Sap Project Manager
- Tata Consultancy
- 6 - 10 years
- Hyderabad
- 12 days ago
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Job Description
Job Title
SAP Project Manager S/4HANA Implementation (810 Years Experience)
Location
PAN India
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead endtoend S/4HANA implementation programs, driving planning, execution, governance, and delivery excellence. The ideal candidate has strong functional knowledge of S/4HANA, understands integration and data migration complexities, and brings proven experience managing large multistream SAP projects in enterprise/global environments. This role requires leadership, stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and the ability to orchestrate cross-functional teams to deliver high-value business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Delivery
- Lead full lifecycle S/4HANA implementationfrom discovery, design, build, testing, migration, cutover, to hypercare.
- Prepare and manage project plans, timelines, resource allocations, budgets, and milestones.
- Establish robust governance frameworks, steering committee updates, and project communication structures.
- Drive project delivery methodologies (Activate, Agile, or Hybrid), ensuring strict adherence to deliverables.
Stakeholder & Team Management
- Act as primary liaison between business leadership, SAP functional teams, technical teams, and vendors.
- Facilitate design workshops, solution walkthroughs, and decision-making forums with key stakeholders.
- Manage internal and external resources, ensuring optimal productivity and accountability.
- Work closely with CXOs, IT leadership, business process owners, and PMOs.
Scope, Risk & Issue Management
- Define and manage project scope, deliverables, and change control processes.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, dependencies, and blockers.
- Drive structured issue resolution, escalation management, and decision logs.
Financial & Contract Management
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, cost tracking, and vendor invoicing.
- Supervise vendor contracts, SOWs, and ensure alignment with delivery expectations.
Technology & Process Oversight
- Ensure alignment of the solution architecture with SAP best practices and enterprise standards.
- Oversee integration, data migration, security, custom development, and testing activities.
- Monitor readiness for cutover, golive, and hypercare, ensuring smooth transition to operations.
Quality & Compliance
- Enforce SAP Activate methodology, project documentation standards, and audit readiness.
- Drive quality gates, stage approvals, and ensure project KPIs are met.
Post-Go-Live & Operational Support
- Lead hypercare activities and ensure seamless handover to support teams.
- Facilitate post-implementation reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
Must-Have Skills & Experience
- 810 years of overall SAP project experience.
- 4+ years in SAP Project/Program Management roles.
- Direct experience leading at least one full-cycle S/4HANA implementation.
- Strong understanding of S/4HANA modules, integration points, and business process design.
- Experience with SAP Activate methodology.
- Proven track record managing multi-stream, multi-vendor program environments.
- Strong experience in:
- Project planning (MS Project/Jira/Smartsheet)
- Risk and issue management
- Steering committee communication
- Budget and financial control
- Vendor management
- Managing offshore/onshore delivery models
- Experience with data migration, testing cycles, and cutover planning.
- Solid understanding of cloud hosting for SAP (Azure/AWS/GCP) is a plus.
Good-to-Have Skills
- PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or SAP Activate Project Manager certification.
- Experience with global template rollouts.
- Familiarity with SAP BTP, integrations, API strategy, and modern SAP extensibility.
- Experience in regulated industries (finance, utilities, pharma, oil & gas).
- Exposure to change management, training strategy, and organizational readiness.
Soft Skills
- Excellent leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
- Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution capability.
- Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- High level of ownership, accountability, and structured thinking.
- Ability to operate under pressure during critical milestones like cutover/go-live.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: ConsultingRole Category: IT ConsultingRole: Technical ConsultantEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: Tata ConsultancyLocation(s): Hyderabad
Keyskills: Sap Hana Data Migration Delivery Methodologies SAP Project Management Vendor Management Risk Management Implementation Cycle
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