Hydro Global Business Services (GBS) is an organizational area that operates as an internal service provider for the Hydro group. Its ultimate purpose is to deliver relevant IT, financial and HR business services to all business areas within the company.
About the RoleAre you a seasoned SAP expert with proven leadership capability? We are looking for an experienced Functional Team Lead to join our transformative SAPEX Program.
In this role, you will lead dynamic, cross-functional teams (comprising Solution Architects, Subject Matter Experts, Business Process Owners, and local business stakeholders) across multi-project initiatives. You will bridge technical delivery with business strategy, ensuring seamless solution delivery, quality execution, and alignment with global template standards.
What you will be doingTeam Leadership & Resource Management
- People Management: Assist the S4 OTC & FI Delivery Manager with resource planning, recruitment, onboarding, and performance management for functional teams (5–10 members)
- Workstream Facilitation: Drive weekly functional and project stream meetings to discuss progress, log actions/decisions, and prioritize cross-project Change Requests alongside Business Process Owners (BPO)
Delivery & Project Execution
- Planning & Monitoring: Partner with Project Managers to align team deliverables with the overarching project roadmap (Plan on a Page)
- Quality Assurance: Oversee and review core team deliverables—including requirements analysis, configuration, testing, documentation, defect resolution, training, and hypercare support—for completeness and accuracy
- Reporting: Provide comprehensive weekly status updates and oversee time-tracking validation across multi-project initiatives
Stakeholder & Template Alignment
- Global Template Governance: (Specifically for Finance & Controlling) Work closely with enterprise SAP Solution Architects to maintain global template consistency across diverse business units
Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise-level SAP project environments.
- Finance or controlling knowledge.
- Demonstrated track record of leading teams of 5–10 people is ideal.
- Proven success driving SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle phases (Greenfield, Brownfield, or Rollouts) using SAP Activate and Agile methodologies.
- Strong domain experience in manufacturing industries (preferably Metal and/or Automotive).
Technical & Functional Expertise
- Expert-level understanding of the SAP product suite, customization, and underlying module architecture within your functional workstream.
- Solid grasp of SAP integration (iDocs, EDI) and basic ABAP debugging.
- General understanding of environment management, release control, code versioning, and deployment best practices.
Education & Soft Skills
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Business Administration, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Tools: Proficiency with project tools (MS Project, Jira, Project for the Web) and MS Office 365.
- Languages & Mobility: Fluent in spoken and written English. Must possess a valid driving license and be willing to travel up to 30%.
- Competencies: Strong leadership, structured planning, clear written and oral communication, and a collaborative team-first mindset.
- Working at the world’s only fully integrated aluminum and leading renewable energy company
- Diverse, global teams
- Flexible work environment/home office
- We provide you the freedom to be creative and to learn from experts
- Possibility to grow with the company, gain new certificates
- Attractive benefit package
At Hydro, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We welcome diverse experiences and perspectives, and invite all qualified candidates to apply. We review every application fairly and strive to provide equal opportunities for everyone to grow and succeed.
Apply before: 09/30/2026