Senior Manager, Release Data & Analytics Deploy Lead

About the role

Johnson & Johnson's IM Transcend initiative is a multi-year global business transformation that modernizes its supply chain digital capabilities by harmonizing seven major global ERP systems into a single SAP S/4 HANA instance. The Senior Manager, Release Data & Analytics Deploy Lead drives end-to-end deployment of Data, Master Data Governance (MDG), Data Migration, Data Quality and Analytics for their assigned release wave. The role works closely with the Director, Global Data & Analytics Deploy Lead and cross-functional global and regional teams, ensuring data readiness milestones are met and deployment runs smoothly through planning, testing, cutover, go-live and hypercare.

Key responsibilities

• Own end-to-end master data and analytics deployment for the assigned release, covering preparation, testing, migration, cutover and hypercare.
• Develop and maintain release-level deployment plans, playbooks, checkpoints and readiness metrics.
• Partner with Data Stewards, MDG teams, Data Migration teams and Functional Leads to ensure data readiness across all objects.
• Ensure alignment with global standards, templates and compliance requirements.
• Lead mock load cycles, data validation, reconciliation and readiness sign-offs.
• Coordinate test data readiness for SIT, BST, UAT, PQ and performance testing.
• Manage release risks, issues, dependencies and escalations.
• Validate MDG workflows, data models, business rules and governance requirements.
• Collaborate with regional deployment teams and drive release reporting readiness (dashboards, KPIs, datasets).
• Lead cutover execution and support hypercare resolution after go-live.
• Provide release-level leadership, coaching and coordination, and prepare reports for steering committee review.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, Data Management, Engineering, Supply Chain or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in SAP data migration, MDG, data governance or analytics deployment roles.
• Hands-on experience supporting at least one end-to-end SAP S/4HANA or ECC deployment.
• Experience in global pharmaceutical, biotech or regulated environments preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in complex, fast-paced environments.

Required skills

• SAP data migration methodology, ETL tools, mapping and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of MDG data models, workflows, validation rules and governance.
• Strong understanding of SAP master data across MM, SD, FI/CO, BP and related modules.
• Knowledge of GxP, SOX, CSV, audit, GDPR and data integrity standards.
• Program and release management, stakeholder management and regulatory interpretation.