Expert SAP Program Manager facilitating SAP S/4HANA transformation at PG&E. Leading cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagements while ensuring project objectives are met.
Responsibilities
Partner with system integrator to develop to support integrated project plan for the SAP ERP transformation, ensuring alignment with Fit-to-Standard and Clean Core principles across all phases—from requirements gathering to deployment.
Coordinate with other Program/Project Managers in parallel workstreams
Support key planning and stakeholder engagement events/ceremonies such as PI Planning, Retrospectives, backlog refinement, Daily Stand Ups/Daily Operating Reviews, Weekly Operating Reviews/Backlog Refinement
Guide teams and leaders in Lean- Agile practices
Contribute to comprehensive testing cycles (SIT, UAT), data migration, and cutover planning, ensuring testing and deployment activities align with SAP best practices for clean core and sustainable extensibility.
Identify potential risks to the success of projects and develop comprehensive mitigation plans to address these risks proactively
Lead cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and effective communication among team members from different departments to achieve project objectives
Regularly update stakeholders on project progress, changes, and any issues that arise, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives
Support planning of project engagement events and other significant events with key leaders
Track project milestones and assess the performance of project to ensure they meet the set objectives and deliver the expected outcomes
Ensure project teams have the necessary resources, including personnel, technology, and tools, for timely and efficient execution of their tasks
Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, communication plans, risk logs, and status reports, to ensure all project information is accurately recorded and accessible
Drive continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of IT programs by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and implementing best practices
Support forecasting project resource, material, and costs within standard PG&E tools
Exercise autonomy, independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with broad scope and high complex.
Requirements
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
8 years of relevant IT Project Management experience building and leveraging solutions utilizing SAP Technologies
Masters Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience (preferred)
PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification (preferred)
Experience with large / complex SAP S4/HANA program ($MM+ budget) with project management responsibilities.
Applied experience in SAP Activate Methodology, Waterfall and/or Scaled Hybrid Agile methodologies used by system integrators.
Delivered large complex SAP programs as delivery lead from Big 4 consulting firm.
Experience in working in global setting where global design was established and realized.
Broad technical architecture knowledge SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, BTP and SAP.
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