Global SAP S4HANA Project Manager — SAP Product & Platform Lead

Overview

Lead end-to-end delivery of an assigned S/4HANA product domain within Xylem's global ERP transformation, owning plan, scope, cost, risk and benefit realization while leading a persistent cross-functional product team.

What you'll do

• Own end-to-end delivery for an assigned S/4HANA product domain and its business segment scope, covering plan, scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, and benefit realization.
• Lead a persistent, cross-functional product team of functional, technical, data, and integration resources, paired with the Global Process Owner accountable for the business outcome.
• Drive segment transformation from legacy ERP landscapes into the S/4HANA global template, including process discovery, fit-to-standard, localization, and data readiness.
• Manage deployment waves through cutover, go-live, and hypercare, with clear entry and exit criteria at every stage gate.
• Apply SAP Activate rigorously across Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run, including fit-to-standard workshops, backlog management, and quality gate governance.
• Operate the delivery toolchain (SAP Cloud ALM, Signavio, Solution Manager, and Jira/ADO) as the single source of truth for scope, defects, test status, and traceability.
• Own the integrated test strategy across SIT, UAT, mock cycles, performance, and cutover rehearsal, with measurable readiness criteria.
• Coordinate with SAP services engagements (RISE, MaxAttention, Enterprise Support) on architecture reviews, readiness checks, and go-live safeguarding.
• Run the governance cadence for the domain: steering reporting, decision logs, risk and issue management, dependency management, and formal change control.
• Enforce clean core standards, including extensions on BTP, custom code justified and approved at the point of creation, and template deviations escalated rather than absorbed.
• Ensure security, SoD, and privileged access controls are designed in and evidenced through GRC.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation and a defensible decision trail across all waves.
• Own domain budget, forecast, resource plan, and vendor consumption, providing transparent cost-versus-progress reporting to program and segment leadership.
• Manage system integrator and AMS partner performance against contracted scope, staffing continuity, and quality commitments.
• Serve as the primary delivery interface to segment business leadership, translating technical status into business impact and value realization.

What you'll need

• 15+ years in SAP program and project management, PMO leadership, and hands-on delivery execution.
• Proven delivery of at least two full-cycle S/4HANA implementations or major ECC-to-S/4HANA transformations, including multi-country or multi-site deployment waves.
• Deep working command of SAP Activate and the associated governance, quality gate, and cutover disciplines.
• Demonstrated ownership of a global template across regions, with the credibility to defend standardization against local pressure.
• Experience managing large system integrators and AMS partners on commercial and quality terms.
• Strong grounding in at least two core process areas (OTC, RTR, STP, PTM/SCM) and in data migration and master data governance.
• Executive-level communication: able to hold a room with a CFO, a COO, and a segment president.

Nice to have

• RISE with SAP delivery experience and familiarity with BTP extensibility patterns.
• Industrial, manufacturing, or engineered-products sector background.
• Experience integrating acquisitions onto a common ERP template.
• PMP, SAFe, or SAP Activate certification.

Details

• Location: Bangalore.