Data Management Lead

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.

• 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

• Software Developers (Back-End/ Front-End/ Full Stack)
• Business Intelligence
• Data