SAP Project Manager

Title: SAP Project Manager
Hiring Organization: Connexion Systems & Engineering

Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type

• Duration: Contract – 6 Months
• Pay rate: $105–$115/hour
• Job Location: Watertown, MA
• Work Model: Hybrid, 2 days onsite, 3 remote
• Schedule: Monday – Friday, 1^st shift
• Job#: bh19578

Description:
A leading life sciences organization is seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager for a 6-month contract assignment supporting complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned project manager with a strong background in SAP/ERP delivery and SAP GRC implementations. The ideal candidate will be comfortable leading large-scale SAP workstreams, coordinating technical and business teams, managing complex dependencies, and communicating project status and risks to executive stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Lead SAP workstreams within large, cross-functional programs, ensuring SAP deliverables align with overall program objectives, timelines, dependencies, business priorities, and governance requirements
• Own end-to-end delivery of SAP projects, including:
  • New module and capability implementations
  • System enhancements
  • Integrations
  • Upgrades
  • Remediation initiatives
  • Optimization projects
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans covering scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, testing, cutover, and stabilization
• Ensure disciplined project execution in alignment with IT and PMO standards
• Serve as the primary project contact between IT and business stakeholders
• Provide clear, proactive, and executive-ready communication regarding project status, risks, decisions, milestones, and required actions
• Drive project governance, including working-team meetings, steering committee updates, decision tracking, RAID management, stage-gate readiness, and escalation of critical issues
• Partner with business and technical leads to coordinate requirements, solution design, configuration, integrations, data, testing, training, change management, cutover, and post-go-live support
• Identify, assess, and proactively manage SAP delivery risks and issues
• Manage cross-functional dependencies, resource constraints, data readiness, security and controls impacts, and business adoption considerations
• Ensure SAP solutions align with business objectives, internal controls, and measurable business value
• Promote accountability, transparency, and effective communication throughout project delivery

What We're Looking For
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• 8–10 years of project management experience, including experience leading SAP or ERP projects in complex, technology-driven environments
• Demonstrated experience managing full lifecycle SAP implementations, enhancements, integrations, upgrades, or optimization initiatives
• Experience across project phases including planning, requirements, design, build, testing, cutover, go-live, and stabilization
• Strong project planning and execution skills across:
  • Scope
  • Schedule
  • Budget
  • Resources
  • Risks and issues
  • Dependencies
  • Vendors
  • Stakeholders
• Working knowledge of SAP delivery concepts and cross-functional dependencies involving functional configuration, development, integrations, data, security, controls, testing, training, and change management
• Successful SAP GRC implementation experience required, particularly experience coordinating:
  • Access governance
  • Role design
  • Controls
  • Testing
  • Remediation
  • Business readiness
• Experience coordinating SAP functional consultants, technical resources, business process owners, system integrators, and globally distributed teams
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to communicate complex project information clearly and concisely to executive-level stakeholders
• Strong ability to influence and collaborate across business and technology teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP security
• Experience with SOX and/or internal controls
• Experience delivering technology in a regulated environment
• Familiarity with PMO frameworks and stage-gate governance
• Experience with system development lifecycle documentation
• Experience working within enterprise application delivery models

What You'll Get

• $105–$115/hour
• 6-month contract opportunity
• Hybrid schedule: 2 days/week onsite in Watertown, MA
• Flexibility on which onsite days are worked
• Opportunity to lead high-visibility SAP initiatives within a complex enterprise environment
• Cross-functional exposure across IT, business, SAP, security, controls, and change management
• Opportunity to work with globally distributed teams and senior stakeholders

Interested?
If you're an experienced SAP Project Manager with full-lifecycle SAP delivery experience and a strong track record with SAP GRC implementations, we'd like to hear from you.

Please note: This position requires a strong SAP project management background, and SAP GRC implementation experience is required.


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