Description

Our client, an international industrial technology group, is looking for a Strategic SAP Program Manager to join its IT organization in Barcelona, on a permanent basis.

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager, based in Barcelona, with a strong track record of having led multiple large-scale SAP or S/4HANA programs — not just one.

T his is a program delivery position, not an organizational build-out role.

Establishing the business domain organization and hub team is the responsibility of other positions within the new operating model. The focus of this role is to drive large-scale, business-critical programs through to production.

Location:

Barcelona. Hybrid, with regular on-site presence required.

Contract:

Permanent.

Start:

As soon as possible.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead complex SAP projects and programs end-to-end across functions, regions, teams, and business process areas.
- Consolidate the three independent SAP projects into one integrated program, with unified governance, planning, and reporting.
- Manage SAP transformation, rollout, migration, upgrade, integration, and optimization initiatives, including the transition to RISE / cloud.
- Govern the corporate and financial scope of the headquarters relocation within SAP, including inventory ownership, intercompany orders, plant structures, costing, cost allocation, and transfer pricing.
- Lead large-scale data migration initiatives and ensure business continuity throughout transitions.
- Define scope, objectives, deliverables, success criteria, assumptions, and dependencies in close alignment with business and IT stakeholders.
- Develop and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, budgets, resource plans, and cutover activities.
- Identify, assess, and manage risks, issues, dependencies, changes, and escalations.
- Drive structured stakeholder management between the German organization and the Barcelona teams.
- Ensure compliance with project governance, portfolio standards, and reporting routines.




- Align delivery with the Group's technology strategy and enterprise architecture.
- Ensure delivery is aligned with SAP architecture principles and integration requirements.
- Coordinate testing, training, change management, cutover, go-live readiness, hypercare, and transition to operations.
- Coordinate SAP functional teams, development and Basis teams, business process owners and key users, as well as external implementation partners.

What we are looking for:

1. Multiple large-scale programs delivered to production. This is the primary filter. Participation is not enough; the candidate must have personally led the programs.
2. Experience bringing order to parallel projects. The first assignment is to consolidate three independent projects into one integrated program, which requires both strong methodology and political/stakeholder management skills.
3. Understanding of the corporate and tax implications of a headquarters relocation within SAP. Intercompany processes, transfer pricing, and plant structures are not merely technical details — they are central components of the program.
4. Ability to work across SAP and non-SAP silos . This is a stated organizational gap, and the role will need to bridge these teams continuously.

Professional background
- University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a comparable discipline.
- Proven track record of leading multiple large-scale SAP or S/4HANA programs through to production , rather than simply initiating or participating in them.
- Experience with RISE / SAP cloud migrations.




- Strong understanding of end-to-end SAP business processes and modules such as FI/CO, SD, MM, PP, SCM, EWM, BW/BI, or Basis, as well as the associated integration areas. The role requires someone capable of governing the overall landscape rather than a specialist focused on a single module.
- Experience with SAP implementation, rollout, migration, upgrade, or transformation initiatives, preferably in S/4HANA environments .
- Experience coordinating cross-functional SAP teams, process owners, key users, external partners, and technical teams.
- Experience with large-scale data migrations and changes to corporate structures or plant structures.
- Experience with costing, cost allocation, and transfer pricing is a plus.
- Project management certification such as PMI, PRINCE2, IPMA, or equivalent Agile frameworks.
- Experience coordinating multicultural and international teams, ideally with exposure to German organizations.
- Spanish and English are mandatory . German is a significant advantage, given the ongoing interaction with the German organization.
- Residency in Barcelona or willingness to relocate -- The team needs to meet regularly in person, so being based in Barcelona or being willing to relocate is a genuine requirement for the role.

Professional Competencies
- Strong governance capabilities across large programs with multiple simultaneous workstreams.
- Rigorous management of risks, dependencies, and cutover activities in environments where downtime has a real operational cost.
- Senior-level stakeholder management across two countries and different working cultures.
- Strong decision-making and escalation capabilities in situations involving conflicting priorities or resource constraints.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict-resolution skills.
- High level of autonomy and tolerance for ambiguity, as the supporting organization is being built while the program is already underway.

📌 Strategic SAP Program Manager (Barcelona)
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