SAP & Cloud Data Project Manager

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: R120 000,00 - R130 000,00 per year Work Location: Remote

Responsibilities

Project Planning and Management

• Develop and manage detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets to ensure timely delivery within scope and budget constraints.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage all implementation phases, including requirements gathering, configuration, testing, training, and go-live.

Team Leadership and Coordination

• Lead cross-functional teams comprising architects and technical staff.
• Assign tasks, clarify deliverables, and review the quality of work produced by team members.
• Foster team development and provide leadership and guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks to avoid disruptions.
• Develop contingency plans for potential challenges or roadblocks.

Stakeholder & Customer Communication

• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment on project goals and expectations.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for customers, supporting a customer-facing environment where clear communication, responsiveness, and professionalism are critical.
• Conduct ad hoc customer meetings as needed to address evolving priorities, provide updates, resolve issues, and ensure customer confidence throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide regular status updates on progress, risks, and issues to senior management and stakeholders.

Budgeting and Resource Management

• Manage expenditure to ensure cost-effective project delivery within budget constraints.
• Ensure that projects have the necessary resources to effectively deliver the agreed outcomes.

Documentation and Compliance

• Ensure the maintenance of accurate project documentation throughout the lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance methodologies and organizational policies.

Knowledge and Learning

• Understand the special nature of Data Transformation Projects in SAP (BW, Datasphere, Business Data Cloud, BOBJ) & other data platform environments (Databricks, Snowflake, MS Fabric, Big query etc.).

Qualifications Required

• 10+ years in an advanced management role (preference given to those with program management experience)
• At least 5+ years managing and leading data analytics and data platforms modernization projects
• Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organizational skills
• Rapid triage and prioritization during unscheduled calls
• Scope, schedule, budget management (plan baselines, critical path, earned value, change control)
• Execution across phases: requirements, configuration, testing, training, go live, transition to support
• Proactive risk identification and mitigation planning
• Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes
• Experience in cloud, private or public
• Experience in modern project management tooling
  • Jira
  • Confluence
• Well verse in working in Waterfall, Agile or Hybrid model.