SAP S/4 Programme Manager - Bluefield - Outside IR35

• Provide overall leadership for a multi-country, multi-wave S/4HANA transformation programme.
• Lead global template governance and ensure consistency across all deployment waves.
• Drive programme planning, mobilisation, risk management and decision-making forums.
• Collaborate with Executive Sponsors, Programme Directors and Business Process Owners to align business outcomes with solution design.
• Manage architecture review boards and design authorities.
• Support Steering Committees with architecture, delivery, risk and strategic recommendations.

Bluefield Transformation Leadership

• Define and govern the Bluefield migration strategy including selective data transition, historical data requirements, organisational restructuring and harmonisation of global processes.
• Assess Legacy custom developments and determine retire, remediate, rebuild or replace strategies.
• Lead business process harmonisation activities whilst protecting critical business capabilities.
• Drive adoption of standard SAP processes wherever possible.

Deployment & Cutover

• Support deployment planning for multiple global rollout waves.
• Provide architectural oversight during testing, dress rehearsals and cutover activities.
• Lead architecture support during SIT, UAT, performance testing, cutover and hypercare.
• Resolve complex cross-functional design and deployment issues.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the trusted advisor to senior client executives and programme sponsors.
• Present solution direction to executive-level governance boards.
• Influence business and IT leadership to drive standardisation and benefits realisation.
• Build strong relationships across SAP, implementation partners and customer leadership teams.

• 15+ years SAP delivery experience.
• 5+ years operating as Lead SAP Solution Architect or Enterprise Architect.
• Proven leadership of multiple global SAP S/4HANA transformation programmes.
• Demonstrable experience delivering Bluefield or Selective Data Transition programmes.
• Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Fiori, SAP Analytics and SAP Master Data Governance.
• Experience leading global template and multi-country rollout programmes.
• Strong understanding of business processes across Finance, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Supply Chain, Sales and Customer Service.
• Experience operating within complex system landscapes and multi-vendor delivery environments.