Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Senior Project Manager SAP in IBM Consulting, you will be responsible for managing cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards:

• Manage SAP HANA implementation projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring successful implementation of SAP HANA solutions
• Develop and execute project plans, resource allocation, and budget management
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, including SAP HANA consultants, IT, and business stakeholders
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, identify project scope, and define project deliverables
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, and deadlines
• Identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies
• Ensure quality assurance and testing of SAP HANA solutions
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts
• Communicate project progress, issues, and changes to stakeholders
• Ensure project deliverables meet business objectives and customer needs
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure SAP HANA solutions align with business strategies and objectives

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Required Experience:

• >10 years of experience in IT project management.
• Management of at least one successful end to end SAP S/4 large implementation (costs >$15M or >60 team members).
• At least one SAP implementation experience in a customer-facing role (System Integrator).
• Management of project team and senior stakeholders (directors, vice-presidents, CxO).

Required Skills:

• SAP Project Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans for SAP HANA implementation and transformation initiatives (including defining scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resource allocation).
• SAP Implementation Projects: Oversee the implementation of SAP systems, ensuring a smooth transition and successful integration into the organizations operations (including planning, coordinating, and managing all aspects of the project, from design and configuration to testing and deployment).
• SAP Resource Allocation: Efficiently allocate resources for SAP HANA projects (including human resources, budget, technology, and materials).
• SAP Budget management: Manage the budget for SAP projects, including planning, tracking, and controlling costs (including developing budget plans, monitoring expenditures, forecasting financial needs, and ensuring that the project stays within budget).
• SAP Quality Assurance: Ensure the quality of deliverables in SAP HANA projects through rigorous quality assurance processes (including quality standards, quality audits, corrective actions, and continuous monitoring of project outputs).
• SAP Performance Monitoring: Evaluate the performance of SAP HANA projects to ensure they meet objectives and deliver value.
• SAP Risk management: Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with SAP HANA projects (including risk management plans, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and monitoring throughout the project lifecycle).
• SAP Stakeholder Management: Engage and manage stakeholders throughout the SAP HANA implementation process (including key stakeholders needs and expectations, effective communication, and ensuring involvement and buy-in at each stage of the project).
• SAP Products Knowledge: Demonstrate understanding of the SAP product suite and its ability to meet client needs in various business areas.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• SAP Change management: Lead and manage change within the organization during SAP projects (including developing change management strategies, communicating changes to stakeholders, training and supporting staff, and ensuring smooth transitions).
• SAP Vendor Management: Manage relationships with vendors and third-party service providers involved in SAP HANA projects (including selecting vendors, negotiating contracts, overseeing vendor performance, and ensuring that vendors deliver quality services and products on time).
• Manage SAP Support & Maintenance Projects: Oversee the entire lifecycle of SAP support and maintenance projects, from planning and execution to closure (including defining project objectives, allocating resources, managing timelines, tracking progress, and ensuring quality deliverables).