Senior IT Project Manager - S/4 HANA transformation

Introduction

We are looking for a Senior IT Project Manager (SAP S/4 HANA transformation) for our client’s project in the Pharma industry.

Tasks

• Lead and coordinate IT-side delivery and transformation activities across the SAP S/4HANA implementation.
• Drive integrated planning and execution across design, build, integration, migration, testing, cutover, go-live and hypercare.
• Integrate multiple IT workstreams and manage their interdependencies, priorities and critical milestones.
• Translate program objectives and business requirements into coordinated IT delivery activities.
• Drive cross-functional alignment between IT, business, architecture and implementation teams.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies and changes, ensuring timely decisions and escalation.
• Challenge plans, assumptions and solutions where required to protect overall delivery objectives.
• Drive IT readiness and IT organizational preparedness for the transition to the new SAP S/4HANA environment.
• Facilitate key decisions and support the resolution of complex cross-stream issues.
• Provide clear, management-level visibility of delivery status, risks, dependencies and decision needs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of IT project management experience, including large-scale ERP/SAP transformation projects.
• Proven experience in a senior project leadership role within complex SAP S/4HANA implementations.
• At least one end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation, including go-live, in a senior IT delivery/project leadership role.
• Strong experience coordinating multiple IT streams, including integration, data migration, testing, technical readiness and cutover.
• Experience driving transformation in complex multinational and multi-stakeholder environments.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA implementation lifecycle and SAP Activate.
• Experience working with system integrators and international delivery teams.
• Strong project governance, planning, RAID and dependency management capabilities.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills.
• Fluent professional English.

Advantages

• Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, manufacturing or other regulated industry experience.
• Experience in GxP-regulated environments.
• Global Template and/or multi-country SAP rollout experience.
• Experience with complex SAP and non-SAP integration landscapes.
• Knowledge of relevant SAP ecosystem solutions, such as SAP BTP, EWM, Ariba or Cloud ALM.
• Strong transformation mindset, with the ability to connect technology, processes and organizational impacts.
• Strong ownership, hands-on leadership and result orientation.
• Ability to challenge, influence and drive decisions across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent problem-solving, facilitation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to navigate complexity, ambiguity and changing priorities.