SAP Project Manager

Location: Remote

Job Description:

• Significant experience in SAP Project Management including test/cutover coordination.
• Understanding of M&A (Separation) requirements and sensitivities
• Strong communication skills and ability to present to business colleagues.
• Technical ability to seek and understand technical dependencies, drive/facilitate discussions regarding risks.

Responsibilities:

1. Project Management Planning for the SAP Carve out and its ecosystem:

• Coordinate weekly planning sessions.
• Follow-up on open action items, risks, and issues
• Escalate issues to overall program management.
• Update weekly status report for the overall separation program.
• Update project plan to include any new/changed integration points/changes within the environment.

2. SAP Ecosystem includes but not limited to Windchill, OpenText, SAP PI, SAP APO, SAP BW, SAP MII

• Review/update ramp down/ramp up activities with all teams, confirming timing, contact points, dependencies, tasks etc.
• Develop communication plan including system downtime.
• Facilitate any change control activities required.
• Coordinate with third-party vendor on the SAP carve out.

3. Testing coordination

• Identify Testers and ensure availability.
• Work with the testers to compile the test plan and ensure test scenarios are ready.
• Ensure the test plan is executed and rework completed as required.

4. Cutover coordination

• Develop go/no go deck and schedule go/no go meeting.
• Document risk and mitigation plans (part of go/no go deck)
• Create the cutover plan.
• Facilitate the cutover execution, coordinating amongst team members, confirming order of tasks, completion of tasks.
• Update and send out cutover related communications.

5. Hypercare after upgrade

• Participate in daily hyper care meetings and follow up on action items.