SAP Data Lead - French speaking

Location: Remote/On-site Paris (20%) (EU preferred)
Contract Type: Freelance/Contract
Duration: 6-12 months (extension likely)
Start Date: ASAP
Language Requirement: Fluent French + Professional English

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP Data Migration Consultant who is fluent in French to support a major SAP transformation program. The consultant will lead end-to-end data migration activities, coordinate with French-speaking business stakeholders, and ensure the successful transition of Legacy data into the target SAP environment (S/4HANA preferred).

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute full life cycle SAP data migration activities (analysis, extraction, cleansing, transformation, validation, and loading).

• Collaborate with French-speaking business teams to gather data requirements and validate migrated datasets.

• Develop and maintain data migration strategies, mapping documents, functional specifications, and test scenarios.

• Work with technical teams to design migration objects and ETL processes (SAP Migration Cockpit, BODS, LSMW, BAPI, IDocs).

• Support data quality reviews, reconciliation, and post-migration validation.

• Provide expertise on SAP master data and transactional data across relevant modules (FI, CO, MM, SD, WM, PP, etc.).

• Ensure all migration activities align with project governance, timelines, and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on SAP data migration experience.

• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA data structures and migration tools.

• Fluent in French (written and verbal).

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• Experience working in large, complex transformation programs.

• Ability to create high-quality documentation and mapping specifications.

• Proven ability to work independently and meet strict deadlines