Sherif Riad

Serving as the SAP Technical Project Manager and Architect for the SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud implementation and migration from SAP ERP 6.0 which is a key project of a broader business transformation program, acting as the ERP project representative within the IT organisation.

• Project Leadership & Business Continuity: Managing interdependencies between the ERP project and other initiatives to ensure seamless business operations.

• Technical Delivery Oversight: Leading the system integrator's technical team in the configuration and deployment of SAP applications.

• Stakeholder Management & Compliance: Collaborating with business stakeholders to align the project with Shell's Project Delivery Methodology, ensuring compliance with audit and project governance requirements.

• Transition to Support and Business Readiness: Leading and managing the transition of ERP applications to business-as usual (BAU) support across multiple vendors.

• Cybersecurity & Risk Management: Coordinating with Cybersecurity and Risk teams to enforce ISO 27001 controls and security best practices. Applications and Tools: S/4 HANA Public Cloud, SAP BTP, Prometheus Group's RiskPoynt and Prometheus Group's ePAS.

Customer side SAP technical project manager and architect for SAP S/4 HANA Private Cloud implementation and migration from JDE and Microsoft AX.

• Technical Leadership: Led the implementation partner's technical team to efficiently deliver and configure SAP applications.

• Project Organisation: Established and managed a centralised project support organization to control and manage the multi-workstream technical requirements, including SAP landscape and transport management.

• Negotiation: Liaised and negotiated with software vendors including SAP, Microsoft, SuSe, Redhat, and OpenText.

• Architecture: Reviewed and influenced the solution's SAP on Azure architecture ensuring adherence to standard architecture and security guidelines including managing the cloud budget and consumption for the project's infrastructure. Applications and Tools: S/4 HANA Private Cloud on Azure, SAP PO, Solution Manager, Jira, IAG, BTP, Fiori and UIPath.

• Led the delivery and realisation of projects' architectures.

• Defined the technical architecture for solutions to achieve business goals.

• Conducted interactive and engaging workshops for information gathering and knowledge transfer.

• Led multi-vendor SAP technology teams including appraisals, feedback, and upskilling.

• Built long-lasting relationships with customers.