About the company
Basrah Mas Company for General Contracting is an oil & gas and EPC contractor based in Basra, Iraq, running SAP S/4HANA across its construction and oil & gas business lines.
About the role
The SAP Program Manager leads the company's SAP S/4HANA program end-to-end, ensuring system design, controls, and supporting contracts align with the company's operating model, delegation of authority, and procedures.
Key responsibilities
• Lead SAP program governance: planning, budget, risks, change control, and executive reporting
• Translate the operating model and delegation of authority into SAP requirements, using fit-to-standard design
• Ensure approval workflows, release strategies, and authorizations reflect the approved delegation of authority
• Manage implementation and support partners against service levels, and manage the SAP subscription
• Lead segregation-of-duties design, access reviews, and audit readiness
• Plan and deliver well-designed, documented SAP environments, including data migration, testing and cut-over
• Build in-house capability, so routine changes no longer depend on external partners
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in information systems, engineering, finance or business
• 10+ years in SAP, including 2+ S/4HANA programmes led as project or programme manager
• Strong functional knowledge of MM, FI/CO and PS
• Working knowledge of SAP Activate and fit-to-standard design
• Experience managing SAP implementation partners, support providers and subscription contracts
• Experience in SAP security, authorizations and segregation of duties
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification
• Fluent English
Desirable
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition (RISE with SAP) and SAP GRC
• Knowledge of SD and HCM / SuccessFactors
• Experience in oil & gas, EPC or construction, and in the Middle East
• Arabic
Working arrangements
• Hybrid: mainly remote, with periodic on-site work in Basra as required. Working hours must overlap with Iraq business hours (Sun–Thu, 09:00–18:00 GMT+3)
• Candidates must have no current employment with, or commercial interest in, the company's SAP implementation or support partners
How to apply
Apply through LinkedIn, or send your CV to career@basrah-mas.com with the subject "SAP Program Manager".
