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About the Role

The Global ERP Program Director is a senior, business-critical leader responsible for delivering one of Sage’s most important global transformation programs. This role will lead the design, delivery, and adoption of a single, cloud-based ERP system to modernize the operating platform, simplify global processes, and create a trusted financial system of record.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a single global ERP instance that provides a trusted financial system with consistent, high-quality data.
• Establish and embed a global programme governance model that enables fast, transparent decision-making and strong executive alignment.
• Create and maintain an integrated programme plan covering design, build, testing, data, integrations, change and deployment across all regions.
• Drive global process standardisation using “global first, local by exception” principles, ensuring compliance while reducing complexity.
• Lead organisational change and adoption activities, ensuring colleagues are ready, supported and confident ahead of go-live.
• Manage systems integrators and external partners, holding them accountable for delivery quality, milestones and knowledge transfer.
• Ensure risks, issues and dependencies are proactively managed, escalated and resolved to keep the programme on track.

Requirements

• Experienced in leading large-scale ERP transformations across multiple regions, with a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Confident influencing C-suite and board-level stakeholders, building trust through sound judgement, integrity and consistent delivery.
• Skilled at driving global process harmonisation, balancing simplification with regulatory and financial control requirements.
• Able to lead high-performing cross-functional teams, strengthening collaboration and reducing organisational friction.
• Experienced in programme governance, risk management, financial control and vendor oversight for programmes exceeding $20m.
• Knowledgeable about modern ERP platforms, cloud-based architectures, integrations, data migration and multi-phase delivery.
• An exceptional communicator who can translate complex concepts clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passionate about organisational change, ensuring colleagues are supported through training, communication and adoption planning.

Skills

• ERP transformations
• Influencing C-suite and board-level stakeholders
• Global process harmonisation
• Leading cross-functional teams
• Programme governance
• Risk management
• Financial control
• Vendor oversight
• Modern ERP platforms
• Cloud-based architectures
• Integrations
• Data migration
• Multi-phase delivery
• Communication
• Organisational change management
• Training
• Adoption planning

Location

• US
• UK
• India

Work Type

• Fixed-term contract
• Hybrid working

Experience Level

• Senior
• 18 month to 2 year fixed-term contract

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with 2 additional floating personal days.
• Home working allowance.
• Life assurance, income protection, and travel insurance.
• Private medical cover and access to the company doctor.
• Tuition scheme and support for pursuing professional qualifications, including access to Sage books and journals.
• Variety of snacks and beverages available in the office.
• Healthy lifestyle reimbursement and anniversary trips.
• Access to Company loans (season ticket loan, rental deposit loan, cycle loan).

About the Company

• Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement.
• Believing that research and education are critical in shaping society, Sara Miller McCune founded Sage in 1965.
• Sage is controlled by a group of trustees charged with maintaining our independence and mission indefinitely.
• Sage's guaranteed independence means they are free to do more, work together, and think long-term.

Equal Opportunity

• We’re a Disability Confident Employer (Level 1).
• We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and to sustaining a culture that celebrates diversity, encourages authenticity, and builds a deep sense of belonging.
• We encourage applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, or belief as crafting value through diversity is what makes us strong.