[Hiring] SAP Data Migration Lead @Apptad, Inc.

Role Description

The Data Migration Lead will serve as the primary onshore point of accountability for all data migration and cutover activities within an SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud rollout program. This individual will coordinate and guide both the internal project team and the consulting team, ensuring high-quality ETL execution from legacy systems into S/4HANA Public Cloud. The role demands strong leadership, stakeholder communication, and hands-on technical knowledge of SAP Data Migration tooling.

• Lead end-to-end data migration planning, execution, and cutover management for S/4HANA Public Cloud rollout projects across US plants
• Coordinate and guide internal project stakeholders and external consulting resources throughout the migration lifecycle
• Validate and govern ETL processes from legacy systems to S/4HANA Public Cloud, ensuring data integrity and completeness
• Define, review, and validate relevancy rules for migration objects to ensure only relevant and clean data is migrated
• Guide and supervise extraction and transformation activities performed in SAP Datasphere
• Oversee and validate the load of migration objects into the SAP Data Migration Cockpit (LTMC/LTMOM) in S/4HANA Public Cloud
• Develop and maintain the cutover plan, including go-live checklists, mock cutover exercises, and go-live execution coordination
• Identify data quality risks and issues early; drive resolution with appropriate stakeholders
• Act as the escalation point for migration-related issues during project execution and hypercare
• Collaborate with functional leads, technical architects, and client data owners to ensure alignment on migration scope and approach

Qualifications

• 8+ years of SAP project experience with a strong focus on data migration
• Proven track record of leading data migration workstreams on multiple full-cycle SAP implementations or rollouts
• Hands-on experience with SAP Data Migration Cockpit
• Solid understanding of S/4HANA Public Cloud data model and migration constraints
• Experience defining and validating data relevancy and filtering rules for migration objects
• Strong expertise in ETL processes including extraction from legacy systems, data transformation, and load into SAP
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills able to interface confidently with client senior management
• Experience leading and coordinating cross-functional and cross-geography teams

Requirements

• Strong leadership with the ability to motivate and guide diverse teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Proactive problem-solving approach and ability to work under tight cutover timelines

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAP Datasphere for data transformation and migration preparation
• Familiarity with S/4HANA Public Cloud upgrade cycles and migration best practices
• Experience with manufacturing domain migration objects: Material Master, BOM, Routing, Business Partner, Open Sales Orders
• SAP certification in data migration or related area
• Prior experience supporting plant-level rollouts within a global SAP template