[Hiring] Program Lead @DMS Vision

Role Description

The Program Lead will spearhead the migration of asset and work management processes from IBM Maximo to SAP S/4 HANA as part of a critical acquisition integration. This role drives transition strategy, ensures seamless data migration and system integration, maintains rigorous compliance with corporate standards, and orchestrates cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver uninterrupted business operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Program Leadership
  • Deliver on project timeline aligned with acquisition objectives
  • Partner with IT, business stakeholders, and vendors to align cutover schedules and testing phases
• Data Migration & Validation
  • Oversee ETL processes for master and transactional data
  • Validate data integrity and ensure compliance with SOX and security standards
• Training & User Enablement Strategy
  • Partner with training team to orchestrate comprehensive training programs for Maximo to SAP migration
  • Develop adoption strategies addressing technical competency and operational readiness
  • Ensure training approaches consider cultural integration needs
• Stakeholder Communication
  • Serve as primary liaison between IT teams, business units, and external vendors
  • Provide regular status updates and escalate risks proactively
  • Manage stakeholder expectations across diverse groups and locations
• Risk & Crisis Leadership
  • Identify potential data gaps and develop contingency plans
  • Ensure alternate data provisioning methods when required

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Maximo-to-SAP migration projects
• Strong program/project management skills with ability to manage multiple workstreams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong presentation skills as this role will require to present to senior leadership periodically

Requirements

• Project/Program Management Experience
• Demonstrated experience running high-visibility, mission-critical cutovers and multi-stakeholder migrations
• SAP & Asset Management Awareness
• Strong familiarity with SAP as an enterprise ERP
• Exposure to Maximo or other asset management systems and experience with Maximo → SAP migration projects highly desirable
• Data Migration & Conversion Understanding
• Experience overseeing data conversion activities, reconciliation, and migration validation processes
• Leadership & Communication
• Strong executive presence; comfortable presenting to and influencing senior leaders
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
• Strong capability to anticipate issues, design contingencies, and orchestrate rapid mitigation
• Tools & Platforms
• Familiarity with program tools: MS Project / Primavera or similar for scheduling
• Experience with collaboration tools (Teams, Slack) and reporting/dashboards (Power BI or comparable)
• Screening & Compliance
• Must be able and willing to complete background check and drug screening quickly
• Eligible to work with the client under their contracting model

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience managing Maximo → SAP migrations or EAM migrations for utilities/energy companies
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent program management certification
• Experience with M&A-related integrations and knowledge transfer processes
• Comfortable with technical stakeholders and able to facilitate conversations between technical SMEs and business leadership