SAP Project Manager
Location: Columbus, OH
Duration: 6 months+
Rate: 62-74/hr
Remote but prefer local candidate who can go on site if needed
Questions:
Does candidate have good experience managing ECC 6.0 environment specifically focused on the R2R area?
Does candidate have multiple full-lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementation or conversion projects?
Does candidate have proven experience with SAP Activate or ASAP methodology?
Does candidate have Solution Manager exposure preferred?
Does candidate have proficiency in Agile and Waterfall methodologies?
Does candidate have Auto industry experience?
The Senior SAP Project Manager will be responsible for leading and delivering complex SAP programs across legacy SAP ECC and next-generation SAP S/4HANA landscapes. This role requires proven experience managing large-scale SAP ECC environments, as well as successfully planning and executing S/4HANA conversions or migrations. Experience operating and optimizing live S/4HANA environments is highly desirable with focus in SAP R2R area.
The ideal candidate will serve as a strategic delivery leader, overseeing end-to-end SAP initiatives—from roadmap definition and business case development through execution, stabilization, and value realization. This role partners closely with business stakeholders, IT leadership, system integrators, and global teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while minimizing business disruption.
The Senior SAP Project Manager will provide strong governance, risk management, and executive communication across multi-workstream programs, ensuring alignment to enterprise transformation objectives, SAP best practices, and industry standards. This position demands a balance of hands-on SAP program leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to drive change in complex, matrixed environments.
Required
• Must have good experience managing ECC 6.0 environment specifically focused on the R2R area.
• Define and execute the R2R practice vision, growth roadmap, and service offerings, across the core process areas of SAP Finance (Universal Journal, General Ledger), CO-PA, Project Systems, Asset Accounting, Group Reporting & Consolidation, Treasury, FP&A, RAR, RE-FX, integration with OTC (Order to Cash), P2P (Procure to Pay), and other upstream/downstream processes. Country specific localizations.
• Lead RFP responses, Solution proposals, estimations, and client presentations. Conduct value discovery workshops with CFOs and Finance leadership teams. Contribute to the building of our Pre-Configured Accelerators and AI solutions. Create a pitch for their move from ECC to S/4.
• Must have multiple full-lifecycle SAP S/4HANA implementation or conversion projects.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, Controllers, and Finance Transformation leaders. Lead executive steering committees and transformation governance forums.
• Solution Manager exposure preferred
• Strong Microsoft skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Microsoft Project, and Visio
• Proven experience with SAP Activate or ASAP methodology.
• Experience as a Project Manager having managed full SAP life cycle projects
• Strong project management skills, including risk management, budgeting, and negotiation, usually with PMP or similar certification.
• Experience as an Overall Integration Manager or Solution Architect role on mid-to-large projects
• Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree required
Additional Skills
• Typically requires 8–15 years of ERP project management experience, with specific experience leading at least 2–3 full end-to-end S/4HANA implementations.
• Auto industry experience desired
• Communication skills: strong presentation/ communication skills / facilitation skills (oral and written)
• Experience presenting to large groups focused on SAP solutions and functionality
• Business process analysis and design experience: strong business analysis skills; process mapping; business process design and implementation
• General consulting skills, including team facilitation, business case development, and business assessment / strategy
• Project management: led medium to large teams of 5-50 resources (both consulting and client employees)
• Experience interacting with clients and building business relationships
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and critical thinking skills
• Experience scoping and estimating SAP implementation projects