Senior Coupa Implementation Lead

📍 Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid: minimum 2 days/week on-site)

📅 12-month contract, with a possibility of extention

👔 Senior Project / Program Leadership

We are looking for an experienced Senior Coupa Implementation Lead / Program Manager to take ownership of a large-scale Coupa implementation within an international organization.

This is a hands-on leadership role with end-to-end responsibility for driving the program from mobilization and design through deployment, go-live, and stabilization. You will work closely with senior stakeholders while independently managing the overall implementation roadmap, governance, delivery, risks, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full Coupa implementation lifecycle from planning to post-go-live stabilization
• Own program governance, roadmap, milestones, budget, risks, and dependencies
• Coordinate stakeholders across Procurement, Finance, IT, Legal, Compliance, and business teams
• Manage implementation partners, system integrators, and technology vendors
• Drive requirements gathering and translate business needs into practical solutions
• Oversee integrations, data migration, testing, deployment, and change management activities
• Ensure alignment between procurement processes, system design, and business objectives
• Provide executive-level reporting and recommendations to senior leadership
• Lead go-live planning, cutover activities, and transition to operational support

What We're Looking For

✅ Proven experience leading end-to-end Coupa implementations

✅ Experience managing complex, international, cross-functional programs

✅ Strong understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes

✅ Experience working with Procurement, Finance, and IT stakeholders

✅ Strong program governance, risk management, and executive communication skills

✅ Ability to challenge implementation partners and drive decisions independently

Nice to Have

• Multi-country Coupa deployment experience
• Coupa integrations with SAP, Oracle, or other ERP platforms
• Procurement transformation and digital procurement background
• Experience across multiple Coupa modules
• Coupa certifications and/or formal project/program management certifications

The Ideal Candidate

• Highly autonomous and delivery-focused
• Comfortable leading senior stakeholders and external partners
• Strong problem solver who drives issues to resolution
• Commercially minded with excellent stakeholder management skills
• Experienced in navigating complex enterprise environments

📩 If you have successfully delivered Coupa implementations and are looking to lead a high-impact international program, we'd love to hear from you.