Data Management Lead

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

BIT005193/Jess

Date posted:

Monday, November 17, 2025

Location:

Centurion, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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.

POSITION INFO:
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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If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles / positions.

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Jessica Roesch
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