Description

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Management

• Manage end-to-end SAP integration projects within the CLIENT Integration Program.
• Lead Wave 2 implementation activities for ACE, QZD, and Norriseal apps
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, schedules, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to CLIENT project governance standards and methodologies.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including SAP Functional, Technical, Data, Security, Infrastructure, and Change Management workstreams.
• Track project health, resource utilization, budget, schedule, and critical path activities.
• Drive issue resolution and decision-making forums.

SAP Lifecycle Management

• Manage full SAP implementation lifecycle including:
  • Discovery & Assessment
  • Fit-Gap Analysis
  • Solution Design
  • Build & Configuration
  • Data Migration & Conversion
  • Integration Testing
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Cutover Planning
  • Deployment & Go-Live
  • Hypercare Support
  • Transition to Operations
• Ensure alignment of SAP processes with corporate standards and integration requirements.
• Support SAP deployment readiness assessments and go/no-go decisions.
• Manage conversion activities for newly integrated businesses into the CLIENT SAP environment.

Integration Management

• Develop deep understanding of  integration objectives and operational requirements.
• Coordinate business process harmonization activities across acquired entities.
• Drive integration planning, dependency management, and execution readiness.
• Facilitate alignment between SAP project teams and business stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate integration risks impacting deployment timelines.

Governance & Reporting

• Lead recurring project governance meetings and working sessions.
• Run project status meetings, steering committee updates, and leadership reviews.
• Maintain project status reports, dashboards, executive summaries, and KPI reporting.
• Develop and maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
• Escalate critical issues and risks appropriately.
• Monitor project performance against agreed milestones and success criteria.

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with stakeholders across CLIENT including:
  • Business Process Owners
  • Functional Leads
  • IT Leadership
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Change Management Teams
  • Deployment Teams
  • External Vendors and Partners
• Ensure stakeholders remain informed of project progress, risks, decisions, and actions.
• Facilitate workshops, requirements sessions, and alignment meetings.

Change Management & Adoption

• Partner with Organizational Change Management teams to ensure readiness for deployment.
• Support communication, training, and business readiness activities.
• Monitor user adoption and operational transition readiness.
• Drive issue resolution during deployment and hypercare phases.

Tools & Project Controls

• Maintain project schedules and deliverables in Planisware and/or other assigned project management tools.
• Ensure project data integrity, milestone tracking, resource planning, and reporting accuracy.
• Utilize project management systems to support governance, forecasting, and leadership reporting.

Required Knowledge & Skills

SAP Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of SAP ERP implementations and integrations.
• Understanding of SAP project lifecycle from conversion through deployment and hypercare.
• Experience with SAP data migration, cutover planning, testing, and deployment strategies.
• Familiarity with SAP integration methodologies and enterprise system landscapes.

Project Management Skills

• Advanced project planning and scheduling.
• Risk and issue management.
• Budget and resource management.
• Executive reporting and presentation skills.
• Stakeholder engagement and conflict resolution.
• Vendor management.

Technical & Business Skills

• Strong understanding of enterprise business processes.
• Knowledge of acquisition and integration programs.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and facilitation abilities.

Tools

• Planisware
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Power BI
• SharePoint
• Teams
• SAP Solution Manager (preferred)
• RAID and Governance Reporting Tools

Required Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of SAP Project Management experience.
• Proven experience managing large-scale global SAP implementations and integration projects.
• Experience leading projects through all phases from assessment, conversion, cutover, deployment, and stabilization.
• Experience working with mergers, acquisitions, or business integration programs preferred.
• Experience managing distributed global teams.
• Experience working in complex matrix organizations.
• PMP certification preferred.
• SAP certification preferred

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree