SAP Project Manager

Role: SAP Project Manager

Location: Atlanta, GA

Work Mode: Onsite

Employment: Contract

Experience: 12+ Years

About the role

Our direct client in Atlanta, GA is seeking a seasoned Sr. SAP Project Manager to lead complex SAP S/4HANA programs onsite. The ideal candidate brings deep end-to-end SAP delivery experience, strong PMO governance capabilities, and a proven ability to manage multi-stream programs across Fortune 500 and enterprise environments. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring executive-level communication, budget ownership, and cross-functional team management.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA program delivery including Greenfield, Brownfield, and RISE with SAP cloud migrations
• Establish and govern PMO frameworks — milestone tracking, RAID logs, Q-Gate reviews, and steering committee reporting
• Manage full project financials including budget tracking, plan vs. actual analysis, resource planning, and SPI/CPI reporting
• Drive cross-functional workstreams spanning Finance, Supply Chain (P2P, OTC, RTR), EWM, WMS, and MES integrations
• Apply SAP Activate methodology across Agile and Waterfall delivery models; manage sprint cycles and backlog using JIRA
• Coordinate cutover planning, mock cutover exercises, transport sequencing, and go-live stabilization
• Manage ECC-to-S/4HANA data migration programs — data cleansing, business rules, validation, and synchronization
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, technical teams, SAP partners, and system integrators
• Develop and maintain executive-level dashboards, program scorecards, and status presentations for C-suite audiences
• Lead Organizational Change Management (OCM) initiatives to drive user adoption and process transition
• Manage global onshore and offshore teams of 10–75 resources; oversee resource allocation, onboarding, and knowledge transfer
• Support SAP BTP integration initiatives, API management, and middleware connectivity within S/4HANA programs

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of SAP project/program management experience with full lifecycle delivery ownership
• Hands-on experience managing SAP S/4HANA implementations — Greenfield, Brownfield, and RISE/Cloud migrations
• Strong expertise in SAP Activate methodology; experience with both Agile and Waterfall delivery models
• Proven experience managing PMO governance, including RAID, Q-Gate reviews, and executive reporting
• Experience with ECC-to-S/4HANA data migration programs including data cleansing, validation, and cutover
• Demonstrated ability to manage programs with budgets ranging from $1M to $50M+
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, JIRA, HP ALM, SharePoint, and SAP Cloud ALM (CALM)
• Experience managing multi-stream programs spanning Finance, SCM, P2P, OTC, RTR, EWM, and WMS modules
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills
• Ability to work fully onsite in Atlanta, GA — non-negotiable

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with SAP GTS, SAP BTP, SAP Ariba, SAP GROW, SuccessFactors, or SAP HCM/ECP
• Background in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, retail, defense, pharma, or logistics
• Exposure to M&A integrations, TSA management, and legacy carveout programs
• Experience managing MES integrations and non-SAP system connectivity within S/4HANA landscapes
• PMI membership or PMP certification preferred; MBA a plus
• Familiarity with SAP Solution Manager (SOLMAN) 7.2 and SAP Analytics Cloud

Education

• Bachelor''s degree in Technology, Business, Engineering, or a related field (required)
• MBA or advanced degree in Technology Management or Business Administration (preferred)