discipline, commercial ownership, and Life Sciences domain knowledge. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable in the boardroom, the steering committee, and deep delivery reviews-able to drive execution while ensuring solutions are realistic, compliant, and positioned for long-term success.

Minimum / Required Qualification

15+ years of SAP/IT experience managing and deliverying SAP Projects

10+ years of SAP Program/Delivery Management experience

5+ years of S/4 HANA experrience.

5+ years of experience managmening life science projects

Must reside in the US

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this remote role is $104,558.00-$145,219.00. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate's actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

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About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.