Senior SAP Program Manager

Title: Senior SAP Program Manager

Location: Newark, NJ (Hybrid. 2 -3 days/week in office)

We are looking for a Senior Program Manager with extensive experience in SAP to lead strategic initiatives by delivering end-to-end Portfolio, Program, and Project Management services. The candidate will guide project teams, oversee budgets and resources, and ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for both Program Management and Project Management.
• Manage end-to-end delivery including scope, planning, scheduling, resource coordination, risks, and issues.
• Lead stakeholder communication, engagement, and alignment across business and technical teams.
• Guide and support project managers on PMO processes, governance, and best practices.
• Follow hybrid (Waterfall & Agile) project management practices.
• Perform Scrum Master responsibilities for assigned teams.
• Oversee technical delivery, including budget tracking, contract management, and vendor coordination.
• Collaborate with Global PMO to ensure release/phase/sprint objectives, metrics, and milestones are met.
• Provide program-level reporting, status updates, dashboards, and risk/issue analysis to leadership.
• Develop and maintain implementation roadmaps, highlighting timelines, risks, resources, and progress indicators.
• Maintain up-to-date RAID logs, change logs, action items, and deliverable tracking.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of experience in Project/Program Management, preferably in transformation or technical delivery programs.
• Must have 10+ years of experience in SAP Program Management. Manage SAP S/4 upgrade Program.
• Must have hybrid (Waterfall & Agile) project management and Scrum Master experience.
• Strong knowledge of PMO frameworks, governance models, and SDLC/Agile methodologies.
• Hands-on in facilitating PMO risk and review meetings, ensuring all meeting outputs, action plans, and follow-ups are thoroughly documented and executed.
• Strong expertise in Budget Management, including cost tracking, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Proven expertise in contract/vendor management, and resource planning.
• Ability to manage complex multi-phase releases, sprints, and global delivery coordination.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, capable of influencing across teams and leadership levels.
• Proficiency in project management tools (Jira, MS Project, Confluence, or equivalent).
• PMP/Agile certification preferred.
• Ability to thrive in dynamic, multi-region, cross-functional environments.
• Strong facilitation skills, including running stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, risk meetings, and leadership updates.
• Proactive leadership and team motivation skills, fostering accountability and continuous improvement within the team.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.