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Join us as an IT Program Manager supporting our global SAP S4HANA transformation and play a central role in shaping the future of our digital and operational landscape. This is a unique opportunity to lead a multi‑year, enterprise scale modernisation programme that will redefine how our people, processes and technologies work together across the globe. You will be at the heart of one of our most strategic change journeys, partnering with senior leaders, business teams and technology experts to deliver a modern, unified ERP environment that will unlock end to end value for years to come.
What will you be doing?
You will be the driving force behind one of the organisation’s most significant digital transformation programmes. Working closely with global stakeholders, you will orchestrate teams across functions, geographies and technology domains to deliver an integrated SAP S4HANA platform. Your days will range from shaping programme strategy and governance structures to steering critical design decisions, managing risks and guiding partners through complex delivery milestones. You will ensure our business processes and technology foundations move forward together, enabling smooth deployments, strong adoption and measurable value realisation. From planning and testing to cutover, hypercare and ongoing optimisation, you will help create clarity, momentum and confidence at every step of the journey.
What will you need to be successful?
Success in this role comes from your ability to connect vision with disciplined execution. You will be someone who thrives in complex, global environments and who brings structure, foresight and leadership to multi layered transformation programmes. You will inspire confidence across business and technical communities, creating alignment, managing uncertainty and enabling progress even in highly demanding situations.
To thrive here you will need
• Deep experience leading global ERP programmes, ideally over twenty years, including multiple full lifecycle SAP S4HANA implementations. You will understand the scale, complexity and interdependencies of large enterprise transformations.
• A strong command of SAP architecture, functional domains, integration patterns and cloud hosting models such as RISE and Azure, enabling you to steer technical decisions with authority and clarity.
• Proven capability driving large programme budgets, global resources and vendor landscapes, with strong negotiation, communication and leadership skills across senior business and IT audiences.
• The ability to navigate change, ambiguity and organisational complexity with resilience and empathy, ensuring stakeholders understand the journey, stay engaged and are ready for the transformation ahead.
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Your Future: Generous annual bonus, life insurance, Save As You Earn share options. Work/Life Balance: Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
Your Wellbeing: Private Health and Dental plans, multisport card/my benefit platform and much more.
Flexibility: Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship, subsidies for language classes, certifications and postgraduate studies