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Esha Singhal

Senior IT Delivery Lead / SAP S4HANA Program Manager
Gurugram

Summary

With 16 years of experience in ERP consulting, S4 Hana transformation projects, IT strategy, program management, vendor management, ERP evaluation, and program governance. I bring a wealth of knowledge to the table. Over the past 9+ years, I have honed my skills in project and program management overseeing various aspects such as project estimation, change management, delivery coordination, and vendor selection for ERP projects. My expertise extends to managing and leading teams of 80+ members. I have had the privilege of working with numerous Fortune 500 clients across the US, UK, Europe, Japan, and India. From requirement analysis to system study, designing, solutioning, troubleshooting, documentation, user trainings, and implementation. I have been involved in every step of the process. Proficient in both Waterfall and Agile delivery models. I excel at managing complex tasks and ensuring successful project execution. With a strong background in Agile methodology and familiarity with tools such as PMC, HPQC, JIRA, and Octane for project planning and quality management. I have delivered multiple S4 HANA implementation and upgrade projects. Additionally, my experience in client interactions has equipped me with valuable insights gained from various client-facing roles. As a leader in Learning & Development for my practice. I actively contribute to tool developments for performance improvement and project life cycle management.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager Technology

Adidas
Gurugram
04.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: Adidas India Tech Hub, Platform Engineering
  • Working as a Senior Manager with Adidas India Tech Hub as program manager for S4 Hana transformation project
  • Working as PMO and Delivery lead for SAP S4 Hana transformation project and managing various rollouts from core integration
  • Responsible for project planning, capacity planning, resource planning, program governance, budgeting, and vendor management
  • Managing team of 50+ internal and vendor resources
  • Involved in multiple internal Adidas initiatives like leading Adidas women in technology and mentorship programs
  • Adidas India Tech Hub, Platform Engineering

Manager

EY
Gurugram
09.2021 - 04.2023
  • Company Overview: Strategy and Transaction, GDS
  • Working as a Manager with EY GDS Strategy and Transaction practice and leading the GDS ERP practice
  • Working closely with Partners in UK, Europe, and US regions for increasing penetration and collaboration with offshore for ERP related work
  • Working as PMO lead for a Japan based consumer client on SAP transformation project
  • Responsible for project planning, capacity planning, resource planning, program governance and managing multiple SI partners from client side
  • Worked for a UK based manufacturing client and was responsible for developing a long-term ERP strategy & preparing integrated project plan
  • Helped client in selecting the right ERP vendor for their ERP implementation project
  • Strategy and Transaction, GDS

Manager

Deloitte Consulting USI
05.2021 - 09.2021
  • Worked as a Manager with Deloitte US offshore practice and handling role of Offshore Delivery Lead/ PMO Lead
  • Working as a PMO Lead for a US based Healthcare client
  • Responsible for project Planning, capacity planning, resource planning of team of size 150 resources
  • Responsible for various client reporting, budget planning and monitoring various testing phases in the project across teams
  • Contributed to various cost saving and efficient project management initiatives
  • Conducted meetings with clients to determine project intent, requirements, and budgets
  • Developed work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines
  • Trained and managed a team of tenured and new developers and testers, discussed issues to provide resolution and utilize best practices

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting USI
09.2015 - 05.2021
  • Worked as a Senior Consultant with Deloitte US offshore practice and handling role of process lead/ team lead/offshore lead
  • Worked for a technology US client, leading developments (S4 HANA) of 2 teams (Conversions and Financial operations) and is responsible for end-to-end delivery of objects, from requirement gathering to unit testing with scope of more than 250 objects
  • Previous experience with OTC module, involved in managing and executing all the phases of a project from requirement gathering, implementation, End-user testing to post-prod support
  • Led teams on various projects (from 8 - 25 resources) during the implementation phase
  • Conducted meetings with clients to determine project intent, requirements, and budgets
  • Developed work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines
  • Trained and managed a team of tenured and new developers and testers, discussed issues to provide resolution and utilize best practices
  • Provided updates to all stakeholders on key milestones for projects
  • Tracked actual efforts against the baseline and managed it
  • Contributed to the continuous improvement of processes based on learning from ideas and previous experiences
  • Received multiple awards for the good work done

Consultant

Deloitte Consulting USI
08.2013 - 08.2015
  • Responsible for deliverables of members with less experience in the team, by allocating tasks and keeping a track of the work done daily
  • Developing ABAP objects in the most efficient way and delivering them on time with no defects, while adhering to all the processes
  • Developing key ABAP objects, such as Interfaces, Enhancements, Adobe Forms, Reports, Proxies, Idocs, and Enhancements
  • Review Functional Specification and Preparation of Technical Specification
  • Unit Testing
  • Mentored junior resources on the project and started multiple knowledge sharing initiatives

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
08.2012 - 08.2013
  • Worked as an ABAP and Workflow Lead in the project, managing and mapping all client requirements into SAP
  • Developing ABAP objects in the most efficient way and delivering them on time with no defects, while adhering to all the processes
  • Developing key ABAP objects, such as BDC, Enhancements, Smart forms, Adobe Forms, Reports, Proxies, idocs, and Enhancements
  • Review Functional Specification and Preparation of Technical Specification

Consultant

PWC
02.2011 - 08.2012
  • Developing ABAP objects in the most efficient way and delivering them on time with no defects, while adhering to all the processes
  • Developing key ABAP objects, such as BDC, Enhancements, Smartforms, Adobe Forms, Reports, Proxies, Idocs and Enhancements
  • Review Functional Specification and Preparation of Technical Specification
  • Mentored the junior resources, by explaining them the business process and helping with the technical approach for a solution

Software Engineer

Accenture
08.2008 - 01.2011
  • Developing ABAP objects in the most efficient way and delivering them on time with no defects, while adhering to all the processes
  • Delivery of objects, reports and other tasks within scheduled time and budget
  • Prepared Design documents & unit test plans
  • Developing key ABAP objects, such as BDC, Enhancements, Smartforms, Adobe Forms, Reports, Proxies, Idocs and Enhancements

Education

Computer Science

VIT
Pune
08.2004 - 06.2008

Skills

  • Project estimation, planning and management

  • Agile and waterfall methodology

  • Expert in SAP ABAP and S4 Hana

  • Risk management

  • Stakeholder management

  • Team leadership

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute.

Timeline

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute.

11-2024

Senior Manager Technology

Adidas
04.2023 - Current

Manager

EY
09.2021 - 04.2023

Manager

Deloitte Consulting USI
05.2021 - 09.2021

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting USI
09.2015 - 05.2021

Consultant

Deloitte Consulting USI
08.2013 - 08.2015

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
08.2012 - 08.2013

Consultant

PWC
02.2011 - 08.2012

Software Engineer

Accenture
08.2008 - 01.2011

Computer Science

VIT
08.2004 - 06.2008
Esha SinghalSenior IT Delivery Lead / SAP S4HANA Program Manager