SAP Program/Project Manager

SAP Project Manager (SAP S/4HANA & JIRA)

Location: Dearborn, MI (Hybrid - 4 Days Onsite / 1 Day Remote)
Duration: Long Term, Contract Opportunity - W2 only 
 

We are seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead and support a large-scale SAP S/4HANA ERP transformation initiative. This role is ideal for a project management professional with strong SAP program delivery experience and expert-level proficiency in JIRA, Agile methodologies, and enterprise release management.
 

Key Responsibilities

SAP Program & Project Management

• Lead SAP implementation, upgrade, migration, and enhancement projects from initiation through deployment.
• Support strategic objectives of a large-scale SAP S/4HANA ERP transformation program.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource allocations, budgets, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Manage scope, change requests, dependencies, and project governance activities.
• Maintain CRAID (Change Requests, Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions) logs and drive resolution activities.
• Provide regular status updates and executive-level reporting to stakeholders and leadership teams.

Agile Delivery & JIRA Management

• Own and manage JIRA boards, workflows, dashboards, and reporting.
• Create and maintain Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks, and Backlogs.
• Facilitate sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and Agile ceremonies.
• Utilize JQL, automation, and dashboard reporting to drive project visibility and accountability.
• Partner with Product Managers and Product Owners to prepare teams for Program Increment (PI) Planning.

Release & Program Coordination

• Coordinate release management activities, testing cycles, cutover planning, training, and deployment readiness.
• Track production releases, incidents, major releases, and release-on-demand activities.
• Manage cross-functional and cross-system dependencies between SAP modules and legacy applications.
• Remove blockers, escalate risks, and ensure adherence to governance processes.
• Facilitate lessons learned sessions and successful transition to support operations.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with business leaders, product teams, SAP functional consultants, developers, and third-party vendors.
• Support steering committee meetings and executive presentations.
• Drive alignment across multiple workstreams while balancing competing priorities and deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 6+ years of overall IT experience.
• 3+ years of SAP project or program management experience.
• Experience managing SAP implementation, upgrade, migration, or support projects.
• Expert-level hands-on experience with JIRA, including:
  • Board administration
  • Workflow configuration
  • JQL queries
  • Dashboard creation
  • Backlog management
  • Confluence integration
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies, budgets, schedules, and executive reporting.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, organization, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP S/4HANA implementation experience.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or SAFe certification.
• SAP Activate or SAP module certification.
• Experience with:
  • SAP FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, or HCM
  • Power BI
  • Power Automate
  • JIRA Align
  • JIRA Service Management
  • Confluence
  • ServiceNow
• Automotive or manufacturing industry experience.
• Experience working within large enterprise ERP transformation programs.

Desired Skills

• SAP ERP
• SAP S/4HANA
• Project & Program Management
• JIRA Administration
• Agile & SAFe Methodologies
• PI Planning
• Release Management
• Change Management
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Confluence
• Governance & Executive Reporting

What Makes a Strong Candidate?

• Deep SAP project delivery experience combined with hands-on JIRA expertise.
• Proven success leading complex cross-functional initiatives in enterprise environments.
• Strong servant-leadership approach with the ability to influence without authority.
• Data-driven decision maker who leverages metrics and reporting to drive outcomes.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 4 days onsite in Dearborn, MI. Candidates must be able to work onsite regularly; fully remote is not available.

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