Senior Project Manager – IT Finance / SAP

Job Type: Full-Time
Location: USA
Department: Digital Transformation Group (DTG) – PMO

Job Summary

The Digital Transformation Group (DTG) Project Management Office (PMO) is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the end-to-end execution and delivery of complex, cross-functional IT Finance programs and projects.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience managing enterprise technology initiatives involving Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, General Ledger/Accounting, or Asset Management, with SAP project/program management experience highly preferred.

This role requires a hands-on, collaborative leader who can effectively manage project scope, schedule, resources, risks, dependencies, vendors, and executive communications while working in an Agile or hybrid Agile/Waterfall environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all phases of one or more complex IT projects from initiation through implementation and closure.

• Coordinate cross-functional project teams, technical resources, business stakeholders, vendors, and third-party partners.

• Develop and maintain project charters, project plans, resource plans, schedules, budgets, RAID logs, status reports, and other project management deliverables.

• Manage project scope, priorities, tasks, dependencies, quality, milestones, and commitments to ensure successful delivery.

• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria.

• Ensure completion of required risk, security, architecture, disaster recovery, ROI, compliance, and other project assessments.

• Facilitate project team meetings, executive reviews, steering committee meetings, and workshops; document decisions, action items, and follow-ups.

• Collaborate closely with Product Owners to ensure product backlogs are appropriately prioritized, refined, and ready for upcoming sprints.

• Facilitate and support Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and other Agile workshops.

• Coach and mentor Scrum teams toward becoming more self-directed, transparent, collaborative, and effective in decision-making and conflict resolution.

• Proactively identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.

• Develop and execute corrective action plans when projects deviate from approved scope, schedule, quality, or commitments.

• Maintain a centralized and well-organized project documentation repository.

• Ensure project deliverables comply with organizational standards, governance requirements, processes, and project lifecycle methodology.

• Prepare projects for applicable stage-gate and governance reviews and ensure required approvals are obtained.

• Develop and maintain project/program dashboards, KPIs, metrics, and executive reporting.

• Provide accurate, timely, transparent, and concise project status updates to stakeholders and all appropriate levels of management.

• Drive effective project communications and stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of meaningful project management experience with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex, enterprise-level, cross-functional IT or technology projects.

• Demonstrated experience managing IT Finance projects, preferably involving one or more of the following:

  • Supply Chain

  • Procurement

  • General Ledger / Accounting

  • Fixed Assets / Asset Management

• Strong experience working in Agile or hybrid Agile/Waterfall project environments.

• Experience managing complex initiatives spanning multiple applications, technologies, and infrastructure/technology stack layers.

• Hands-on experience with Atlassian tools, including:

  • Jira

  • Confluence

  • JQL

  • Jira Dashboards

• Experience with ServiceNow or similar IT/project management platforms.

• Strong project planning, execution, risk management, issue resolution, and stakeholder management skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.

• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail, follow-up, and follow-through.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast-paced and changing environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Sciences, Business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP project or program management experience strongly preferred.

• Experience managing SAP implementations, upgrades, integrations, or transformation initiatives.

• Experience as an SAP Program Manager or Project Manager.

• Experience with cloud technologies and cloud-based enterprise applications.

• SAFe, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification.

• Experience working with enterprise Finance transformation initiatives.

• Experience managing third-party vendors and system integrators.

• Experience with executive-level reporting, governance, and steering committee management.

Core Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Leadership: Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive accountability without relying solely on direct authority.

• Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and implement practical solutions.

• Communication: Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Collaboration: Ability to build strong working relationships across business and technology organizations.

• Organization: Exceptional ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, dependencies, and deliverables.

• Agile Leadership: Ability to facilitate Agile ceremonies and coach teams toward greater autonomy and continuous improvement.

• Execution: Strong focus on delivery, ownership, accountability, and achieving measurable business outcomes.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-impact digital transformation and IT Finance initiatives within a complex enterprise environment. The Senior Project Manager will work closely with business leaders, technology teams, Product Owners, Scrum teams, vendors, and executive stakeholders to deliver strategic programs that enable business transformation.

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