SAP Project Manager – Insurance Sector

Job description / Role

One of my clients is looking for a SAP Project Manager- Insurance Sector to join their team in Riyadh. The ideal candidate should have experience in successful implementation & delivery of SAP Projects in Insurance Sector. The candidate will be responsible for leading the design, development, testing and implementation components of the systems lifecycle and providing guidance in the collection, evaluation, understanding, and communication of business requirements involved in the development of new business solutions or modification of existing solutions, specifically focused on the insurance business.

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for complex projects- new initiatives or modifications to existing business process and applications.
• Make recommendations and influence outcome regarding necessary changes on deliverables expected.
• Conducts all project management tasks to ensure schedule, cost, and quality goals are achieved. includes detailed project management plans, schedules, status reports, roles & responsibilities list, risks, issues, monthly budget forecasts, and project documentation.
• Reports on the status, issues, key activities and any changes to the overall project. Identifies and communicates resource conflicts.
• Provides presentations on project updates, project cycle, and expected results.
• Initiate and lead work with other development groups to ensure an integrated business solution.
• Have the ability to work on multiple efforts at the same time.
• This position may also participate in financially oriented requirements definition, testing, training, implementation, and support.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree is required, with an MBA preferred
• 15+ years of experience as a project manager, 3+ years of hands-on SAP experience.
• Experience with managing projects of significant scope and complexity with project teams consisting of several cross functional individuals; experience should include planning from blueprinting through go live support
• Managed at least 2 full end to end life cycle SAP implementations
• Proven ability to work in technical environments that use tools involved in estimation and project planning, as well as issue tracking, documentation and presentation.
• Proven ability to multi-task and establish priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral/written communication and organizational skills;
• Proven ability to provide direction to others and influence decisions made.
• Proven ability to negotiate with stakeholders in order to move initiatives forward
• Sufficient technical background to understand the technologies and techical issues involved with SAP projects and to anticipate, identify, and manage resolutions of critical obstacles.

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