Program Manager (Functional) โ SAP Business Transformation (Data Management)
Location: Parsippany, NJ (Hybrid โ 4 days onsite, Monday through Thursday)
Duration: Contract through July 2028
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead and coordinate enterprise-wide data initiatives supporting a large-scale SAP business transformation. This individual will oversee multiple interconnected data workstreams, ensuring alignment between business stakeholders, IT, SAP teams, and external implementation partners.
This is a strategic program leadership role focused on coordinating cross-functional initiatives rather than managing individual technical projects. The ideal candidate has extensive experience driving complex SAP ERP transformation programs with a strong emphasis on data governance, migration, integration, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead planning, execution, and governance across multiple enterprise data workstreams.
- Coordinate activities spanning:
- Master Data Management
- Data Governance
- SAP Data Design
- Data Migration
- Reporting & Analytics
- Manage cross-workstream dependencies, schedules, milestones, and delivery risks.
- Develop and maintain integrated program plans while ensuring alignment across business and technical teams.
- Collaborate with business leaders, SAP functional teams, IT organizations, and external system integrators.
- Drive stakeholder communication, executive reporting, and program governance.
- Utilize Jira to monitor workstream progress, dependencies, risks, and overall program health.
- Facilitate issue resolution and influence decision-making across multiple functional teams.
- Ensure seamless integration between business processes, enterprise data, analytics, and SAP solutions.
- Support organizational readiness by coordinating planning, testing, training, and adoption activities across participating teams.
- Track program risks, business outcomes, key performance indicators, and value realization.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- 8+ years of Program or Project Management experience leading enterprise transformation initiatives.
- 6โ8 years of hands-on SAP ERP (ECC and/or S/4HANA) program delivery experience with a strong focus on Data Management.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional, cross-workstream enterprise programsโnot solely technical project management.
- Strong knowledge of:
- SAP Data Migration
- Master Data Management (MDM)
- Data Governance
- SAP Data Design
- Analytics & Reporting
- Proven ability to manage integration across multiple business and technical workstreams.
- Experience working with executive stakeholders, business owners, IT organizations, and third-party implementation partners.
- Strong planning, dependency management, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Experience using Jira for enterprise program tracking.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience supporting large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
- Background in manufacturing or related industries is advantageous but not required.
- Experience coordinating enterprise readiness, organizational change, and cross-functional adoption initiatives.