JOB SUMMARY
The Data Readiness Lead is an embedded member of ERP Transformation project teams, responsible for ensuring that data migrated into SAP S/4HANA is accurate, compliant, and fit for business use at go-live. This role facilitates Data Readiness activities within assigned projects, partnering closely with project leadership and business data owners to reduce data risk, prevent post-go-live disruption, and provide measurable confidence in data quality. This is a contract, project based role focused on execution and delivery of Data Readiness activities within assigned ERP Transformation projects.

Key Responsibilities:
• Drive data cleansing activities with business data owners
• Measure, track, and report data quality throughout the project
• Ensure enterprise data standards are applied during design and mapping
• Track data defects, issues, and remediation actions across load cycles
• Manage required data approvals, sign-offs, and compliance artifacts
• Partner with project leadership and data migration teams to assess readiness
• Identify and escalate data risks that could impact go-live
• Support the business by providing training, transparency, and confidence in data readiness
• Provide recommendations to support continuous improvement of Data Readiness framework and artifacts

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree with technical discipline or equivalent experience
• 5-7+ years’ experience in Quality, IT, or Data Migration
• Strong Communication and presentation skills, ability to effectively communicate and influence outcomes across various cross-functional teams
• Flexibility; ability to work in a dynamic environment while managing multiple priorities
• Ability to apply judgment in ambiguous situations and prioritize based on business risk
• Strong working knowledge of data cleansing, validation, and quality measurement practices
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical resources alike
• Self-motivated, High sense of urgency

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience operating independently within large, complex transformation programs
• Advanced experience supporting data migration or data quality activities in SAP S/4 Hana and related Interfaces
• Ability to communicate to various levels of leadership and key stakeholders both written and verbal
• Project management skills and experience successfully delivering projects
• Highly organized and detail oriented