Role: Lead
Required Skills: SAP Hana
Qualification: BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Experience: 10 - 15 Years
Function: TECHNOLOGY
Apply By: 2027-01-01
SAP Data Lead
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
We are seeking an experienced SAP Data Lead to manage the end-to-end data migration and data-quality workstream for a large SAP transformation program involving SAP S/4HANA and SAP GTS E4H.
The Data Lead will define the data migration strategy, governance model, object scope, mapping approach, cleansing process, load cycles, reconciliation framework, cutover plan, and post-load validation activities.
The role requires strong experience with SAP master and transactional data, SAP data migration tools, data-quality management, business reconciliation, and coordination across functional, technical, business, and global delivery teams.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Define the overall SAP data migration strategy and delivery roadmap.
- Establish data governance, ownership, accountability, and decision-making processes.
- Define data migration scope, object inventory, source systems, and target systems.
- Develop standards for data extraction, profiling, cleansing, transformation, loading, and validation.
- Define data-quality rules, acceptance criteria, and reconciliation controls.
- Establish a data migration calendar aligned with testing and deployment milestones.
- Lead data governance and data-readiness meetings.
Data Assessment and Profiling
- Assess source-system data structures, volumes, dependencies, and quality.
- Coordinate data profiling and identify completeness, accuracy, consistency, and duplication issues.
- Document data-quality findings and remediation requirements.
- Work with business data owners to define cleansing and enrichment activities.
- Track data-quality issues through closure.
- Identify risks related to historical data, open transactions, and master-data dependencies.
Data Mapping and Transformation
- Lead source-to-target mapping across SAP S/4HANA and SAP GTS E4H.
- Ensure mapping documents include transformation rules, default values, validations, and business ownership.
- Coordinate mapping reviews with functional consultants and business stakeholders.
- Manage mapping changes and maintain version control.
- Ensure functional requirements are correctly translated into migration rules.
- Confirm dependencies between master data, transactional data, and configuration.
SAP Data Migration Execution
- Plan and manage extraction, transformation, and load activities.
- Lead mock loads, dress rehearsals, production loads, and post-load validation.
- Coordinate with technical teams using SAP Migration Coc kpit, staging tables, LTMC, LTMOM, BAPIs, IDocs, SAP Data Services, or approved migration tools.
- Monitor load performance, errors, rejects, and reprocessing.
- Define sequencing for dependent data objects.
- Ensure migration activities are repeatable, controlled, and auditable.
- Define the detailed data cutover plan, including extraction freeze, cleansing, loading, validation, and sign-off.
- Estimate data-load duration and identify critical-path activities.
- Lead mock cutover and production cutover data activities.
- Coordinate business validation during the cutover window.
- Report data migration readiness during go/no-go reviews.
- Support hypercare and resolve post-go-live data issues.
- Lead transition of data-governance responsibilities to steady-state teams.
Team and Stakeholder Management
- Lead SAP data analysts, migration developers, functional data owners, and offshore teams.
- Coordinate with SAP functional leads, integration leads, testing leads, and business teams.
- Communicate data-readiness status, risks, issues, and decisions to program leadership.
- Manage data-related dependencies across SAP and non-SAP systems.
- Facilitate timely business decisions on data scope, retention, and remediation.
Generic Managerial Skills, If any
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, or a related field.
- 10+ years of SAP consulting or enterprise data experience.
- Minimum 6 years of SAP data migration experience.
- Experience leading at least two full-life-cycle SAP data migration programs.
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA master and transactional data.
- Experience managing large data volumes across multiple source systems and countries.
- Strong knowledge of data profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, loading, and reconciliation.
- Experience leading business data owners and technical migration teams.
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, analytical, and communication skills.
- Experience working in global onsite-offshore delivery models.
Preferred Qualifications
- SAP S/4HANA data migration experience.
- SAP GTS or SAP GTS E4H data migration experience.
- Experience with SAP Migration Cockpit, LTMC, LTMOM, BAPIs, IDocs, SAP Data Services, or similar migration tools.
- Experience with SAP Master Data Governance.
- Knowledge of SAP Activate and Agile delivery methodologies.
- Experience with data archiving, retention, governance, and security requirements.
- Experience in manufacturing, technology, supply-chain, or global trade environments.
- Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, SAP Cloud ALM, or Solution Manager.
Key Skills
SAP Data Migration
- SAP S/4HANA Data Migration
- SAP GTS E4H Data Migration
- SAP Migration Cockpit
- LTMC and LTMOM
- BAPIs and IDocs
- SAP Data Services
- Extract, Transform, and Load
- Source-to-Target Mapping
- Mock Loads
- Cutover Data Loads
- Data Reconciliation
Data Governance and Quality
- Data Governance
- Data Profiling
- Data Cleansing
- Data Quality
- Data Ownership
- Data Validation
- Deduplication
- Data Readiness
- Business Sign-Off
- Audit Controls
Education
Bachelor's degree
TCS Employee Benefits Summary
- Discretionary Annual Incentive.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
- Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
- Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
- Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
- Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
- Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
Salary Range: $135000 - $150000 a year
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