Associate Director, S/4Hana Data Transformation - EMEA Finance Cleanse (Global S4Hana Programme)

Job Title: Associate Director, S/4 HANA Data Transformation - EMEA Finance Cleanse (Global S4Hana Programme)

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Introduction to the Role:

We are one purpose-led global organisation. The enablers and innovators, ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop life-changing medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause, opening the locks to save lives, ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.

AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition, size and complexity of the organisation, coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology, has led the Board to approve a large-scale transformation of the IT landscape by the replacement of current ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems with one global solution.

Our current technology is used by more than 20,000 employees daily, is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This programme provides the opportunity for real transformation and to shape the way of working globally for many years to come.

This programme requires the best. Whether it be the technical skills, business understanding or change leadership, we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. The programme seeks to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the end-to-end nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge, to the benefits of its employees and patients.

About the Role:

The Associate Director, S/4 HANA Data Transformation - EMEA Finance Cleanse is a key contributor to AstraZeneca’s Data & Analytics team, supporting the global ERP transformation program. This role is accountable for driving finance data quality, cleansing, and readiness of legacy ERP data to enable successful S/4HANA deployments.

This position focuses on:

• Data Readiness and Migration: Preparing finance data for migration by leading data profiling, cleansing, mapping, and localization activities across multiple deployments.

• Regional Accountability: Being accountable for finance data cleansing and migration readiness activities across EMEA and Asia, covering both master and transactional finance data.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Leading cross-functional efforts to establish and track data readiness through defined stage gates, ensuring transparent progress reporting and a controlled handover of migration-ready data.

• Quality Assurance: Ensuring consistent, governed, and high-quality finance data is delivered to support accurate, compliant, and timely ERP migrations across global operations.

Accountabilities:

• Cleanse execution: Drive and deliver all data cleanse activities across the assigned Finance object workstream to meet migration quality requirements for SAP S/4HANA.

• Define scope and approach: Identify and document the cleanse scope, methodology, and delivery plan; establish project documentation and governance.

• Data quality management: Perform comprehensive data quality analysis; define requirements, controls, and monitoring; track and report progress to stakeholders.

• Prioritization and reporting: Lead prioritization of data delivery across the workstream and provide clear status reporting, risks, and mitigation plans.

• Stakeholder management: Coordinate with local leads, project resources, data services, technology teams, and global data offices; manage key relationships between cleanse teams and S/4HANA project/business teams.

• Complex Data Resolution: Translate complex data issues into clear solutions, influencing stakeholders with confidence.

Essential Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent number of years of experience in a Computer Science or Data Management related field.

• Proven experience leading complex SAP data cleansing initiatives, including business requirements, data interrogation and profiling and cleanse execution.

• Strong knowledge of master and transactional data across Finance (e.g., Customer, Vendor, Asset, Cost Centers, AP & AR open items).

• Deep expertise in data profiling, analysis, migration, reconciliation, and validation, with hands-on experience in ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) and data loading tools.

• Demonstrable working knowledge of SAP transactions and reporting, with understanding of data integration across SAP architectures.

• Proven experience leading complex data quality/data migration initiatives within large-scale transformation programs.

• Ability to lead in a diverse, global team, within and across functions and cultures.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others to achieve objectives. Lead and manage negotiations across a complex group, to a target outcome.

• Proven track record of delivery and ability to effectively prioritise to ensure goals and outcomes are achieved.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industries.

• Experience training business users on SAP transactions and process automation.

• Proficiency in data migration planning, data mapping, and reporting.

• Experience with Syniti Advanced Data Migration (ADM) for data migration and data quality.

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca we're dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. There's no better place to make a difference to medicine, patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration, and always committed to lifelong learning, growth and development. We're on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.

So, what's next?

Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table? Brilliant!. We have one seat available and hope its yours. If you're curious to know more, then we welcome your application no later than February 15th.

Where can I find out more?

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Date Posted

28-Jan-2026

Closing Date

14-Feb-2026

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.