SAP ERP Business Transformation Lead

Gilead Sciences

. Embed in priority SAP S/4HANA and RISE implementation workstreams .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeFoster City • California • United StatesSenior💰 $210,375 - $272,250 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Organizational Effectiveness and ERP transformation, particularly with SAP S/4HANA, while effectively influencing senior leaders and driving integrated outcomes across complex environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

SAP S/4HANA ExperienceOrganizational DesignChange LeadershipWorkforce PlanningEnterprise Transformation

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Hard Skills

Organizational EffectivenessERP TransformationManagement ConsultingOperating Model DevelopmentWorkforce InsightsBehavioral Implications AssessmentChange Adoption PlanningCapability-Building StrategiesData StandardizationRole Evolution

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior LeadersEngaging LeadersOperating in AmbiguityCollaborationPeople Leadership

Industry Keywords

Enterprise Resource PlanningHR Business PartneringCross-Functional IntegrationOrganizational StructureGovernanceTransformation LeadershipComplex Matrixed EnvironmentsBusiness-Led Change StrategiesInsights ConnectivityEmbedded Consulting Mindset

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPOracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Embed in priority SAP S/4HANA and RISE implementation workstreams
Identify and address organizational, workforce, and behavioral implications of ERP transformation
Partner with ERP Product Owners, IT, transformation leaders, business leaders, HRBPs, and functional leaders
Align transformation approaches with delivery milestones
Integrate change, adoption, and readiness planning into delivery
Assess impacts of SAP adoption and Oracle sunset on roles, responsibilities, skills, capabilities, ways of working, and decision rights
Shape workforce plans, role evolution, and capability-building strategies
Provide forward-looking workforce insights
Advise on operating model implications of ERP-enabled processes and data standardization
Inform organizational structure, governance, and cross-functional integration decisions
Help define what should be standardized versus differentiated across the enterprise
Shape business-led change strategies and guide leaders and teams through ERP transformation
Ensure readiness across impacted populations through leadership alignment, communication, and enablement
Connect insights across ERP workstreams, functions, and geographies to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities
Enable reuse of approaches, tools, and lessons learned
Apply and evolve Organizational Effectiveness methodologies through hands-on transformation work
Build repeatable, scalable approaches for embedding Organizational Effectiveness into enterprise initiatives
Inform broader Organizational Effectiveness strategy through ERP transformation insights
Create inclusion, develop talent, and empower teams as a people leader

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master's degree in a related field with 10+ years of experience in organizational effectiveness, transformation, management consulting, or related fields, OR a bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise transformations; ERP preferred and SAP S/4HANA experience strongly valued
Experience working at the intersection of business, technology, and people, translating technical change into organizational impact
Strong capabilities in organizational design, change leadership, workforce planning, and operating model development
Proven ability to influence senior leaders and work effectively in complex, matrixed environments
Experience partnering with HRBPs, business leaders, and technical teams to drive integrated outcomes
Ability to operate with an enterprise perspective across systems, functions, and the workforce
Embedded consulting mindset and ability to work within the business to shape outcomes
Ability to connect technology change to work, workforce, and organizational impact
Ability to engage leaders to drive alignment and decisions
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and evolving transformation environments
Ability to work onsite three days per week during core collaboration days

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary annual bonus eligibility
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives eligibility may vary based on role
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical insurance
Company-sponsored dental insurance
Company-sponsored vision insurance
Company-sponsored life insurance
Inclusive work environment
Reasonable accommodation during the job application process for eligible applicants