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Position Purpose
The Senior Director of Technology will lead the strategic evolution and execution of The Home Depot’s SAP ecosystem, with a primary focus on our large-scale S/4HANA Finance transformation. This role is responsible for driving technical excellence, streamlining software delivery through advanced automation, and ensuring our core systems are scalable, resilient, and aligned with a "Clean Core" philosophy. You will lead a high-performing team of engineers, configurators and architects, managing complex system interfaces across a massive retail landscape while fostering a culture of innovation by leveraging emerging technologies and streamlined delivery. This portfolio includes both standard SAP capabilities and targeted custom development, requiring a leader who can balance Clean Core principles with pragmatic, business-driven customization.
Key Responsibilities
- Transformation Leadership (40%): Direct the end-to-end delivery of large-scale S/4HANA Finance implementations. Ensure the architecture supports high-volume retail operations and integrates seamlessly with numerous non-SAP systems.
- Strategic Delivery & Automation (30%): Champion agile practices and automated testing to shift the team toward compressed delivery models. Implement practical transport governance and CI/CD pipelines for SAP that reduce cycle time without sacrificing rigor.
- People & Vendor Management (20%): Lead and coach a diverse team of internal engineers, configurators and offshore augmentation partners. Manage System Integrator (SI) relationships from the client side, ensuring accountability and high-quality outcomes.
- Innovation & Clean Core (10%): Steer the organization toward an AI-augmented future and "Clean Core" architecture. Evaluate and implement emerging technologies (e.g., SAP Rise, Joule) where they provide a competitive advantage.
Non-Negotiable Requirements
- S/4HANA Mastery: Proven track record of leading at least one large-scale S/4HANA Finance implementation through a successful go-live (full lifecycle management, not just design/planning).
- Client-Side SI Management: Extensive experience managing System Integrator (SI) relationships from the client perspective, with a deep understanding of the contract dynamics and delivery accountability.
- Complex Landscape Expertise: Experience operating in a large-scale retail or comparable complex environment characterized by high transaction volumes and hundreds of non-SAP system interfaces.
- Earned Credibility: A leader who is comfortable challenging long-tenured team members and established processes through deep technical expertise and "earned credibility," not simply by relying on their title.
Strongly Preferred Qualifications
- Compressed Delivery Advocate: Hands-on experience changing how a team works through automation and agile transformation. We are looking for someone who has achieved faster delivery cycles through engineering discipline, not just someone who believes it is possible.
- Track record of leading large-scale, finance-led ERP transformations, specifically utilizing SAP S/4HANA Central Finance (CFIN) in a 'sidecar' architecture to drive legacy SAP ECC retirement within a complex retail environment.
- Technical Governance: Deep, practical understanding of transport governance and testing automation at a level where you can guide the team’s daily work and solve technical bottlenecks.
- Offshore Accountability: Expert at managing on/near/offshore augmentation teams, with a proven model for structuring accountability and maintaining high standards in a global delivery model.
- Modern SAP Vision: Understanding of the significance of a "Clean Core" and experience with SAP Rise or Joule is a significant plus.
- Experience leading organizations that balance Clean Core strategies with necessary custom code development, including governance of enhancements such as RICEFW objects.
- Planning & Forecasting Platforms: Proven track record of building scalable technology platforms that empower business units to perform complex forecasting, demand planning, and financial scenario modeling.
- AI Exposure: Demonstrated experience in successfully integrating AI tooling (e.g., code generation, AI-assisted QA, predictive defect tracking) into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for SAP platforms.
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The pay range for this position is between $250,000.00 - $350,000.00
