JOB TITLE: SAP Data Migration Lead
JOB LOCATION: Melbourne, VIC (Hybrid)
JOB DURATION: until end of December (potential extension)
We are seeking an experienced SAP Data Migration Lead to join a large-scale SAP transformation program. This role will lead end-to-end data migration and integration activities, working across business and technology teams to ensure high-quality, accurate, and compliant data is successfully migrated into SAP environments.
The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on experience in SAP data migration, ETL, data cleansing, transformation, field-level mapping, SQL, and SAP master data governance, with a proven track record of delivering complex SAP ECC and S/4HANA transformation programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end data migration and integration activities into SAP, including data extraction, cleansing, mapping, transformation, and loading.
- Develop and validate field-level data mapping rules between legacy systems and SAP target structures.
- Support SAP S/4HANA transformation programs across functional areas including Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Materials Management (MM).
- Assess current data ecosystems and work with business teams to determine data readiness for migration.
- Collaborate with business, IT, offshore teams, solution architects, and functional SMEs to deliver migration activities.
- Monitor data quality, investigate discrepancies, and coordinate defect resolution.
- Manage mock conversions, migration testing, defect resolution, and cutover readiness for SAP deployments.
- Work with SAP data migration and governance tools including LSMW, SAP Migration Cockpit (LTMC/LTMOM), SAP Data Services, and SAP MDG workflows.
- Apply SAP global data standards, naming conventions, governance policies, and data quality practices.
- Maintain and enhance SAP MDG governance models, workflows, validation rules, and derivations.
- Perform data quality checks using relevant data quality tools.
- Monitor key master data KPIs, including completeness, duplicates, attribute compliance, and change cycle times.
- Provide clear documentation, presentations, and communication to both technical and business stakeholders.
Key Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in ETL development, data extraction, transformation, cleansing, and loading within large-scale SAP programs.
- Strong experience with data migration and field-level mapping between legacy systems and SAP ECC/S/4HANA.
- Strong SQL skills, including complex multi-table joins, subqueries, inner/outer joins, data parsing, formatting, and performance tuning.
- Proven experience designing and developing end-to-end data migration jobs.
- Hands-on experience with SAP LSMW, Migration Cockpit (LTMC/LTMOM), SAP Data Services, and SAP MDG.
- Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives across Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, and/or MM.
- Strong understanding of data quality, data governance, master data, and migration readiness.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, documentation, and presentation skills.
- Experience working with global delivery models and distributed/offshore teams.
- Strong consulting mindset with excellent problem-solving skills, ownership, adaptability, and the ability to work within fast-paced transformation programs.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an equivalent discipline.
- SAP BODS or BusinessObjects certification is advantageous.
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Bidisha Swayamprava on Bidisha.Swayamprava@davidsonwp.com, quoting reference JN -072026-43876. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
