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# SAP Data Migration Lead designs

- **Company:** Saxon Global
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Data Validation, Data Governance, Data Integrity, Data Migration, Data Mining, Data Profiling, Data Structures, SAP (Applications), SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver Data Management, SQL Databases, Information Technology, SAP S/4HANA, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/sap-data-migration-lead-509977748

## About the Role

* Minimum 10+ years of IT experience dedicated to SAP data migration.
 * Successfully led at least 2 full-lifecycle legacy-to-S/4HANA migration projects.
 * Proven background managing cross-functional technical and business stakeholders.
 * Excellent comm. skills with ability to lead the conversation

Technical Competencies

 * SAP S/4HANA: Deep expertise in S/4HANA data structures, business partners, and financial objects.
 * Migration Tools: Mastery of SAP BODS, Information Steward, LTMC, and LTMOM.
 * Database & Language: Proficiency in SQL, SAP HANA studio, and legacy data extraction methods.
 * Data Validation: Expert knowledge of data quality frameworks and reconciliation modeling

## Description

The SAP Data Migration Lead designs, executes, and governs the end-to-end data migration strategy from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA. This role ensures data integrity, rigorous quality validation, and seamless business continuity during transition phases.

Strategy & Governance

 * Define the overarching data migration strategy, scoping, and execution schedules.
 * Establish data governance policies, ownership matrices, and sign-off workflows.
 * Manage technical cutover planning and mock data migration cycles.

Data Quality & Validation

 * Design automated data profiling, cleansing, and validation rules.
 * Construct pre-load and post-load reconciliation reports to verify data completeness.
 * Collaborate with business units to remediate data defects prior to production loading.


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