Role Summary :
We are seeking a highly experienced SAP PTD (Plan to Delivery) Data Migration Lead with a minimum of 15+ years of experience in SAP functional domains and substantial hands-on expertise in data migration across PTD and cross-functional areas. The ideal candidate will serve as the Data Lead, responsible for driving end-to-end data migration activities, facilitating cross-team discussions, ensuring high-quality data readiness, and acting as the primary client-facing representative during the migration lifecycle. This role requires a strong combination of functional expertise, data migration leadership, and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead the full lifecycle of PTD data migration, including planning, data assessment, mapping, extraction, transformation, validation, and load.
- Define and execute the data migration strategy, methodology, and roadmap for PTD and related functional streams.
- Coordinate with functional consultants, business stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure seamless data processing and migration readiness.
- Drive data-related workshops, requirement-gathering sessions, and status reviews with client stakeholders.
- Leverage strong SAP PTD functional knowledge to interpret business processes, data structures, and integration touchpoints.
- Assess existing PTD data models and recommend improvements or corrective actions for migration.
- Act as the primary subject-matter expert for all PTD data topics, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Serve as the client-facing lead for all PTD data migration-related discussions.
- Present migration plans, dashboards, data quality reports, and cutover readiness to business and leadership teams.
- Ensure alignment between business requirements, functional processes, and data migration outcomes.
- Manage expectations, risks, timelines, interdependencies, and escalation issues.
- Work with other module leads (OTC, RTR, MM, PP, EWM, etc.) to ensure cross-functional data consistency and alignment.
- Collaborate with technical teams responsible for data extraction, ETL, transformation logic, load tools, and data validation scripts.
- Support testing cycles by providing data sets, validating loads, and ensuring that functional scenarios reflect accurate migrated data.
- Define data quality metrics, cleansing rules, validation checkpoints, and acceptance criteria.
- Lead mock loads, trial runs, and production data cutovers.
- Ensure adherence to project governance standards, security guidelines, and audit requirements.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
Minimum 15+ years of SAP experience, with deep expertise in the Plan to Delivery (PTD) module.Proven track record of leading large-scale SAP data migration programs, preferably for S / 4HANA transformations.Strong functional understanding of PTD processes, master data, transactional flows, and integration points.Hands-on experience in : Data mapping Data quality assessment Data cleansing Validation and reconciliation Cutover planning Mock load executionAbility to lead client workshops, steer conversations, and communicate complex data concepts to business stakeholders.Strong leadership skills with the ability to work across cross-functional teams.Experience working with data migration tools and accelerators (SAP Migration Cockpit, BODS, Syniti, LSMW, etc.) is preferred.Ability to troubleshoot data issues, identify root causes, and propose corrective actions.Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.(ref : hirist.tech)