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The SAP Project Manager will be responsible for establishing and leading the SAP Project Management Office, ensuring robust project standards, governance, and methodologies are defined and consistently applied.

Setting up and leading the PMO office will be the main responsibility collaborating with Project Managers from System Integrators. Focus for this position will be on overseeing the SAP project portfolio, tracking performance, managing resource allocation, and ensuring successful delivery.

• Establish and maintain project management standards and best practices (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid)
• Lead project governance, reporting, deliverables tracking, and compliance
• Optimize resource usage by reviewing resource usage and reconciling with tasks and deliverables completion
• Create project progress reports adaptable to different stakeholders
• Optimize the use of Project Management tools - Project and Task Management, Document Repository, RAID tracking, Testing tools (as applicable)
• Monitor project performance, anticipate issues to implement preventive actions, and timely escalate issues
• Lead Project Management discussions during Planning and Preparation phases
• Coach project team members as needed to ensure timeline and scope compliance
• Participate in peer-review sessions to ensure cost-effective resource estimation
• The ability to handle stress and work well with others is an essential function of this position.
• Due to our obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to our customers, the ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance and the ability to work outside your regularly scheduled office hours when necessary are essential functions of the job.

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Project Management, or related field.

7+ years of experience in project management, including at least 2 SAP full-cycle SAP implementations in a PMO leadership role.

PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification required

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations. Moderate diversity, low physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which are not as varied as those positions with high-level diversity and decision making.
While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to talk or hear; regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; peripheral vision; depth perception; and ability to adjust focus.

• Proficient in SAP Activate Methodology over a wide variety of variants per the respective SAP System in scope
• Strong facilitation skills to effectively manage group discussions
• Solid problem resolution skills with the ability to write problem statements as well as to create a framework for decision making
• Ability to effectively work and communicate within a matrix environment
• Strong critical thinking skills to challenge assumptions and the ability to ask probing questions
• Excellent interpersonal skills with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Previous experience in a managed service environment is a plus.