SAP Senior Project Manager

Job description / Role

The Senior Project Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the seamless execution of transformative projects of SAP implementations. This role as a Project Manager will involve collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, business and IT stakeholders, and external partners to meticulously plan and oversee project scope, milestones, resource allocation, budgets, and timelines. With a proven track record in navigating complex projects in ERP implementation, the role will leverage your outstanding leadership, communication, and project management competencies to drive the realization of project objectives, ensuring the attainment of desired outcomes for the organization.

Planning and Setup:
• Develop detailed project plans in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders, including vendors and internal teams.
• Identify key stakeholders and manage their engagement, in coordination with Change Management partners.
• Establish an effective Project Management Office (PMO) structure and team to ensure streamlined governance and progress tracking.
• Evaluate and allocate the right people and skills within the project to ensure optimal team composition.
• Set up a dedicated communications office in conjunction with Change Management partners to facilitate transparent and regular communication with project stakeholders.

Governance and Reporting:
• Implement and enforce project governance processes, ensuring adherence across the project lifecycle.
• Monitor project costs against the budget, track expenditures, and align them with delivered benefits.
• Produce and communicate regular Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports to leadership, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommended actions.

Delivery:
• Coordinate and monitor the activities of multiple project teams, both within the business and IT departments.
• Manage dependencies within the project as well as interactions with business-as-usual (BAU) activities.
• Oversee project scope management, ensuring that amendments and scope changes are aligned with project goals and adhere to design principles.
• Proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation plans to prevent deviations from project objectives.
• Ensure quality assurance throughout the project by collaborating with Quality Assurance (QA) teams.
• Provide post-implementation support, facilitating reviews to evaluate the success of project outcomes, gather feedback, and identify areas for ongoing improvement.
• Collaborate closely with Change Management partners to enable effective change management activities throughout the project.
• Support the smooth transition of project deliverables into the business-as-usual phase.

Mandatory Skills Required:
• Proven experience as a Program Manager – PgMP® and PMP® (or similar) certifications would be an added advantage
• Have strong knowledge of processes across multiple business functions.
• Proven knowledge of technical, commercial and organizational issues that impact Program strategy and planning
• Thorough understanding of project/Program management techniques and methods in Waterfall, Agile & Hybrid method.
• Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office; working knowledge of program/project management software (MS Project etc.) is mandatory
• Strong technical background and ability to understand complex software functionality, design and technical issues, in order to drive the right priorities, trade-offs and resolutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication, especially in the areas of teamwork, stakeholder management, and ability to influence; ability to facilitate dynamic meetings and discussions.
• Excellent logical, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Outstanding leadership and organizational skills

Yrs of Experience:
• 10+ years of project/program management, with at least 4 years of experience in complex SAP ERP transformations, cloud SaaS implementations with integrations to multiple in-house and external systems.
• Previous experience in a project management role / implemented ERP SaaS solution across a multi-industry organization, across multiple functions (Corporate Finance, Retail, etc).

About the Company

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion.