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Johnson & Johnson

Senior Manager, Release Data & Analytics Deploy Lead

LocationMadrid, Spain; Porto, Portugal; London, United Kingdom; Latina, Italy; Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland
Work modehybrid
SenioritySenior
Experience8+ yrs
DepartmentStrategy & Corporate Development
Company size10,000+ people
First seenOct 8, 2026 · 3d ago
Verified live1d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Must have14
Strong program and release management skills
Deep understanding of SAP data migration methodology, ETL tools, mapping, and reconciliation
Knowledge of MDG data models, workflow behavior, validation rules, and governance processes
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
Strong problem-solving abilities and ability to escalate and resolve issues quickly
High attention to detail with a strong commitment to compliance and data quality
Ability to collaborate effectively with global, regional, and local teams
Experience supporting mock loads, cutover, and hypercare cycles
Ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements to data processes
Comfort with pace, pressure, and multi-tasking across parallel deployment streams
Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, Data Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field
8+ years of experience in SAP data migration, MDG, data governance, or analytics deployment roles
Hands-on experience supporting at least one end-to-end SAP S/4HANA or ECC deployment
Strong understanding of SAP master data across MM, SD, FI/CO, BP, and related modules
Nice to have21
Strategic Change
Program Management
Innovation
Disruptive Innovations
Digital Strategy
Digital Channels
Digital Fluency
Digital Applications
Collaboration
Business Savvy
Business Case Modeling
Augmented Reality (AR)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Alliance Formation
Organizing
Web Usability
Technical Credibility
Change Management
Experience working in global pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated environments preferred
Strong knowledge of GxP, SOX, CSV, audit, GDPR, and data integrity standards
Experience leading cross-functional teams in complex, fast-paced environments
Skills
SAP S/4HANA
SAP
MDG
ETL
MM
SD
FI/CO
BP
About the company
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function:
Strategy & Corporate Development
Job Sub Function:
Digital Strategy & Deployment
Job Category:
Professional
All Job Posting Locations:
Latina, Italy, London, United Kingdom, Madrid, Spain, Porto, Portugal, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland
Job Description:
Introduction
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal.
IM Transcend is a multi-year global business transformation initiative that will modernize our end-to-end Supply Chain digital capabilities by harmonizing our disparate ecosystem of 7+ major global ERP systems, standardizing our core business processes and products [across Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Quality, and Data], and enabling our integrated data strategy through a single SAP S/4 HANA instance.
The Senior Manager, Release Data & Analytics Deploy Lead plays a critical leadership role in driving end-to-end deployment activities for Data, Master Data Governance (MDG), Data Migration, Data Quality, Analytics within their assigned release wave of the global SAP S/4HANA transformation program.
This role ensures that all data objects across Material, Customer, Vendor, Business Partner, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Quality domains are fully prepared, validated, migrated, and governed in alignment with the global template, regulatory expectations, and business readiness for their release.
The Release Deploy Lead partners closely with the Director, Global Data & Analytics Deploy Lead, and cross-functional global and regional teams, ensuring data readiness milestones are met, risks are mitigated, and deployment execution runs smoothly through planning, testing, cutover, go-live, and hypercare phases.
Success requires deep expertise in data migration and MDG, strong cross-functional leadership, structured delivery management, excellent communication, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, complex, highly regulated global environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Own end-to-end master data & analytics deployment for the assigned release, covering preparation, testing, migration, cutover, and hypercare.
• Develop and maintain detailed release-level deployment plans, playbooks, checkpoints, and readiness metrics.
• Partner with Data Stewards, MDG teams, Data Migration teams, and Functional Leads to ensure data readiness across all objects.
• Ensure release-level alignment with global standards, global templates, and compliance requirements.
• Lead mock load cycles, data validation checks, reconciliation activities, and readiness sign-offs.
• Coordinate test data readiness and validation for SIT, BST, UAT, PQ, and performance testing.
• Manage release-level deployment risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Ensure all MDG workflows, data models, business rules, and governance requirements are validated and ready for activation.
• Collaborate with regional deployment teams to ensure markets meet data readiness expectations.
• Drive release-level reporting readiness, including dashboards, KPIs, datasets, and analytics validation.
• Lead cutover execution for data migration and ensure a controlled, compliant go-live.
• Support hypercare resolution and stabilization of data issues post–go-live.
• Provide release-level leadership, coaching, and coordination across cross-functional deployment teams.
• Prepare release updates, dashboards, and executive-level reports for steering committee and leadership reviews.
Experience & Skills
• Strong program and release management skills, with experience managing data readiness milestones.
• Deep understanding of SAP data migration methodology, ETL tools, mapping, and reconciliation.
• Knowledge of MDG data models, workflow behavior, validation rules, and governance processes.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and ability to escalate and resolve issues quickly.
• High attention to detail with a strong commitment to compliance and data quality.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with global, regional, and local teams.
• Experience supporting mock loads, cutover, and hypercare cycles.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory requirements to data processes.
• Comfort with pace, pressure, and multi-tasking across parallel deployment streams.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT, Data Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in SAP data migration, MDG, data governance, or analytics deployment roles.
• Hands-on experience supporting at least one end-to-end SAP S/4HANA or ECC deployment.
• Strong understanding of SAP master data across MM, SD, FI/CO, BP, and related modules.
• Experience working in global pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GxP, SOX, CSV, audit, GDPR, and data integrity standards.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in complex, fast-paced environments.
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Alliance Formation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Business Case Modeling, Business Savvy, Collaboration, Digital Applications, Digital Fluency, Digital Channels, Digital Strategy, Disruptive Innovations, Change Management, Innovation, Organizing, Program Management, Strategic Change, Technical Credibility, Web Usability
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