Role: SAP S/4 Program Manager
Location: Atlanta GA (Hybrid Two days onsite)
Contract Position
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Provide overall program leadership guidance and manage all aspects of a given program including planning requirements definition business case budget vendor management and implementation
- Communicate program goals and scope to all program team members and ensure clear expectations of each project and/or workstream
- Ensure coordination across multiple projects and/or workstreams and ensure the scope of the projects within the program align with program goals and business priorities
- Effectively manage all program resources including internal program/project team members and multiple 3rd party vendors ensuring on time and on budget delivery
- Lead team of 4050 internal resources and work with Resource Managers to appropriately staff program team as needed
- Proactively set performance expectations and help project managers and subordinates manage expectations of delivery and requirements
- Manage program budget including estimating all program costs (labor/nonlabor/vendor) and accurately forecast and report program cost variances
- Review and manage program change requests obtaining applicable approvals
- Ensure all required project information is maintained within PPM tool on a timely basis and adherence to PMO standards and reporting as defined by PMO and senior management
- Effectively track and manage programlevel risks issues and interdependencies driving towards resolution and escalating as needed
- Set and manage stakeholder expectations collaborating with various levels of stakeholders across multiple departments with differing needs
- Provide relevant domain and technical expertise for effective program execution
- Create and manage Program deliverables including Business Case Program Charter Program Plan Communication Plan Risk and Issue Logs and Status Reports
- Manage all Program communications including recurring status updates to Executive Management team
- Provide exemplary leadership in the face of uncertainty change and deadlines common to a largescale program
Attributes
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- Exceptionally strong leader with excellent communication skills
- Effective consultative and influencing approach
- Ability to provide direction and work well under limited supervision
- Detailoriented with excellent organizational and time management skills
- Analytical problemsolver with decisive and timely decision making capabilities
- Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments
- Ability to adapt to program and client change and continue to meet program goals and objectives
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
- Highly motivated and selfdirected with the ability to execute the long term vision
Education and Experience
Qualifications
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- Bachelors degree in computer science business administration engineering or a related discipline with an information technology focus; Masters degree desirable
- Project/Program Management certifications desirable
- 15 years of IT Project/Program Management experience including management of largescale complex programs and projects
- Demonstrated experience with full lifecycle SAP S/4HANA cloud implementation
- Demonstrated understanding of project management concepts and experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and PM Methodologies (Waterfall Agile etc .)
- Experience with Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tools (MS Project Server or similar tools)
- Advanced knowledge and use of MS Office Suite including SharePoint Teams PowerPoint and Excel
- Extensive experience preparing and presenting effective presentations to Executive Leadership