SAP Head Data & Governance (f/m/d)

About the Role

Location
Germany
Bayern
Erlangen
Company
Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
Organization
EVP Global Functions
Business Unit
Digital Process Transformation
Full / Part time
Full-time
Experience Level
Experienced Professional
A Snapshot of Your Day 

We are seeking an experienced SAP Head of Data & Governance (f/m/d) to lead our enterprise-wide data strategy, governance framework, and data-quality initiatives within the S4E (SAP for Energy) transformation program. This role defines and drives how data is structured, managed, secured, and used across SAP S/4HANA and connected systems. You will be the key leader ensuring that high-quality, trusted data supports business processes, reporting, and decision-making across the organization.

How You’ll Make an Impact 
  • Develop and own the SAP data governance strategy, policies, and standards across all data domains
  • Define and steer the enterprise data architecture vision for SAP S/4HANA and the integration landscape
  • Implement and continuously improve data-quality frameworks, KPIs, and monitoring processes
  • Drive data harmonization, standardization, and consolidation across global business units
  • Serve as the strategic advisor to leadership on all SAP data-related topics and decisions
What You Bring
  • Extensive experience in SAP data governance, data architecture, and S/4HANA transformation programs
  • Strong understanding of master data, transactional data, metadata, data lifecycle, and regulatory compliance
  • Proven track record in leading global data governance teams and complex transformation initiatives
  • Expertise in data-quality management, data modeling, and migration strategies
  • Fluency in German and English
About the Team

Our Corporate Functions are essential in driving the company's strategic initiatives and ensuring operational excellence across various departments, business areas, and regions. These roles support our vision to become the most valued energy technology company in the world. As part of our team, you contribute to our vision by shaping the global energy transition, partnering with our internal and external stakeholders, and conducting business responsibly and in compliance with legal requirements and regulations.



Who is Siemens Energy? 

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.      

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity 

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences. 

Rewards/Benefits 
  • In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
  • We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
  • We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
  • The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
  • In relation to the "compatibility of family and work", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical  
We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.

https://jobs.siemens-energy.com/jobs 

The S4 program at Siemens Energy, formally called S4E or S4E Unify, is one of the major global Business- & IT Transformation Programs within Siemens Energy (SE). Its key objective is to transform our historical patchwork of 23 legacy SAP systems into a completely new platform based on the latest state-of-the-art SAP S/4 HANA technology. At the same time, S4E-Unify is aiming for the optimization and harmonization of SE’s worldwide Business Processes across all Business Areas, Regions and Functions. Goal is to significantly reduce complexity, increase speed and flexibility, foster cross-organizational collaboration and finally drive significant cost reductions. The S4E-Unify core team consists of roughly 300 colleagues around the globe plus a substantial extended community of subject matter experts (SME), change network ambassadors and other contributors. It affects 40,000 global users and follows an implementation roadmap through 2030.  The S4E program is delivered through phased “Unify” rollout waves, bringing sites and business areas live step by step on SAP S/4HANA. It includes standardized business templates, a defined operating model with strong governance and board level sponsorship, and an enhanced user experience that modernizes how employees work.