Data Management Lead

2 weeks ago

Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa Network1 Full time R1 200 000 - R1 800 000 per year
Are you passionate about shaping how organisations leverage data? We're looking for a seasoned Data Management Lead to steer a growing data capability function and drive large-scale enterprise data transformation within complex SAP environments.

This role will champion end-to-end data migration, governance, and innovation initiatives, particularly across SAP IS-U, Real Estate, and ECC-to-S/4HANA modernisation programmes—while developing internal expertise and preparing clients for the digital future.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Strategic Data Leadership
    Define and execute the data strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities and enterprise transformation goals.
  • Migration, Governance, and Innovation
    Oversee full-cycle SAP data migration programmes, strengthen data governance frameworks, and introduce modern approaches that elevate data quality and reliability.
  • Capability Building and Mentorship
    Grow and mentor a high-performing data team, cultivating technical excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Client Advisory and Engagement
    Guide clients through data readiness, transformation decisions, and best-practice adoption across SAP landscapes.
  • Delivery Management
    Lead cross-functional delivery teams, ensuring successful execution of multi-workstream data initiatives within scope, budget, and timeline.
Job Experience and Skills Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
  • SAP Activate Project Manager certification
  • SAP MDG certification
  • Knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK2 (or certification)
  • PMP or Agile/Scrum Master certification
  • Training in Data Architecture or ETL disciplines
  • 15+ years delivering SAP programmes, including 5+ years leading data migration and governance portfolios
  • Proven experience across ECC and S/4HANA landscapes, including Utilities (IS-U), Real Estate (RE-FX), Retail, and Public Sector
  • Strong technical background with tools such as SAP Data Services, LSMW, LTMC, Migration Cockpit, ALE, ABAP, SQL, and cloud-hosted platforms
  • End-to-end project experience across major SAP modules (FI, CO, MM, SD, HCM, CRM, PM, RE-FX, IS-U)
  • Leadership experience across multi-country environments in Africa
  • Demonstrated success in building and guiding high-performance data teams
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