SAP S/4HANA Project Manager

Global Data Consultants•Middletown, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

GDC IT Solutions is seeking an SAP S/4HANA Project Manager to support the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s enterprise-wide Wave 2 SAP S/4HANA enhancement initiative. The role leads and coordinates a complex initiative involving multiple IT workstreams, interconnected business systems, vendors, and stakeholders. The Project Manager oversees the full project lifecycle, including scope, schedule, budget, resource allocation, risk management, governance, and deliverable accountability, while aligning work with the Commission’s strategic priorities and project management standards. The position is primarily remote and requires one week of onsite work per month at the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s facilities in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Additional onsite attendance may be needed for implementations, stakeholder meetings, and system issues. Candidates must be located within the continental United States, be able to travel to Middletown as required, and be able to report to a PA Turnpike facility within three hours when required for emergencies.

Requirements

At least 10 years of project management experience overseeing projects of varying size, complexity, and subject matter, including scope, schedule, integration, communication, vendor, and risk management.
Demonstrated experience managing SAP/ERP projects in enterprise business solutions environments.
Experience managing complex, multi-year projects involving multiple workstreams, business stakeholders, technical teams, and interconnected systems.
Experience managing high-profile vendors and external service providers across on-premises and cloud environments.
Expert-level knowledge and extensive experience developing and maintaining integrated project plans using Microsoft Project and/or Microsoft Project Online.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Strong leadership, conflict management, negotiation, organizational, and coordination skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including stakeholder presentations and executive-level reporting.
Ability to manage competing priorities, navigate technical and business dependencies, and maintain accountability for milestones, deliverables, resources, and budgets.
Ability to work remotely and attend onsite activities in Middletown, Pennsylvania, one week per month and as needed for implementations, meetings, and system issues.
Ability to report to a PA Turnpike facility within three hours when required for emergencies.
Experience managing enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA implementations, enhancements, or modernization initiatives.
Experience coordinating complex, cloud-based, multi-tiered, multi-client SAP environments and interconnected enterprise applications.
Familiarity with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Datasphere, and SAP Service and Asset Manager (SSAM).
Experience coordinating integrations between SAP and enterprise systems such as SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Microsoft Dynamics 365, OnBase, Qlik Sense, AgileAssets, and financial or benefits platforms.
Experience working with system integrators, multiple vendors, and cross-functional technical and business teams in large enterprise environments.
Familiarity with formal project governance frameworks, enterprise PMO standards, integrated scheduling, resource capacity planning, and project cost forecasting.

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate concurrent IT project workstreams of varying complexity, managing internal teams, external resources, vendors, and system integrators.
Manage all phases of the project lifecycle, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, controlling, and closure.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans and schedules covering activities, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
Establish and maintain project governance frameworks with defined roles, responsibilities, escalation paths, and decision-making processes.
Develop, monitor, and maintain project cost plans, budget estimates, and financial forecasts.
Plan and manage project resources, including allocation, availability, capacity, and forecasts of resource requirements.
Identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor risks, issues, dependencies, and schedule impacts.
Coordinate with business owners, analysts, technical teams, and sponsors to define, refine, and manage project scope.
Coordinate project activities with system integrator project managers and stakeholders across the PA Turnpike’s SAP and enterprise application landscape.
Manage project documentation, deliverables, approvals, signoffs, and other project artifacts in accordance with established standards.
Maintain productive relationships with technology teams, business stakeholders, executive leadership, vendors, and clients.
Conduct lessons-learned sessions during and after project delivery to identify opportunities for improvement.
Ensure adherence to the PA Turnpike PMO Playbook, project management methodologies, procedures, templates, and applicable IT standards.
Support onsite implementations, stakeholder work sessions, and system issue resolution as required.