PROGRAM LEAD

Candidate Description

Combining 25 years of information technology experience with 16 years in SAP, the candidate brings substantial expertise in program leadership, solution architecture and service delivery. Their experience spans SAP S/4HANA transformation, greenfield and brownfield implementations, upgrades and cloud migrations. They have worked across government, consumer goods, transportation, mining, energy and aerospace-related environments. Their platform background includes SAP, Microsoft Dynamics AX, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. Through roles with a Consumer Goods Company, a Consulting Firm and a Technology Company, they have translated business priorities into technology roadmaps and delivery plans. Strong analytical thinking and collaborative leadership underpin their approach to complex transformation challenges.

Their delivery credentials combine enterprise architecture with hands-on oversight of integration, migration, security and application-lifecycle initiatives. At a Consulting Firm, they defined enterprise and integration architecture connecting the government-focused SAP S/4HANA SaaS platform with Salesforce, SAP Ariba and non-SAP applications. They led delivery for this government-focused SaaS platform supporting more than 28,000 users, managing 60 onshore and offshore resources and $17 million in revenue. The engagement delivered all systems integration and application outsourcing projects on time and within budget, generated $2 million in additional projects and achieved 3.5% savings. At a Consulting Firm, they led a 110-person team supporting a Consumer Goods Company's Microsoft Dynamics AX v4 environment and secured $1 million in additional business. Their approach draws on Agile, Waterfall and ITIL practices, with disciplined attention to requirements, contracts, risk, reporting and continuous improvement.

An experienced leader of distributed teams, they combine commercial accountability with a strong focus on client relationships and employee development. At a Consulting Firm in India, they managed 143 people and served as the single point of contact for 16 projects. Their leadership also encompasses practice development, SAP competency building, supplier negotiations and executive engagement. For a Logistics Company, they grew the account portfolio by 22%, sold $600K of additional work and achieved 4% annual savings through service improvement. A BSc in Computer Science, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification and AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification complement their broad delivery experience. They offer employers a well-rounded combination of SAP transformation expertise, cloud architecture knowledge and commercially focused program leadership.