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About the role

Job Summary
The IT Lead Expert is responsible for leading complex IT initiatives and providing expert-level guidance in the design, implementation, and optimization of IT systems and infrastructure. This role ensures alignment of IT solutions with business objectives and drives innovation across the organization. This job profile is intended for recognized subject matter experts in a job area. Required to manage large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager. Coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals.

We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager SAP S/4HANA to join our Business Transformation Program and play a key role in one of Sulzer's most strategic global initiatives.

In this position, you will help shape and drive the design, implementation, and rollout of Sulzer's global SAP S/4HANA template. Working closely with program leadership, business stakeholders, and implementation partners, you will provide expert guidance, governance, and quality assurance to ensure successful project delivery and long-term business value.

This is an exciting opportunity for a seasoned SAP transformation professional who enjoys operating at a strategic level while influencing solution design, governance, and delivery across a complex international environment.

What you will do:

• Lead quality assurance activities across all phases of the SAP S/4HANA transformation program.

• Establish and manage quality gates, review frameworks, and deliverable acceptance criteria.

• Review solution designs and technical deliverables to ensure alignment with business requirements and SAP best practices.

• Promote SAP Clean Core principles and support scalable, sustainable solution design.

• Conduct phase-gate and readiness reviews across program milestones.

• Assess project risks, dependencies, open issues, and mitigation plans.

• Provide expert advice and recommendations to program leadership and key stakeholders.

• Facilitate collaboration between business teams, IT functions, SAP specialists, and implementation partners.

• Review implementation partner deliverables, estimates, and design recommendations.

• Challenge solutions that introduce unnecessary complexity, risk, or long-term maintenance effort.

• Support future-state process design and operating model decisions.

• Contribute industry best practices from engineering, manufacturing, project-based, and service organizations.

• Drive continuous improvement by introducing lessons learned and proven practices from large transformation programs.

• Support knowledge transfer and capability development across the organization.

• Promote a collaborative One Sulzer culture focused on teamwork, customer value, and continuous improvement.

What you need to succeed:

Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

• More than 15 years of experience in SAP consulting, solution architecture, transformation leadership, or program governance.

• Minimum 5 to 6 years of SAP S/4HANA implementation experience, including large-scale global transformation programs.

• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, SAP Activate methodology, global template design, integration, data migration, testing, cutover, and deployment.

• Experience supporting global template design, fit-to-standard workshops, solution governance, and design reviews.

• Deep understanding of manufacturing, engineering, project-based, Engineered-to-Order (ETO), Configured-to-Order (CTO), and service business environments.

• Experience working with senior business stakeholders and major ERP implementation partners.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations.

• Fluent English.

• Willingness to travel internationally (approximately 25% or more).

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Spanish.

• Experience with SAP BTP and integration technologies.

• Experience with SAP data migration tools and methodologies.

• Understanding of hybrid and on-premises SAP environments.

• SAP S/4HANA certification.

• SAP Activate Project Manager certification.

• SAP Integration and/or SAP BTP certifications.

• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.

What we offer you

• A permanent contract.

• A competitive salary as well as participation in the variable remuneration system based on personal and financial objectives.

• Meal vouchers.

• Access to a voluntary flexible compensation scheme allowing employees to optimize their salary package, such as health insurance, transport, or childcare.

• Be part of an experienced and international team.

• A good vibe working environment.

• The opportunity to grow your career within a solid and well-established international company.

• Be part of a dynamic organization undergoing continuous transformation and improvement.

• The opportunity to contribute to a global SAP S/4HANA transformation program with significant business impact.

• Office location: Nuevos Ministerios area (Madrid, Spain)

• Additional benefits may apply depending on the position and location.

Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.

We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.