PMO Project Manager

Data-Core System, Inc.•Middletown, PA

About The Position

Data-Core Systems, Inc. is seeking a PMO Project Manager for its Consulting team. The role manages Wave 2 of a client’s SAP S/4HANA ERP upgrade program, building on the client’s completed migration to SAP S/4HANA under Wave 1. Wave 2 will optimize and enhance the environment by restoring functionality affected by migration, enhancing existing and new capabilities, addressing backlog items, implementing targeted improvements, establishing a formal AI roadmap for the SAP landscape, and addressing regulatory and mandated changes. The work is intended to deliver measurable business value while maintaining governance over funding, resources, scope, and delivery. The PM coordinates related development activities and workstreams, including resource strategy, data archiving, cloud-provider and landscape considerations, integrated schedules, scope management, and coordination with subject matter experts. The client has a complex, cloud-based, multi-tiered, multi-client SAP environment, including SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Service and Asset Manager. It also has integrations with internal and external systems such as SmartDocs, SAP SuccessFactors, OnBase, AgileAssets, ServiceNow, Qlik Sense, Board, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Kahua, financial institutions, and benefit providers. The PM manages multiple concurrent workstreams and technical and business dependencies, identifies and mitigates risks, and coordinates with IT teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and executive leadership. The position provides project governance and accountability for deliverables, milestones, and budget estimates, while keeping initiatives aligned with strategic priorities, operational needs, and project management standards. It also contributes to the design, development, and implementation of complex applications and provides technical expertise and systems design for individual initiatives.

Requirements

At least 10 years of expertise in project or project management across projects of varying size and subject matter.
Experience planning and managing integration, scope, schedule, communications, vendors, and risks.
Experience managing high-profile vendors in on-premises and cloud environments.
Experience managing Enterprise Business Solutions projects, specifically SAP/ERP projects.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Experience with multi-year projects.
Strong leadership, conflict-management, and negotiation skills.
Expert-level knowledge and extensive experience creating and maintaining integrated plans in MS Project and/or MS Project Online.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

ServiceNow experience with Idea, Project, and Demand modules.
Knowledge of ITIL/ITSM practices and methodologies.
ERP implementation and transformation experience.

Responsibilities

Manage and coordinate internal and external staff working on multiple IT projects of varying complexity.
Develop and maintain project artifacts using client or other established project management standards, procedures, templates, and methodologies.
Build and maintain a detailed integrated project plan and schedule, including task-level details, deliverables, milestones, cross-functional dependencies, and the critical path.
Estimate and maintain project cost plans throughout all phases of the project.
Plan and schedule resources, ensuring appropriate resources are allocated and available for project activities at the right time.
Forecast resource capacity and provide foresight into project resourcing so corrective action can be taken in advance.
Establish a project governance framework with defined roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and decision-making processes.
Coordinate with business owners and analysts to define and refine project scope.
Manage the full project lifecycle: initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closing.
Conduct lessons-learned sessions during and after projects and identify recommendations for improvement.
Develop and maintain productive working relationships with technology staff, business owners, project sponsors, vendors, and key clients.
Coordinate project activities with System Integrator Project Managers, including interrelated projects in the client’s landscape.
Manage project artifacts, including signoffs.
Adhere to the client’s IT PMO Playbook and referenced artifacts.
Coordinate Wave 2 workstreams and dependencies, including resource strategy, data archiving, cloud-provider and landscape considerations, integrated schedules, scope, and subject matter expert coordination.