SAP Transformation Manager, IT

Job Description

Penguin Random House's IT Department seeks an experienced SAP S/4HANA Transformation professional to lead and support end-to-end transformation initiatives from SAP ECC to S/4HANA. The role involves business process redesign, system implementation, data migration, and stakeholder engagement to ensure a successful digital transformation.

Penguin Random House is home to genre-defining children's literature, from Dragons Love Tacos to The Phantom Tollbooth; best-in-class storytellers including Margaret Atwood, Tommy Orange, Celeste Ng, and Jasmine Guillory; and culture-shaping works such as Becoming by Michelle Obama and Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundational background in business engagement and a strong understanding ECC to S/4 challenges supporting ongoing efforts towards cloud migration, automation, and AI adoption. Must be a motivated, team-player with the ability to work cross functionally with a positive attitude, a self-starter with proactive thinking of solutions.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead or support SAP S/4HANA transformation programs (Greenfield, Brownfield, or Hybrid)
• Analyze current business processes and identify opportunities for optimization
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define future-state processes aligned with S/4HANA
• Drive system design, configuration, and integration across SAP modules
• Manage and execute data migration activities using SAP tools
• Support testing phases and ensure defect resolution
• Coordinate with technical teams on custom developments and integrations
• Ensure compliance with SAP best practices
• Provide cutover planning and go-live support
• Deliver user training and post-go-live support
• Manage team of SAP S/4HANA functional analysts.

Please apply if you meet the following qualifications:

• 5+ years of SAP experience with at least one S/4HANA implementation and should encompass:

• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC vs S/4HANA differences
• Expertise in SAP modules such as FI/CO, MM, SD, or PP
• Fluency with data migration tools
• Strong business process mapping and re-engineering skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with RISE with SAP or cloud deployments
• Knowledge of SAP BTP
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Key Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Leadership and team collaboration
• Change management and adaptability
• Strong analytical skills.

The salary range for this position is $130,000-$160,000 and will be based in vetted experience and fluency level.   All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to Company results.

Please apply using our ATS system by May 21 , 2026 , and include your resume and cover letter for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and look over our hybrid and open-to-remote guidelines on our FAQs page.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-wp998y-216-73-217-61-42 in your application.