SAP Project Manager

Note:

• 4 days a week onsite
• Yes relocation is fine but must be here day 1
• Interview is remote video usually but onsite is possible at this level

 Location: Dearborn, MI (4 days onsite, 1 remote)

Duration: ongoing long term

Visa: No H-1bs, OPT is fine

Must provide: last 4 of SSN, all degree info

Technical Program & Project Management Specialist #330733

Job Description:

·       We are seeking an experienced and highly organized SAP Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, upgrade, and support projects.

·       The ideal candidate combines deep SAP program/project management expertise with hands-on proficiency in JIRA for agile project tracking, sprint planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

·       This role requires someone who thrives at the intersection of structured SAP methodologies and agile delivery practices, ensuring transparency, accountability, and on-time delivery across all workstreams.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Play a role in System of Governance in defining and implementing a large-scale SAP S4 I-ERP program

·       Lead tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.

·       Manage the EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group in JIRA

·       Continuously assess issues, risks and opportunities while assisting with resolution

·       Track scope changes and manage change control processes to prevent scope creep

·       Manage program-level CRAID (Change Requests, Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions) log

·       Support gathering and review of metrics to support Major releases as well as to track Production Releases like Release on Demand, Problem Incidents etc.

·       Support System of Delivery (SoD) quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning and facilitation of events – Logistics, breakout sessions, presentations, workshops, etc.

·       Support and Manage integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third-party systems

·       Prepare Product Teams for Program Increment (PI) planning events.

·       Consolidate Product Line Iteration reviews into Product Group Iteration reviews and retros.

·       Coordinate, be accountable and ensure Product Teams are progressing, focusing on scope, timelines & release management.

·       Support Foundational Product teams by coordinating Release activities such as Cutover, Testing cycles, training programs and data readiness with Product teams

·       Support resolving PDO and Foundational related dependencies with Product Managers

·       Remove blockers and impediments by ensuring teams are bringing issues to appropriate governance forums

·       Facilitate lessons learned and transition to steady-state support/operations

·       Lead end-to-end management of SAP projects (implementations, upgrades, rollouts, and support enhancements) including S/4HANA migrations, module deployments (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HCM, etc.), and integration initiatives.

·       Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, resource allocations, budgets, and risk registers.

·       Own and administer JIRA boards for all project activities — creating epics, user stories, tasks, and subtasks; managing backlogs; configuring workflows, dashboards, and custom fields to fit SAP project needs.

·       Manage project governance: status reporting, steering committee updates, RAID logs, and change management processes.

·       Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, JIRA usage standards, and reporting templates across the SAP team.

Required Qualifications:

·       Bachelor''s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.

·       3+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) in project management capacity.

·       Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands-on use of JIRA — including board configuration, workflow automation, JQL queries, dashboard creation, and integration with Confluence.

·       Strong knowledge of both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid project delivery frameworks.

·       Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.

·       Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

Experience Preferred:

·       Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands-on use of JIRA

Education Required:

·       Bachelor''s Degree

Additional Information:

Preferred Qualifications:

·       PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or SAFe certification.

·       SAP Activate or SAP certification in a relevant module.

·       Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, JIRA Align, JIRA Service Management, or other Atlassian suite tools (Confluence).

·       Experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry.

·       Familiarity with ITSM/change management tools (ServiceNow) alongside JIRA. Key Attributes

·       Detail-oriented with a passion for clean, well-organized JIRA boards and traceable project artifacts.

·       Data-driven decision-maker who leverages JIRA reporting to communicate status objectively.

·       Strong servant-leadership mindset with the ability to motivate cross-functional, matrixed teams.

·       Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving enterprise environments.