Senior Solution Director
Ireland
Job Description
Senior Solution Director
Dublin, Leinster

Job Summary

SAP Program Director

An SAP Program Director is a senior executive responsible for leading and governing large-scale SAP transformation programs, ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes, stakeholder satisfaction, and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end SAP transformation programs (SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, IBP, EWM, etc.).
Define program strategy, roadmap, and governance framework.
Manage multi-million-dollar budgets and program P&L.
Oversee multiple project managers, workstreams, and delivery teams.
Engage with CXOs, business leaders, and key stakeholders.
Drive risk management, issue resolution, and escalation handling.
Ensure quality, compliance, and adherence to SAP best practices.
Manage vendor, partner, and customer relationships.
Lead organizational change management and business adoption activities.
Required Skills
Deep SAP functional and/or technical expertise.
Program & Portfolio Management.
SAP S/4HANA Transformation experience.
Stakeholder & Executive Management.
Financial and Commercial Management.
Global Delivery Management.
Resource Planning and Leadership.
Risk, Compliance, and Governance.
Typical Experience
25+ years of overall IT/SAP experience.
25+ years managing large SAP programs or portfolios.
Experience leading global SAP implementations, rollouts, upgrades, migrations, and AMS engagements.
Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAP Activate, Agile certifications are advantageous.
Typical KPIs
Revenue and Margin Achievement
Program Delivery Success
Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
Resource Utilization
Schedule and Budget Adherence
Risk Mitigation
Business Value Realization

Key Responsibilities

SAP Program Director

An SAP Program Director is a senior executive responsible for leading and governing large-scale SAP transformation programs, ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes, stakeholder satisfaction, and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end SAP transformation programs (SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, IBP, EWM, etc.).
Define program strategy, roadmap, and governance framework.
Manage multi-million-dollar budgets and program P&L.
Oversee multiple project managers, workstreams, and delivery teams.
Engage with CXOs, business leaders, and key stakeholders.
Drive risk management, issue resolution, and escalation handling.
Ensure quality, compliance, and adherence to SAP best practices.
Manage vendor, partner, and customer relationships.
Lead organizational change management and business adoption activities.
Required Skills
Deep SAP functional and/or technical expertise.
Program & Portfolio Management.
SAP S/4HANA Transformation experience.
Stakeholder & Executive Management.
Financial and Commercial Management.
Global Delivery Management.
Resource Planning and Leadership.
Risk, Compliance, and Governance.
Typical Experience
25+ years of overall IT/SAP experience.
25+ years managing large SAP programs or portfolios.
Experience leading global SAP implementations, rollouts, upgrades, migrations, and AMS engagements.
Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAP Activate, Agile certifications are advantageous.
Typical KPIs
Revenue and Margin Achievement
Program Delivery Success
Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
Resource Utilization
Schedule and Budget Adherence
Risk Mitigation
Business Value Realization

Skill Requirements

SAP Program Director

An SAP Program Director is a senior executive responsible for leading and governing large-scale SAP transformation programs, ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes, stakeholder satisfaction, and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end SAP transformation programs (SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, IBP, EWM, etc.).
Define program strategy, roadmap, and governance framework.
Manage multi-million-dollar budgets and program P&L.
Oversee multiple project managers, workstreams, and delivery teams.
Engage with CXOs, business leaders, and key stakeholders.
Drive risk management, issue resolution, and escalation handling.
Ensure quality, compliance, and adherence to SAP best practices.
Manage vendor, partner, and customer relationships.
Lead organizational change management and business adoption activities.
Required Skills
Deep SAP functional and/or technical expertise.
Program & Portfolio Management.
SAP S/4HANA Transformation experience.
Stakeholder & Executive Management.
Financial and Commercial Management.
Global Delivery Management.
Resource Planning and Leadership.
Risk, Compliance, and Governance.
Typical Experience
25+ years of overall IT/SAP experience.
25+ years managing large SAP programs or portfolios.
Experience leading global SAP implementations, rollouts, upgrades, migrations, and AMS engagements.
Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAP Activate, Agile certifications are advantageous.
Typical KPIs
Revenue and Margin Achievement
Program Delivery Success
Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
Resource Utilization
Schedule and Budget Adherence
Risk Mitigation
Business Value Realization

Other Requirements

SAP Program Director

An SAP Program Director is a senior executive responsible for leading and governing large-scale SAP transformation programs, ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes, stakeholder satisfaction, and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end SAP transformation programs (SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, IBP, EWM, etc.).
Define program strategy, roadmap, and governance framework.
Manage multi-million-dollar budgets and program P&L.
Oversee multiple project managers, workstreams, and delivery teams.
Engage with CXOs, business leaders, and key stakeholders.
Drive risk management, issue resolution, and escalation handling.
Ensure quality, compliance, and adherence to SAP best practices.
Manage vendor, partner, and customer relationships.
Lead organizational change management and business adoption activities.
Required Skills
Deep SAP functional and/or technical expertise.
Program & Portfolio Management.
SAP S/4HANA Transformation experience.
Stakeholder & Executive Management.
Financial and Commercial Management.
Global Delivery Management.
Resource Planning and Leadership.
Risk, Compliance, and Governance.
Typical Experience
25+ years of overall IT/SAP experience.
25+ years managing large SAP programs or portfolios.
Experience leading global SAP implementations, rollouts, upgrades, migrations, and AMS engagements.
Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAP Activate, Agile certifications are advantageous.
Typical KPIs
Revenue and Margin Achievement
Program Delivery Success
Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
Resource Utilization
Schedule and Budget Adherence
Risk Mitigation
Business Value Realization

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At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.