Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your Role And Responsibilities
As a Project Manager for SAP Application Development and Maintenance (ADM), you will lead projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring successful delivery of SAP solutions that meet business objectives. You will manage cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. Your primary responsibilities will include:
- Manage SAP ADM Projects: Develop and execute project plans, resource allocation, and budget management to ensure successful delivery of SAP solutions. This includes leading and coordinating cross-functional teams, including SAP developers, quality assurance, and business stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Stakeholders: Gather requirements, identify project scope, and define project deliverables to ensure SAP solutions meet business objectives and customer needs.
- Ensure Quality Assurance: Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, and deadlines, and identify and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure quality assurance and testing of SAP solutions.
- Manage Vendor Relationships: Manage vendor relationships and contracts to ensure successful delivery of SAP solutions.
- Communicate Project Progress: Communicate project progress, issues, and changes to stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment with business strategies and objectives.
Preferred Education
Master's Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
- SAP Project Management Experience: Experience with managing SAP Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) projects from initiation to delivery, ensuring successful delivery of SAP solutions that meet business objectives.
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Experience in leading and coordinating cross-functional teams, including SAP developers, quality assurance, and business stakeholders to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- SAP Product Knowledge: Strong understanding of SAP products and experience in managing ADM projects for SAP systems.
- Project Planning and Execution: Experience with developing and executing project plans, resource allocation, and budget management to ensure successful delivery of SAP solutions.
- Quality Assurance and Risk Management: Experience with identifying and mitigating project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure quality assurance and testing of SAP solutions.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- SAP Implementation Knowledge: Experience with SAP implementation methodologies and best practices, including ASAP and Agile. Familiarity with SAP solution manager and other SAP tools.
- IT Service Management: Experience with IT service management frameworks, such as ITIL, and their application in SAP environments.
- Project Management Certifications: Certification in project management methodologies, such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile, and their application in SAP project management.
