Sr IT Manager- SAP S/4 Technical Delivery Lead
Honeywell
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.
Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
As a Business Systems Manager at Honeywell, you will be accountable for managing and guiding a team of business systems analysts, overseeing the design, and implementation of business systems.
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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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.