Jeet Poptani

Results-driven SAP S/4 HANA Senior Programme Manager/IT Director with 20 years of experience delivering SAP S/4 HANA Applications, Cloud Platforms, ECC to S/4 HANA upgrades, Digital Strategies, and leading strategic business initiatives. A visionary leader with excellent track record of leading large global IT departments and business transformation programmes with an annual budget of up to £100m and an international team size of up to 100+ for top global companies. Expertise in leading strategic IT initiatives & Turnarounds, M&A, Divestment, IT-Carveouts and strategic business programmes. 

A trusted C-suite partner with strong leadership and collaboration skills, ability to shape up digital vision and strategy, drive delivery of the next-generation technology platforms to boost organizational agility. Prepared Investment & Synergy case for board members to initiate IT Change. Led full RF(x) lifecycles, SI vendor & product selection process. Performed technical and commercial analysis to prioritise activities and enable decision-making throughout the programme lifecycle. Excellent knowledge of software license pricing models and cost structure across the industry. Negotiated with Tier1 IT product & services providers to achieve better terms & pricing for my clients. Deploy, manage, ramp up/down IT teams.

Successfully Delivered 35+ end-to-end SAP S/4 HANA, Finance, O2C, P2P, HR & Cloud transformation programmes spanning SAP Products, S/4 HANA, SOH, Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, global rollouts/roll-in, embedded Analytics, technology upgrades, data migration and strategic business programmes. 

Launched global IT solutions, Financial & Analytical products & services top companies such as SAP Germany AG, Coca-Cola Jaguar Land Rover, Diageo UK, Adevinta Spain, public sector and other fortune 500 companies. 

Authored S/4 HANA Roadmap, SAP Rollout playbook, Rise with SAP and tailored ASAP & S/4 HANA Activate agile delivery methodology. Liaise with the big four accounting companies to facilitate corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Inspiring innovation to extend Machine Learning, Artificial intelligence, IoT & bots for 4th generation S/4 HANA business applications. A broad reach within the SAP communities for faster turnaround.

Digital Transformation

• Master of Business Administration, London Business School, (Finance, M&A, Strategy & Leadership), 2020
• Columbia Business School, New York, USA, 2019, Exchange programme  
• Bachelor of Engineering & Technology, majors in Electronics and Telecommunication & IT, 2004
• Prince2 Practitioner, APMG International, 2013, Scrum Master Certified 2018
• SAP S/4 HANA, HANA 2.0 DB, Activate Methodology, Cloud Migration, Rise with SAP- 2022
• AI for Business, Neural Network, Machine Learning, 2023