IT Program Director

IT Program Director

My client has a requirement for an experienced IT Program Director to join their project.

Your Mission Will Include

• Strategy & Design
• Be the guardian of processes standardization, simplification & automation strategy
• Co-construct the multi-year ERP and digital transformation roadmap with the Group CIO & COMO, the IS Exco
• Partner with executive leadership to translate the long-term vision into actionable transformation roadmaps up to 2030.
• Drive the S/4 HANA strategic vision, providing methodology, expert support for technical choices and critical arbitrations to ensure system integrity and business alignment
• Design and implement comprehensive change frameworks to ensure smooth transitions and high adoption rates across the entire organization.
• Support transversal projects impacting program roadmap or operating model (M&A, transformation or organizational projects),

• Development & Delivery
• Report with CIO & COMO to Excom & drive the program
• Propose projects framework and governance model in relation with IS exco and BTL.
• Structure and animate through his/her team local project structures and governances.
• Manage the "PMO Squad team" and partner closely with the IS Directors to ensure technical delivery is synchronized with business milestones, on time, and within scope.
• Serve as the primary connector between the Business Transformation Leaders (R2R, Metal & FX, HR, Q2C, S2P, Supply Chain, and Quality) and the IS team to ensure a unified approach to ERP and digital enablers.
• Facilitate effective collaboration between business stakeholders, IS departments and external partners.
• Create, structure and animate the key users and digital ambassadors community leveraging BTL organization.

• Knowledge Management and change management
• With the support of BTL and IS Exco, create and animate the change plan of the program
• Supporting application owners and managers, drive and support the change management of the program.
• Supervise the built and management the change document library and of all related tools supporting training content creation.
• Supervise the execution of the change plan
• Establish shared standards, technical documentation, SOP and governance for all business-related systems.
• Foster collaboration between Functions to bridge the gaps between technical solutions and business reality.
• Facilitate the adoption of new systems

He/She is accountable for the successful delivery of the global transformation roadmap and the achievement of the strategic vision set by the COMO.

He/She is responsible for the synchronization of the various BTLs to maintain a single, cohesive direction for the company.

He/She is accountable for the effective integration of ERP and digital enablers into the daily operations of every business stream.

He/She is responsible for the seamless coordination of the "PMO Squad Team" to ensure project resources are optimized across all active roll-out.

He/She is responsible for translating complex business strategies into clear, actionable project milestones for the PMO.

Profile looked for

• Proven track record in large-scale organizational transformation, PMO leadership, or management consulting.
• Experience of 5-10 years.
• Previous S/4 or similar transformation program experience should be valuable especially through Functional and technical understanding of the ERP, and ideally SAP S/4HANA ecosystem; ability to navigate technical architecture discussions and provide decisive support for technical arbitrations and design choices.
• A solid understanding of business processes and the fundamental mechanics of organizational operating models.
• The proficiency to drive initiatives and secure delivery in a transversal environment without the use of formal hierarchical authority.