
SAP S/4HANA Implementation Director
Dolby Laboratories
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $190,300 - $261,500 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Hold end-to-end accountability for the SAP Cloud ERP Private implementation, including scope, schedule, budget, quality, and value realization
- Lead program governance activities, including steering committees and executive communications, ensuring transparency, alignment, and timely decision-making
- Partner with business and IT leaders to define program goals, success metrics, and a roadmap aligned with Dolby’s strategic priorities
- Anticipate and navigate program risks, dependencies, and organizational change across global teams and functions
- Collaborate with partners across Finance, Order Management, Supply Chain, and other functions to champion process transformation and standardization
- Align SAP solution design with desired business outcomes, regulatory requirements, and operational needs
- Ensure seamless integration with adjacent enterprise platforms and supporting back-office systems
- Directly lead Managers, Senior Managers, and senior individual contributors responsible for SAP and related enterprise systems
- Inspire and guide senior and geographically dispersed teams across IT and business functions
- Foster a high-performance culture centered on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Support talent development, succession planning, and readiness for a modern ERP operating model
- Lead the Request for Proposal (RFP) process to evaluate and select primary implementation partner(s) for the SAP Cloud ERP Private program
- Manage strategic relationships with SAP and external system integrators
- Hold partners accountable for delivering against contractual commitments, quality standards, and Dolby expectations
- Align internal teams and external partners across design, build, test, and deployment phases
- Partner with change management, training, and communications teams to ensure strong user adoption and business readiness
- Guide the transition from project delivery to steady-state operations and support.
Requirements
- Proven leadership experience delivering a large-scale SAP transformation from a legacy SAP environment (ECC 6 or similar) to SAP Cloud ERP Private (SAP S/4HANA Private Edition)
- 15+ years of experience in IT and business transformation programs
- 10+ years of SAP implementation and project delivery experience, including complex, multi-workstream, global initiatives
- 5+ years leading IT teams in a director-level role (or higher) overseeing large programs or organizations
- Direct people leadership experience managing Managers and Senior Managers responsible for SAP or other enterprise back-office systems
- Strong understanding of finance, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and supply chain processes within SAP
- Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Flex Work approach that is truly flexible to support where, when, and how you do your best work
- Excellent compensation and benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SAP Cloud ERP PrivateSAP S/4HANA Private EditionSAP implementationproject deliveryprocess transformationintegration with enterprise platformschange managementstakeholder managementrisk managementbudget management
Soft Skills
leadershipexecutive communicationdecision-makingcollaborationaccountabilitystrategic thinkingtalent developmentinspirationorganizational change navigationcontinuous improvement