Project Consultant - Marketing

Job description / Role

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Job Family Definition
Project Management Marketing

Manage major or special programs/projects that involve Marketing organizations using project methodologies based on PMI principles and concepts such as agile/lean processes.

Career Level Description

Accountability

• Responsible for delivery of outcome of assigned sub projects
• Works independently within given area of responsibility (within defined policies and processes) contributes to milestones

Complexity

• Contributes and works on sub projects and activities with moderate level of complexity
• Work is independent & collaborative in nature provides regular updates to manager or project manager on project status
• Decisions/solutions can essentially enhance existing systems & processes

Experience

• Strong competence with various tools, procedures, programming languages used to accomplish the job

Communication

• Builds collaborative work relationships with similar functions across SAP communicates clearly, in a way that others can understand within defined processes & policies communicates relevant messages in a timely manner and with constructive feedback to colleagues & managers

Key Responsibilities & Tasks

• Expectation overview for Project Management Marketing: Develop and deliver assigned tasks for key strategic projects within the Marketing Organization.
• Specifically, provide program/project management services by owning the delivery of key project deliverables as part of a broader team using Project and Change Management methodologies based on PMI and ACMP principles respectively (concepts such as Agile/Lean processes) to support both technical and non-technical Marketing projects.
• Project Life Cycle Management - Demonstrate general understanding of the basic steps (initiate, plan, execute, control, close) to manage projects.
• Project Scope, Cost, and Schedule - Participate in the definition and management of determining project scope, cost, and schedule
• Project Execution - Assist with the definition and management of project execution plans.
• Change Management - Assist with the definition and creation of change management deliverable to support adoption of the changes required by a project
• Asses Project Success - Assist with the creation of pre and post impact assessments to determine change readiness, and to determine a baseline with which to gauge project success.
• Project/Program Achievement - Assist with collection of key measurements to determine the achievement of adoption metrics across key project focus areas
• Project Communications - Assist/ support communication and change management activities as needed
• Stakeholders - Understand and work with key stakeholders throughout the project life cycle.
• Risk and Dependencies - Understand how to identify risks and dependencies, and incorporate appropriate management tasks to ensure successful project outcomes.
• PM / Change Management Methodologies, Processes, and Tools - Assist with the implementation of methodologies, processes, and tools for project and change management.
• Strategic Objective Alignment - Understand how projects align with strategic objectives.

Requirements

Experience & Language Requirements

• Minimum 3-5 years of related experience
• Project management (small to medium-scaled projects)
• Working in a team environment
• Basic skills in working in a virtual environment
• Potential for flexible work arrange and working styles

Education

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required

Professional Training & Certification

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) Preferred

Job Specific Skills

• The skills are specified with a proficiency level ranging from 1-4 to reflect the different career levels and enable a smooth skill progression along the different levels.

SAP Core Competencies

• Innovative Thinking 2
• Customer Focus 2
• Business Acumen 2
• SAP Employee Competencies
• Teamwork and Collaboration 2
• Results-Driven 2
• Intercultural Sensitivity 2
• Communication 2
• Change Agility 2
• Challenge Complexity 2
• Job-specific skills
• Technical Acumen 2
• Scope Management 2
• Risk Management in projects 2
• HR Management 2
• Critical Problem Solving 2
• Change Management Methods 2

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SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together.

Our inclusion promise

SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

About the Company

Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP is the world's largest business software company with more than 51,500 employees at sales and development locations in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Our global development approach focuses on distributing development across the world in strategically important markets. A global network of SAP Labs spanning Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, and the United States, enables SAP to operate locally, yet organize globally.

As the global technology research unit of SAP, SAP Research significantly contributes to SAP's product portfolio and extends SAP's leading position by identifying and shaping emerging IT trends through applied research and corporate venturing. SAP Research has highly skilled teams in 11 research centers worldwide.