SAP RISE Migration Lead

Duration: 6-9 Months + Further possible of extension.

Role Summary

We are seeking a senior SAP RISE Migration Lead to guide enterprise transformations to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition under the RISE with SAP framework. In this role, you will act as the primary SI-side authority, responsible for ensuring end-to-end program readiness, orchestrating cross-functional teams, and managing dependencies across SAP, hyperscalers, and third-party vendors. You will enforce SAP ECS and MCS governance, mitigate risks, and ensure disciplined execution, serving as the central point of accountability for mission-critical RISE programs that drive measurable business value.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end readiness for RISE transitions, ensuring technical, integration, security, and operational dependencies are identified, tracked, and validated.
• Act as the Primary SI-side mission-critical delivery lead, working peer-to-peer with SAP Mission Critical Services (MCS/TQM) and SAP ECS.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across S/4HANA, Basis, Integration, Security/IAM, Network & Connectivity, SAP BTP, hyperscaler teams, and third-party vendors.
• Drive and validate target-state architecture decisions, including connectivity models, security trust, integration patterns, and sizing, aligned with RISE best practices.
• Govern execution activities including readiness checks, custom code impact assessment, migration sequencing, cutover rehearsal, downtime optimization, and post-migration validation.
• Ensure alignment with RISE entitlements and tooling (e.g., SAP readiness utilities, custom code analysis tools), where applicable.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change control, ensuring SAP quality gates and readiness checkpoints are met.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of SAP delivery leadership experience
• Proven experience delivering RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition programs.
• Strong understanding of SAP ECS managed services, RISE roles & responsibilities, and SAP MCS engagement models.
• Demonstrated ability to lead mission-critical cutovers and go-lives.
• Proven track record of effectively communicating with executives, coordinating cross-functional initiatives, and mitigating risks.
• SAP Activate, PMP, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with SAP Signavio / Business Process Intelligence.
• Experience with SAP readiness and custom code analysis tools.
• Prior engagement with SAP Mission Critical Services or MaxAttention.