Novocure SAP RISE Migration PM
City
Portsmouth NH, Chesterbrook PA
Portsmouth NH, Chesterbrook PA
Job Type
Contract Full-Time
Contract Full-Time
Job Description
Our client is seeking an SAP Program/Project Manager to lead the migration from on-prem S/4 2020 to RISE on S/4 2023. This project lead MUST have prior on-prem to RISE migration experience and previous S4 upgrade and implementation experience. The project will be delivered in a hybrid model with limited travel to the client site in the northeast US.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful completion of the migration from on-premise S/4 2020 to RISE on S/4 2023
• Serve as the primary Program and Project Manager, partnering closely with the client leadership team and implementation partner's team to ensure alignment, accountability, and successful delivery.
• Manage cross-functional delivery teams, including IT teams, business SMEs, testing teams, and third-party vendors, to achieve high-quality project outcomes.
• Develop and maintain the project plan, resource strategy, delivery approach, governance framework, and key milestones in alignment with the approved business case and project charter.
• Identify project risks proactively, develop and execute mitigation strategies, and escalate concerns before they become critical issues.
• Drive delivery performance and execution against approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including executive sponsors, business leaders, IT leadership, and implementation partners.
• Proactively manage scope, schedule, budget, and resource changes, assessing impacts on project objectives, business operations, and contractual commitments.
• Escalate issues appropriately and drive timely resolutions to minimize business disruption and project delivery impacts.
• Manage project risks, assumptions, dependencies, decisions, and interrelated workstreams across multiple projects and operational initiatives.
• Facilitate effective decision-making by providing clear recommendations, impact assessments, and resolution options to project stakeholders.
• Lead project status reporting and executive communications, clearly articulating progress, priorities, risks, issues, decisions, and changes to project plans.
• Drive successful project closure, including completion of deliverables, stakeholder acceptance and sign-off, operational readiness, cutover planning, hypercare support, and knowledge transfer.
Qualifications
• 8+ years of project management experience with at least one full implementation of SAP s4 HANA programs and projects, must include leading SAP S/4HANA upgrades, cloud migrations (including SAP RISE)
• Proven success leading complex cross-functional initiatives, including multiple full lifecycle implementations, upgrades, migrations, and transformation programs.
• Hands-on functional knowledge of one or more SAP modules (e.g., Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, or Quality Management) is preferred.
• Experience with SAP Activate methodology and standardized project delivery frameworks.
• Strong experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive accountability, and coordinate activities across business, IT, implementation partners, and third-party vendors.
• Working knowledge of Computer System Validation (CSV) requirements and experience delivering projects within regulated environments such as medical devices, healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated industries.
• PMP, SAP Project Management, or other relevant project management certifications are preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the planning, execution, monitoring, and successful completion of the migration from on-premise S/4 2020 to RISE on S/4 2023
• Serve as the primary Program and Project Manager, partnering closely with the client leadership team and implementation partner's team to ensure alignment, accountability, and successful delivery.
• Manage cross-functional delivery teams, including IT teams, business SMEs, testing teams, and third-party vendors, to achieve high-quality project outcomes.
• Develop and maintain the project plan, resource strategy, delivery approach, governance framework, and key milestones in alignment with the approved business case and project charter.
• Identify project risks proactively, develop and execute mitigation strategies, and escalate concerns before they become critical issues.
• Drive delivery performance and execution against approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including executive sponsors, business leaders, IT leadership, and implementation partners.
• Proactively manage scope, schedule, budget, and resource changes, assessing impacts on project objectives, business operations, and contractual commitments.
• Escalate issues appropriately and drive timely resolutions to minimize business disruption and project delivery impacts.
• Manage project risks, assumptions, dependencies, decisions, and interrelated workstreams across multiple projects and operational initiatives.
• Facilitate effective decision-making by providing clear recommendations, impact assessments, and resolution options to project stakeholders.
• Lead project status reporting and executive communications, clearly articulating progress, priorities, risks, issues, decisions, and changes to project plans.
• Drive successful project closure, including completion of deliverables, stakeholder acceptance and sign-off, operational readiness, cutover planning, hypercare support, and knowledge transfer.
Qualifications
• 8+ years of project management experience with at least one full implementation of SAP s4 HANA programs and projects, must include leading SAP S/4HANA upgrades, cloud migrations (including SAP RISE)
• Proven success leading complex cross-functional initiatives, including multiple full lifecycle implementations, upgrades, migrations, and transformation programs.
• Hands-on functional knowledge of one or more SAP modules (e.g., Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, or Quality Management) is preferred.
• Experience with SAP Activate methodology and standardized project delivery frameworks.
• Strong experience managing project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive accountability, and coordinate activities across business, IT, implementation partners, and third-party vendors.
• Working knowledge of Computer System Validation (CSV) requirements and experience delivering projects within regulated environments such as medical devices, healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or other regulated industries.
• PMP, SAP Project Management, or other relevant project management certifications are preferred.
