Technical Program & Project Management Specialist

Technical Program & Project Management Specialist
Location: Dearborn, MI (4 days onsite, 1 remote)
Duration: ongoing long term

Note:

• 4 days a week onsite
• Yes relocation is fine but must be here day 1
• Interview is remote video usually but onsite is possible at this level

Job Description:
· We are seeking an experienced and highly organized SAP Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, upgrade, and support projects.
· The ideal candidate combines deep SAP program/project management expertise with hands-on proficiency in JIRA for agile project tracking, sprint planning, and cross-functional collaboration.
· This role requires someone who thrives at the intersection of structured SAP methodologies and agile delivery practices, ensuring transparency, accountability, and on-time delivery across all workstreams.

Key Responsibilities:
· Play a role in System of Governance in defining and implementing a large-scale SAP S4 I-ERP program
· Lead tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.
· Manage the EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group in JIRA
· Continuously assess issues, risks and opportunities while assisting with resolution
· Track scope changes and manage change control processes to prevent scope creep
· Manage program-level CRAID (Change Requests, Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions) log
· Support gathering and review of metrics to support Major releases as well as to track Production Releases like Release on Demand, Problem Incidents etc.
· Support System of Delivery (SoD) quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning and facilitation of events – Logistics, breakout sessions, presentations, workshops, etc.
· Support and Manage integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third-party systems
· Prepare Product Teams for Program Increment (PI) planning events.
· Consolidate Product Line Iteration reviews into Product Group Iteration reviews and retros.
· Coordinate, be accountable and ensure Product Teams are progressing, focusing on scope, timelines & release management.
· Support Foundational Product teams by coordinating Release activities such as Cutover, Testing cycles, training programs and data readiness with Product teams
· Support resolving PDO and Foundational related dependencies with Product Managers
· Remove blockers and impediments by ensuring teams are bringing issues to appropriate governance forums
· Facilitate lessons learned and transition to steady-state support/operations
· Lead end-to-end management of SAP projects (implementations, upgrades, rollouts, and support enhancements) including S/4HANA migrations, module deployments (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HCM, etc.), and integration initiatives.
· Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, resource allocations, budgets, and risk registers.
· Own and administer JIRA boards for all project activities — creating epics, user stories, tasks, and subtasks; managing backlogs; configuring workflows, dashboards, and custom fields to fit SAP project needs.
· Manage project governance: status reporting, steering committee updates, RAID logs, and change management processes.
· Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, JIRA usage standards, and reporting templates across the SAP team.

Required Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
· 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) in project management capacity.
· Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands-on use of JIRA — including board configuration, workflow automation, JQL queries, dashboard creation, and integration with Confluence.
· Strong knowledge of both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid project delivery frameworks.
· Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
· Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

Experience Preferred:
· Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands-on use of JIRA

Education Required:
· Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information:
Preferred Qualifications:
· PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or SAFe certification.
· SAP Activate or SAP certification in a relevant module.
· Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, JIRA Align, JIRA Service Management, or other Atlassian suite tools (Confluence).
· Experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry.
· Familiarity with ITSM/change management tools (ServiceNow) alongside JIRA. Key Attributes
· Detail-oriented with a passion for clean, well-organized JIRA boards and traceable project artifacts.
· Data-driven decision-maker who leverages JIRA reporting to communicate status objectively.
· Strong servant-leadership mindset with the ability to motivate cross-functional, matrixed teams.
· Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving enterprise environments.