TechOps-SDM-MANAGER-GDSN02

The Opportunity

EY Consulting is a fast-moving, high-growth area with huge potential. We are currently recruiting for a Service Delivery Manager to join our TechOps team. This team offers variety, challenge, responsibility and the opportunity to realize your leadership potential. We are seeking a highly accomplished and experienced S4 CoE (Center of Excellence)/ AMS- Application Management Support Lead with 8-10 years of experience to spearhead the management and coordination of various SAP functional modules and IT governance activities within our support organization. An SAP Transition Service Delivery Lead will manage the handover and ongoing support of SAP systems (like S/4HANA) from implementation to operations, overseeing project delivery, client relations, team leadership, budget, and SLA adherence, focusing on smooth transitions, performance, continuous improvement, and ensuring technical and functional alignment with business needs, often involving ITIL, cloud, and data migration expertise.

Your key responsibilities

• As a Service Delivery Lead, you'll assist in developing applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership and accelerators to differentiate EY in the ERP advisory market. These are shared with all EY market facing organizations to provide consistency and common platforms with which to go to market.
• As a SAP Transition Lead you will manage the handover and ongoing support of SAP systems (like S/4HANA) from implementation to operations, overseeing project delivery, client relations, team leadership, budget, and SLA adherence, focusing on smooth transitions, performance, continuous improvement, and ensuring technical and functional alignment with business needs, often involving ITIL, cloud, and data migration expertise.
• People Management: Effectively lead the team with diverse skills and backgrounds and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
• Delivery Management: Monitor progress, manage risk and ensure key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes. Manage expectations of client service delivery. Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business. Should be a self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Should be comfortable interfacing with a client on a daily basis. This role requires daily interaction with the client at many levels.
• Lead a team in transitioning to new systems and processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing complex projects and ensuring seamless execution of transitions.
• Develop and implement effective transition plans to ensure successful adoption of new systems and processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks associated with system changes. Provide training and support to end-users on new systems and processes.
• Monitor and report on the progress of transition activities, identifying areas for improvement. Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures during the transition period.
• 8.   Incident Management:   To manage resolution of the incidents by  restoring services (Diagnose and resolve issues/incidents promptly L2-L3) and communicate the solution to the end user. This process manages the day-to-day support interface between end users and Service Providers. If needed escalate tickets to SAP and follow up till reply is received from SAP (L4 in SAP). 
• Problem Management: To lead to identify the problems in the application and eliminate them by removing the root cause of the problem. Maintain a healthy queue of problems with its related triage and solutions implemented.
• Team Leadership: Provide guidance, mentorship, and performance management to a diverse team of SAP analysts, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented work environment.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements, align SAP strategies with business goals, and deliver effective solutions.
• Project Management: Lead SAP projects, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and effective resource allocation to achieve project objectives.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and enhancement of SAP functionalities to drive efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills and attributes for success

• Skilled in “team leadership” – adhering to the project methodology and PMO processes/procedures, planning the data team’s work, leading local and offshore resources, reporting status, logging and escalating risks/issues/decisions, participating in program governance, etc.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with SAP Finance
• Effectively team with diverse skills and backgrounds and foster an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating enterprise domain knowledge with technology skills.
• Demonstrate characteristics of a forward thinker and self-starter that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge.
• Ability to lead a team of consulting professionals on multiple projects.
• A strong work ethic.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree and 7+ years of related work experience at minimum;
• A degree in computer science, accounting, finance or a related field (MBA or Business Undergraduate degree preferred). SAP certification/s highly preferred.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with a track record of leading diverse teams for at least 3 years.
• Must have managed 2 to 3 Managed Services or Application Support Engagements from Transition to Operations
• Excellent understanding of Transition activities and planning, Incident, Service Request, Change Request, Release Management, OCM, Problem Management, Release Management etc.
• At minimum 7 years of experience working with any of the SAP modules below:-
  • SAP FICO (Finance & Controlling)
  • SAP SD (Sales & Distribution)
  • SAP MM (Material Management)
  • SAP PM (Plant Maintenance)
  • SAP PS (Project System)
  • SAP ABAP
  • SAP Basis
  • Transition Lead
  • Project Manager – *Must have ITIL certification, as well as participation in multiple Application support and Manage Services engagements.
• Expert in status reporting to EY leadership and Client CXOs, managing governance, managing the team against the plan, escalating risks/issues/decisions/changes, budget management, etc.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we look for

We’re interested in passionate leaders with a strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in technology Consulting space. If you have a strong passion for helping businesses achieve their IT strategy, this role is for you.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. 

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