Project Manager – ERP / SAP Transformation

Location: Oakland, CA
Work Schedule: Hybrid – Tuesday through Thursday onsite, Monday and Friday remote
Contract: 8 months

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Project Manager to support a multi-year business and IT transformation initiative focused on transitioning from SAP ECC to a greenfield, clean-core SAP S/4HANA environment. The Project Manager will support the Propel Release 2 PMO team, working with program leaders, project teams, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders to coordinate planning, reporting, risks, resources, and overall program execution. This is a highly collaborative role requiring strong project management, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Support schedule, budget, vendor, and resource planning across the program.
• Develop and maintain program reporting, dashboards, presentations, and program health communications.
• Support change control, risk management, governance, onboarding, and executive engagement activities.
• Track project deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, and action items.
• Identify potential roadblocks and proactively drive actions to keep program activities on track.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, assess, and mitigate project and program risks.
• Prepare risk assessments, mitigation plans, and recommendations for leadership.
• Analyze project and program data to support decision-making.
• Communicate complex project risks, issues, and recommendations to stakeholders at various levels.
• Manage multiple concurrent priorities with changing deadlines and requirements.
• Support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work effectively with teams and stakeholders without direct authority.
• Ensure project activities align with business drivers, governance requirements, and regulatory considerations.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Project Management, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
• 6+ years of project management experience, preferably supporting large technology transformation programs.
• Experience working on ERP/SAP projects or large-scale technology delivery programs.
• Strong understanding of project/program management methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Experience across project phases, deliverables, dependencies, and cross-functional activities.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify issues, remove roadblocks, and drive actions to completion.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Ability to analyze data and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Experience working in a regulated environment is preferred.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting a large-scale SAP S/4HANA or ERP transformation.
• Experience with Atlassian Jira for project or deliverable tracking.
• Experience supporting PMO activities within complex enterprise transformation programs.
• Experience with vendor, resource, budget, and governance management.