Sr IT Manager- SAP S/4 Technical Delivery Lead

Honeywell is driving large-scale digital transformation across Aerospace & Defense through the deployment of SAP S/4HANA as our next-generation ERP platform. We are seeking a SAP S/4 Technical Delivery Lead to drive the end-to-end technical execution of global S/4 programs across complex, regulated environments.

This leader will be accountable for technical architecture, RICEFW delivery, integration strategy, platform enablement, data governance, and secure deployment execution across multi-wave global rollouts.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Program Leadership

• Own end-to-end SAP S/4 technical delivery across global deployments and transformation initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional technical teams including ABAP, integration, data, security, and basis.
• Establish and enforce S/4 technical standards, development governance, and quality controls.
• Partner with functional leads to ensure scalable, compliant, and performant solutions.

RICEFW & Custom Development

• Govern design, build, testing, and deployment of all RICEFW objects.
• Ensure clean-core principles and minimize custom code footprint.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce development best practices.
• Manage object estimation, sprint planning, and release alignment.

ABAP & Development Framework

• Deep oversight of ABAP (OO ABAP, CDS views, enhancements, BADIs, user exits).
• Drive transition from ECC custom objects to S/4 compliant architecture.
• Implement modern development frameworks leveraging RESTful ABAP programming model (RAP) where applicable.

SAP BTP & Extension Strategy

• Define and execute SAP BTP extension architecture strategy.
• Lead development of side-by-side extensions on SAP BTP.
• Manage integration using CPI (Cloud Platform Integration).
• Ensure API-first, event-driven architecture alignment.

Fiori & UX Enablement

• Lead Fiori app deployment, customization, and launchpad governance.
• Oversee UI5 development standards.
• Ensure role-based UX aligned with security and compliance requirements.

Data & Migration Strategy

• Oversee S/4 data migration framework including mock loads, validation, reconciliation, and cutover.
• Define data cleansing, harmonization, and transformation strategy.
• Collaborate with business data owners to ensure data quality and readiness.

Master Data Management (MDM)

• Partner with enterprise MDM teams to align governance models.
• Ensure integration between S/4 and enterprise MDM platforms.
• Drive material, customer, vendor, and finance master data standardization.

Security & Controls

• Ensure compliance with Honeywell cybersecurity and internal controls standards.
• Govern role design, SoD mitigation, and GRC integration.
• Support audit readiness and regulatory compliance (ITGCs, SOX).

Transport & Release Management

• Own SAP transport landscape strategy (Dev → QA → Pre-Prod → Prod).
• Oversee ChaRM / Solution Manager transport workflows.
• Ensure environment stability and structured release governance.
• Manage retrofit strategy for parallel landscapes.

YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10 or more years SAP technical experience.
• 3 or more full lifecycle SAP implementations (at least 1 S/4HANA).
• 5 or more years leading global technical teams.

Must-Have Technical Expertise

• Deep RICEFW governance experience.
• Advanced ABAP (OO, CDS, enhancements, BADIs).
• SAP BTP (CPI, side-by-side extensions, APIs).
• SAP Fiori/UI5.
• SAP Data Migration tools (LTMC, Migration Cockpit, BODS, Syniti, etc.).
• SAP Security & GRC concepts.
• Transport Management & ChaRM.
• Integration architecture (IDocs, APIs, OData, middleware).

WE VALUE

• Experience in Aerospace & Defense or highly regulated industry.
• Experience in carve-outs, divestitures, or large enterprise transformations.
• Familiarity with SAP Central Finance.
• Understanding of SAP clean-core strategy.
• Experience managing offshore development teams.
• Executive presence with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong program governance and risk mitigation capability.
• Ability to balance standardization with business flexibility.
• Results-driven, accountable, and structured.

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