SAP ILM Consultant - Data Management

England, United Kingdom

Data Management – SAP ILM

NTT DATA Business Solutions –

NTT DATA Business Solutions Group is part of the NTT DATA Corporate Group a top 10 global IT services provider, headquartered in Tokyo, operating in more than 50 countries. We combine a global reach with local intimacy to provide premier professional SAP services from deep industry expertise consulting to applied innovations in digital, cloud, automation, and system development to business IT outsourcing.

As a global SAP Platinum Partner, NTT DATA Business Solutions Group leverages its global expertise to deliver quality outcomes whether you are a multi-national or operate in a single country. With over 12,000 SAP experts across 30 countries, we have the capability and reach to help you solve real problems and seize the next opportunity for growth around your SAP strategy and operations.

Our global award-winning SAP practice, differentiated by innovation is the undisputed leader in SAP S/4HANA. With about 500 SAP HANA clients and more than 300 SAP S/4HANA clients.

Our clients trust our deep experience and proven approaches - all around the world.

Following the market growth and our recent acquisitions, NTT DATA Business Solutions are increasing the portfolio of tools and data services they are providing to customers.

As part of this initiative, NTT DATA are recruiting a Senior ILM Consultant to the next possible date.

As a key member of our team, reporting to our Data Lead, you will be responsible for managing projects across various engagements, and work with pre-sales and delivery stakeholders to consult with customers in data management, tools, technologies, and processes.

In this role you will contribute towards the departmental performance such as innovation, efficiency, and quality assurance.

It’s envisaged that you will have previous experience of SAP Data across a range of technologies.

The role will principally be based via home working, with visits to NTT DATA offices and client sites when required.

Overall objectives for this role are:

To manage stakeholder relationships and expectations on all client engagement phases, representing the Data Practice internally and externally

To support client development management, pre-sales and sales activities with the Data team resources and capabilities to meet the company’s commercial targets.

To oversee active engagements / projects to ensure high quality of delivery from initiation through the entire engagement lifecycle and plan and manage the activities of those working within your team.

To support data practice capability development by continuously improving the engagement methodology and providing collective feedback on our data toolsets towards the toolset owners.

Experience & Background:

experience of SAP ILM, Archiving Skills of Retention Management, and understanding of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance.

Reviewing customer’s current archiving strategy and verifying scope within SAP Landscape

ownership of relevant data analysis and mapping

in ILM Store Setup implementation with SAP IQ, OpenText Archive, Data Extraction with Archiving, Snapshots & Context Data Extractor

in configuring SAP ILM Archiving Objects for Blocking, Archiving, Reporting, Retrieval and/or Deletion, across various modules. Setup of SAP ILM Audit areas & Policies. This includes the Read programs, Archive Information Structures (AIS), DRB views and other SAP-standard reports.

in Implementing SAP ILM in ECC and S4 HANA platforms.

Experience in using ABAP to debug and develop custom objects.

Beneficial would be some experience of Master Data Governance tools and OpenText VIM

Not required, but beneficial would-be experiences with non-SAP data models and software

Experience of working in pre-sales and responding to RFPs

Proven track record of successfully managing multiple data projects simultaneously from initiation to delivery whilst prioritizing tasks effectively.

Able to advise and consult at client C-1 level.

Experience of building and coaching teams in the data space

Experience of working with 3rd party providers of Data Management software, ideally within larger implementation projects

Experience of working with multiple global teams across different time zones and flexibility to work extended hours and travel where required.

Demonstrates a high level of personal responsibility, pragmatism, and autonomy, planning own work to meet given objectives within a defined framework.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Excellent in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills with good attention to detail

Experience through multiple end-to-end large SAP ERP transformation projects

with working through all SAP activate phases and Understanding of SAP ACTIVATE methodology more generally would be beneficial.

to plan, manage and QA check workstream deliverables.

to carry out a project stream risk assessment and escalate as required suggesting pragmatic solutions.

shares and transfers own expertise and operational knowledge in a structured method, thus making it useful and functional.

We offer:

A We offer a range of benefits including-

• A competitive group pension plan, life assurance and income protection

• One free Friday per calendar month

• “work where it works” policy for the UK

• Private medical insurance, private dental care and critical illness cover

• Cycle scheme, electric car scheme

• Some of these benefits may be available only after you have passed your probationary period

GENERAL

You will be expected to follow relevant policies, procedures and work instructions, and report to the appropriate superior if objectives cannot be met or a problem occurs, the resolution of which is outside the scope of his/her authority.

The jobholder is empowered with the necessary authority to make decisions appropriate to the execution of the responsibilities and tasks outlined. The above Job Description does not limit the employee in executing his job in concurrence with his main area of responsibility or other relevant jobs that they may be required to do.

DATA is an equal opportunities employer.

Please advise us should you require special arrangements for the interview process.

must be eligible to work in the UK and prepared to undergo high level security clearance