SAP Project Manager Lead Advisor / Program Manager

NTT DATA Services•Plano, TX

About The Position

The SAP Project Manager Lead Advisor / SAP Program Manager leads and manages large-scale SAP projects and business transformation initiatives for enterprise clients. The role oversees end-to-end SAP implementations, S/4HANA programs, technical upgrades, and related non-SAP initiatives, ensuring successful execution, stakeholder alignment, and achievement of business objectives. It provides strategic project leadership and manages project financials, risks, schedules, and resources while driving delivery excellence in alignment with client expectations and organizational goals. The position develops project plans and schedules, manages scope and change requests, oversees team and resource planning, and ensures governance, status reporting, risk management, and decision documentation. It serves as the primary contact for project escalations and leads teams and stakeholder engagement across concurrent customer projects. The role works with SAP program managers, architects, technical teams, functional analysts, client leadership, and vendors to define and deliver cohesive solutions, including greenfield implementations, brownfield upgrades, and other SAP and non-SAP initiatives. It also manages project financial performance against revenue and margin targets and communicates proposed approaches and solutions throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

Minimum 15 years of SAP experience.
Minimum 10 years of Program or Project Management experience.
Minimum 5 years of experience managing SAP S/4HANA projects as a Project Manager.
Minimum 5 years of SAP Project Management experience.
At least 5 years of successful experience managing large-scale projects involving SAP as a key component for large enterprise clients; the Basic Qualifications section also states 6+ years.
Experience managing at least four full lifecycle SAP implementation projects.
Proven experience managing organizational and business process transformations and large-scale initiatives.
Strong experience in SAP Activate Methodology.
Experience managing project stakeholders and engaging with customer leadership.
Experience managing project plans, schedules, scope, risks, issues, financials, and governance requirements.
Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to lead, motivate, and collaborate with team members at all organizational levels, from employees to executives.
Strong results focus, including achieving business value and financial performance objectives.
Ability to demonstrate and communicate the advantages of proposed approaches and solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing SAP greenfield implementations and brownfield technical upgrade projects.
Experience managing multiple concurrent SAP and non-SAP projects for enterprise customers.
Experience collaborating with client leadership, third-party vendors, SAP architects, and cross-functional delivery teams.

Responsibilities

Develop project plans and schedules, manage timely execution of project activities, and oversee team availability, resource planning, and vacation schedules.
Develop project charters, manage project scope, and initiate change requests while aligning work with corporate margin and revenue targets.
Manage project risks, issues, and decision-making processes, capturing and documenting critical decisions.
Serve as the primary point of contact for project-related escalations and coordinate their resolution through project governance structures.
Provide accurate internal and customer-facing status reporting, including weekly, monthly, quarterly, and Stage Gate reporting.
Apply project management practices aligned with client culture to achieve project objectives and expected business outcomes.
Concurrently manage multiple customer projects and provide day-to-day leadership for analyzing requirements, developing designs, and implementing SAP and related solutions.
Manage SAP greenfield implementations, brownfield technical upgrades, smaller SAP initiatives, and related non-SAP projects.
Work with SAP Program Managers, architects, technical teams, and functional analysts to ensure successful project delivery.
Communicate with clients about SAP projects, project methodology, technology, and functionality.
Collaborate with client project leadership and participating vendors to define, architect, drive, and deliver cohesive project solutions.
Lead delivery teams, promote desired professional behaviors, motivate team members, and foster an environment for successful performance.
Manage project financials and ensure revenue and margin targets are achieved.
Engage customer leadership and project stakeholders to demonstrate proposed approaches and solutions and maintain alignment throughout the project lifecycle.