(SAP) Project Director/Delivery Manager

Job description / Role

SAP Project Director/Delivery Manager

Role Description:
Works as senior expert managing multiple projects in SAP practice in variety of products and domains
Reports to SAP Practice Head
Project Managers managing different projects, both on-site and offshore will report to this role.

Responsibilities:
Facilitate project planning in detail aligning customer expectations, project scope, cost budgets and managing risk
Monitor multiple projects, identify risks and issues in advance and initiate appropriate corrective and preventive actions ensuring performance as per project goals.
Establish effective project performance management system and necessary reporting and ensure execution across the projects.
Manage external and internal stakeholders and guide the project teams to execute it effectively
Provide expert support helping project managers to achieve, maintain and improve the project performance.
Act as senior management representative dealing with various matters with customers like periodic reviews, escalation management and guiding on project execution
Ensure compliance to various project management and monitoring processes within organization and ensure compliance to project management principles, processes and standards
Guide the Customer Management to understand the SAP product, project, methodology and support in decision making during the project life cycle.
Facilitate change management guiding both Customer and teams and initiating necessary support and resources
Help develop or evaluate the solutions proposed to various customers either during the project or during pre-sale process as an expert

Requirements

Skill Requirements:
Broad knowledge of SAP products and detailed knowledge of any module in SAP
Expert level Project management
Expert level Stakeholder management
ASAP methodology and Solution Manager methodology
Proficiency in Risk Management, Conflict management and negotiation skills
Solution Management
General Management
Domain knowledge - any commonly known domain
People management
Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills with proficiency in English language is essential.

Experience:
Multiple projects management
SAP project management experience
Multi-culture exposure working with different cultures and customers from different regions is necessary.
Functional experience - should have worked in managerial capacity in key business function in any domain.
Functional experience - should have worked in managerial capacity in key business function in any domain.
Certification in Project Management necessary

About the Company

RP International is the leading specialist recruitment consultancy in the established and emerging telecoms markets.

From our hubs covering the Americas, Europe the CIS, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific we have partnered with operators, vendors, systems integrators and consultancies in more than a hundred countries, giving us an in-depth understanding Of cultural sensitivities, local business practices and hiring requirements.

Our clients and candidates benefit from the long-term perspective and breadth of knowledge that comes from working with an industry partner.

From our beginnings providing telecoms expertise into deregulating markets, we have developed our range of services to supply executive search, contingent, contract and launch and transformation resource solutions across the industry.

Our historic success in cross-border search assignments connects our clients to a global network of industry talent.

We identify the best available candidates on a local, regional and international basis.