Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Weir Group PLC is undertaking a major global business transformation programme called S4+, and they are seeking a S4+ Data & Analytics Lead to oversee the end-to-end data and analytics agenda. This role is responsible for ensuring clean data, trusted analytics, and AI readiness while managing data governance and migration processes.
Responsibilities
- Single accountable owner for S4+ data outcomes; owns integrated data roadmap and governance
- Own programme information modelling outputs and chair data-related design authority decisions
- Own end-to-end data migration and go live readiness; stop/escalate where data risk exists
- Deliver trusted analytics and AI ready foundations aligned to enterprise controls
- Programme data standards and evidence requirements for data gates (within enterprise guardrails)
- Data readiness go/no-go recommendations for each major gate, based on auditable evidence and residual risk
- Stops or escalates delivery where data readiness threatens operational/financial integrity through cutover
- Material risk recommendations to Exec/Board governance via the Data & AI Transformation Director, supported by evidence packs and mitigations
- Integrated S4+ Data Roadmap (including data gates, dependency map, and readiness milestones)
- Programme Information Model Pack (SoR decisions, object catalogue, data quality rules, KPI definitions and lineage)
- Migration & Cutover Evidence Packs (auditable reconciliation results, defect logs, residual risk dossier, go/no-go recommendations)
- Trusted Analytics Pack (one version of truth KPI catalogue, lineage, reporting transition plan)
- BAU Transition Pack (governance cadence, monitoring dashboards, ownership/stewardship model, early-life support routines)
Skills
- Data governance, migration, analytics and AI enablement in SAP S/4HANA programmes
- Information modelling artefacts (SoR, object catalogue, DQ rules, KPI lineage)
- Data readiness and cutover integrity in ERP transformations
- Programme leadership and delivery management
- Standard setting and enforcement across partners and domains
- Confident escalation where data risk threatens go live
- Single thread accountability for S4+ data outcomes
- Establish and run programme data governance and design authority
- Protect operational and financial integrity through cutover
- Leading data and analytics on SAP S/4HANA or ERP scale transformations
- Hands-on data migration, reconciliation and go live readiness
- Delivering trusted analytics and eliminating fragmented reporting
Benefits
- Remote with International Travel
- An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel.
- Feel empowered to be yourself and belong : Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves.
- We continually focus on people and their wellbeing.
- Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.
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