SAP Project Manager

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Partner with Information Security and impacted SAP teams to define and manage project backlog, priorities, dependencies, timelines, and delivery plans.
• Establish and manage project plans across schedule, cost, scope, quality, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Coordinate project activities across matrixed teams using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery approaches as appropriate.
• Identify logical dependencies across multiple workstreams, determine critical path activities, and communicate key tasks and milestones to team members and stakeholders.
• Proactively identify variances to plan and develop mitigation or corrective action plans in partnership with project team members.
• Monitor project deliverables against approved scope, schedule, and budget, and escalate concerns with clear impact statements and recommended options.
• Identify, document, communicate, and manage project risks throughout the lifecycle, including gaining stakeholder alignment on risk response plans.
• Engage stakeholders at the appropriate level and cadence to support informed decision-making and timely issue resolution.
• Tailor communications based on audience needs and synthesize project information into concise, actionable updates.
• Maintain accurate project artifacts, including status reports, RAID logs, schedules, financial forecasts, decision logs, change requests, and communication plans.
• Record and monitor project actuals and forecasts against the project budget, escalating budget risks or financial impacts as needed.
• Recommend process deviations or adjustments when appropriate and gain consensus from impacted stakeholders.
• Leverage project management best practices, technical knowledge, and organizational awareness to mitigate delivery risks and improve outcomes.
• Mentor others on project management methods, practices, and tools, while actively seeking opportunities to improve delivery effectiveness.

Experience and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent work experience may be considered.
• Seven or more years of IT work experience, including significant experience managing technology projects.
• Prior SAP project management experience with a working understanding of SAP technology, integrations, and related technical requirements.
• Experience supporting projects in security, compliance, identity/access management, or related domains.
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or similarly regulated industry preferred.
• Experience with Jira or similar Agile lifecycle management tools preferred.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies required.
• PMP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), PMI-ACP, or related project management/agile certification preferred.

Minimum Skills, Knowledge, and Ability Requirements

• Competent understanding of Waterfall methodology, values, processes, and governance.
• Competent understanding of Agile methodology, values, ceremonies, and delivery practices.
• Ability to manage complex projects with team-level integration points and cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support skills with high attention to detail.
• Proficiency with relevant business and project management tools, such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Clarity, Jira, or comparable platforms.
• Ability to balance openness to diverse perspectives with the ability to influence, facilitate decision-making, manage conflict, and drive alignment.
• Highly adaptable to changing priorities, ambiguity, and evolving delivery needs.
• Strong situational awareness, including when to listen, when to ask probing questions, and when to be appropriately assertive.
• Ability to communicate complex project information clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration, accountability, and high-quality delivery outcomes.