SAP Project Manager

LanceSoft•Middletown, PA

2d•Remote

About The Position

The SAP Project Manager will lead Wave 2, a complex, enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA enhancement initiative involving a core PA TURNPIKE business application, interconnected systems, business processes, and stakeholders. The role requires managing multiple concurrent workstreams and technical and business dependencies, identifying and mitigating risks, and coordinating with IT teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and executive leadership. The project manager will provide project governance, maintain accountability for deliverables, milestones, and budget estimates, and keep initiatives aligned with strategic priorities, operational needs, and established project management standards. PA TURNPIKE operates a cloud-based, multi-tiered, multi-client SAP environment that includes SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Datasphere, and SAP Service and Asset Manager (SSAM). The environment integrates with internal and external systems and organizations, including SmartDocs, SAP SuccessFactors, OnBase, AgileAssets, ServiceNow, Qlik Sense, Board, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Kahua, financial institutions, benefit providers, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The role manages projects throughout their full lifecycle, from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring, control, and closure. It develops and maintains project plans, schedules, cost plans, resource plans, governance frameworks, and project artifacts in accordance with PA TURNPIKE PMO standards. The assignment is remote, scheduled for 40 hours per week, and has a stated duration from December 7, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Manage and coordinate internal and/or external staff involved in multiple IT projects of varying complexity.
Develop and maintain project artifacts using PA TURNPIKE or other established project management standards, procedures, templates, and methodologies.
Build and manage detailed integrated project plans and schedules covering 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 that appropriate resources are allocated and available for project activities at the right time.
Forecast and support resource capacity planning, providing foresight into project resourcing so corrective actions 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 projects through the full 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 across the PA TURNPIKE landscape.
Manage project artifacts, including signoffs.
Adhere to the PA TURNPIKE PMO Playbook and its referenced artifacts.
Coordinate work across multiple concurrent workstreams and technical and business dependencies; proactively identify and mitigate risks.
Maintain accountability for deliverables, milestones, and budget estimates, and ensure initiatives align with strategic priorities and operational needs.