IT Programme Leader

Job Title: Programme Lead

Experience: 12 Years

Mandatory Skills: Project Management, SAP, Oracle

Location: APAC Region

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced IT programme lead to support the successful delivery of a strategic procurement systems implementation in the APAC region.

This role will be responsible for coordinating the IT workstreams involved in integrating Coupa with SAP and Oracle, ensuring alignment with the overall project plan, internal stakeholders, and business leads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate the predefined steps of the Coupa implementation, ensuring milestones are met and deliverables are achieved on time.
• Partner closely with the Business Project Manager to drive the project forward, align priorities, and overcome blockers.
• Maintain and enforce adherence to project governance standards and frameworks.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication:

• Serve as the primary IT point of contact for the project, liaising between internal IT resources, business stakeholders, and external vendors where necessary.
• Provide weekly status updates via slide decks and/or verbal reports to senior stakeholders, including the hiring manager.
• Escalate risks and issues appropriately and track them through to resolution.

Risk & Issue Management:

• Own the RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) log for the IT portion of the project.
• Ensure timely updates to the RAID log, proactively chasing owners for progress and accountability.
• Drive resolution of issues through daily follow-ups and stakeholder coordination.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience delivering enterprise-level IT projects in a global environment, ideally within Procure-to-Pay or ERP integration domains.
• Familiarity with Coupa, SAP, and Oracle systems and their integration points.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and escalation handling skills.
• Experience working in a cross-functional, multicultural environment.

Work Schedule & Flexibility:

• Primary working hours will be aligned with the EMEA time zone.
• Flexibility to accommodate APAC timezones for key meetings and deliverables is preferred.