Job Description

Job Title: SAP Project Manager

Job Location: Dubai

Job Description:

Role Summary:

The SAP Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering SAP implementation or transformation projects (preferably S/4HANA) within scope, timeline, and budget. This role involves stakeholder management, team leadership, risk mitigation, vendor coordination, and ensuring adherence to SAP Activate or equivalent project methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Leadership & Delivery

Lead end-to-end SAP projects including blueprinting, realization, testing, deployment, and hypercare.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with required quality standards.
Prepare and maintain project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and status reports.
Manage project governance, steering committees, sign-offs, and documentation.

Stakeholder & Team Management

Coordinate with business stakeholders, IT leadership, functional consultants, developers, and integration teams.
Facilitate workshops, requirement gathering sessions, and solution design reviews.
Manage internal and external resources (partners, vendors, contractors).

Risk, Issue & Change Management

SAP Expertise

Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA modules (FI, MM, SD, PP, EWM, HR, etc.).
Ability to understand cross-functional integration, data migration, interfaces, custom developments, and testing cycles.
Experience in SAP Activate methodology or ASAP.

Governance & Reporting

Provide weekly project status updates to CIO/IT Director/Steering Committee.
Track project KPIs, deliverables, and team performance.
Ensure proper documentation: BRD, FSD, SDD, test scripts, cutover plans, and SOPs.

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years of SAP experience, including at least 4–6 years in Project/Program Management.
Led minimum 2 full-cycle SAP implementations (preferably S/4HANA).
Strong knowledge of PM methodologies (PMP/Prince2 certification preferred).
Excellent stakeholder communication, conflict resolution, and presentation skills.
Hands-on experience with project tools (JIRA, MS Project, Azure DevOps, or similar).
Proven ability to manage multi-module, multi-vendor SAP landscapes.

Preferred Qualifications

SAP S/4HANA certification or understanding of RISE with SAP implementations.
Experience in manufacturing, construction, real estate, or logistics industries.
Understanding of cloud hosting, integration platforms, and Industry 4.0 technologies.
Ability to manage transformation programs involving SAP + 3rd-party systems.