Associate Director, S4 HANA Data Transformation - EMEA Operations Cleanse

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in transforming data management for a leading enterprise? As Associate Director, S/4 HANA Data Transformation - EMEA Operations Cleanse, you will ensure business data readiness for migration to SAP S/4HANA. You will collaborate closely with Business Analysts and cross-functional stakeholders to analyse, cleanse, and govern Operations data. Use your data management expertise to drive the end‑to‑end data lifecycle, enforce governance, ensure compliant data quality, and deliver reliable dashboards that enable data‑driven decision-making across the Axial program.

Accountabilities:

• Cleanse execution: Drive and deliver all data cleanse activities across the assigned Operations object workstream to meet migration quality requirements for SAP S/4HANA.
• Define scope and approach: Identify and document the cleanse scope, methodology, and delivery plan; establish project documentation and governance.
• Data quality management: Perform comprehensive data quality analysis; define requirements, controls, and monitoring; track and report progress to stakeholders.
• Prioritization and reporting: Lead prioritization of data delivery across the workstream and provide clear status reporting, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Best practice integration: Apply data management best practices by engaging Data Capability Experts and leveraging expert knowledge to accelerate delivery.
• Stakeholder management: Coordinate with local leads, project resources, data services, technology teams, and global data offices; manage key relationships between cleanse teams and S/4HANA project/business teams.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Education and experience: Degree in Engineering or equivalent, with relevant SAP experience and subject matter expertise in Operations objects and processes, particularly logistics and procurement.
• SAP proficiency: Demonstrable working knowledge of SAP transactions and reporting, with understanding of data integration across SAP architectures.
• Transformation leadership: Proven experience leading complex data quality/data migration initiatives within large-scale transformation programs.
• Global collaboration: Experience working in diverse, global teams across functions and cultures.
• Influence and negotiation: Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and lead negotiations to target outcomes.
• Delivery focus: Proven track record of prioritizing effectively to achieve goals and outcomes; demonstrated project leadership skills.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Industry experience: Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industries.
• Enablement: Experience training business users on SAP transactions and process automation.
• Migration tooling: Proficiency in data migration planning, data mapping, and reporting; experience with Syniti Advanced Data Migration (ADM) for data migration and data quality.

Why AstraZeneca:

Here, data excellence directly supports the science that changes lives. You will help build the digital backbone of a global organization, uniting standardized processes and a common data model to improve how we plan, source, make, and deliver medicines. Expect to work with cutting-edge platforms and pragmatic experts—engineers, scientists, analysts, and operators—often in the same room pushing bold ideas into action. We value kindness alongside ambition, giving you the support to take on a transformation of rare scale while leaving a lasting, measurable legacy for colleagues and patients.

Call to Action:
Lead the cleanse that unlocks our next-generation platform and shape how life-changing medicines reach patients across EMEA—step forward and make your impact today!

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Date Posted

05-Feb-2026

Closing Date

14-Feb-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.