Lead IT Project Mgmt

Job description

Job Overview

Reporting to one of the Global Application Solutions (GAS) PMO Leaders, the Lead IT project mgnt role is for a Project Management professional responsible for managing all aspects of the SAP projects. Project plans, business cases, resource management, budget management, risk & issue management, cross-organizational coordination, vendor management, executive communications & reporting, critical problem resolution, escalations and assuring effective Organizational Change Management is applied are all part of this.

The Project Manager will partner closely with the GAS Execution team, SAP S/4 strategy team, Data Takeover team, TEIS Leadership and BU/Segment partners to oversee the assigned projects and to keep track of the teams productivity, progress & performance. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 3 years (of min 7 years total) of expertise leading medium to large-scale cross functional SAP initiatives and must be passionate about the quality delivery of projects, assuring that project deadlines & objectives are met, has strong communication & influencing skills, fosters teamwork and is comfortable working on global complex projects.

Job Requirements

• Lead cross functional teams consisting of members from multiple technical disciplines and the wider business Comfortable managing multiple projects and project dependencies across multiple time zones
• Coordinate with other functional organizations to resolve resource and schedule conflicts & dependencies
• Assess, identify, and report risks and develop mitigation plans
• Manages and coordinates all project team activities including planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting all project progress.

Ensure continual monitoring and reporting of project progress to ensure project remains on schedule Facilitation of large-scale meeting and workshops. Run program status meetings, track status of existing issues and identify any new issues and risks.

Must Haves

SAP project experience Practice and enforce continued adoption of PMO practices

• Must understand deliverables related to a project lifecycle
• Must be able to adapt to, and follow the SAP Rollout project methodology
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• Must be able to create and/or review

Functional Design Specifications

• Must be able to create & manage project financial plans / forecast
• Must be able to create and execute cut-over to production support plans
• Must be proficient in English
• Ability to travel
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks against set deadlines
• Ability to work effectively at all levels in an organization implementing technical/people/process changes Nice to Haves: Desired any leading market project management certification Certified in SAP in one or more functional area Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing Experience Experienced with Data Takeover Experience with multiple project delivery models including agile and waterfall Overall: >3+ years’ experience managing SAP projects, having completed at least a full lifecycle SAP project implementation as the PM or a functional lead, with overall experience min 7 years.

Self-starter, works independently Strong verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms. Strong functional, analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills. Attention to detail. Candidates should have ability to facilitate group discussions related to business process design. Ability to work well on cross-functional project teams and foster team commitment Ability to adapt and rapidly apply changing technology to business needs Experience with SDLC Experience with resource planning & project financial management Competencies SET : Strategy, Execution, Talent (for managers)