Project Manager with Azure Devops + SAP understanding

Job Title: Project Manager with Azure Devops + SAP understanding
Work Location: Lisle, IL (Day 1 Onsite Position)
Interview: Webex Hire
Duration: Long Term
Interview: Video + F2F
4 Days Office Onsite.

Role Description
The IT Project Manager manages all project processes including interdepartmental meetings, technical/functional resource identification and allocation, feasibility and impact assessments, development of detailed project plans/schedules/budgets, project timeline and progress tracking, budgetary month over month forecast/actuals updates, change control process, management of required SDLC documentation to define project requirements, training, interdepartmental communications for implementation readiness and any other project activities needed to ensure on-time delivery within budget constraints.
Selects, develops and evaluates team resources to ensure efficient operation of the project and its goals.
Coordinates work performed by both internal staff and external partners.
Projects vary in number, size and complexity.
Responsibilities
large/detailed project plans (critical path timelines in Microsoft Project) and directly managing their financial budgets. Skilled problem solver and change champion/leader.
Domain Knowledge Requirements: Experience with greenfield Non-SAP Systems-to-SAP conversion implementations (not SAP- to-SAP conversions) with a high number of RICEFW’s in a complex legacy application ecosystem. Experienced with seeing and uncovering risks, documenting, and driving discussions with the SI/Stakeholders to take the appropriate actions to remove or materially reduce risk scenarios.
Self-starter: Works autonomously to determine/drive the proper process/communications needed in order to motivate people and drive the team to accomplish goals to make the project a success. Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
Experience speaking in large groups and delivering presentations to executive leadership. Must be able to take leadership feedback, quickly absorb and make decisions. Experience managing IT vendors (System Integrators) adhering to SOW/T&C, scope management and external vendor financials is required.
Strong experience with Azure Dev Ops (ADO) is required. PMP, Agile,
Required Qualifications
Requires in-depth knowledge of Project Management processes and best practices.
Track record of implementing large scale and complex IT initiatives and their budgets is required.
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certifications are strongly preferred.
Experience using Agile practices to deliver is a must. Agile Certifications (CSM, CSP, etc.) are strongly preferred. Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Azure DevOps (ADO) is a plus.
Strong working knowledge of project finance and best practices is a must.
Master of Business Administration preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word is required. Proficiency developing detailed project schedules and performing critical path analysis using Microsoft Project is required.

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