PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
As Technical Project Manageryou will become a key member of our global Cross-Engineering Governance team who will contribute to ensure our division’sServices, Products, and Tools are compliant with SAP Corporate Requirements, Software Development Policies and Technology Guidelines.Working withmulticultural and multidisciplinary teams andcolleagues, across several continents, you will assist our Program Lead and team with the planning, guiding, and implementation of the onboarding of Global Cloud Infrastructure and Delivery (GCID) Software Products and Tools to the.
A significant part of the work will require being involved in the mechanics of managing and tracking onboarding activities across 10business units. In many instances, you will be responsible for onboarding solutions to our Product and Production Management System (PPMS), working closely with Product Owners.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
- manage multiple projectsacross global units.
- Responsible for the delivery of outcomes of complex, innovative, and business critical programs integrating client strategic business goals and financial objectives.
- Resolves escalations appropriately.
- Ensures that goals and milestones are met, and approved budgets are contained.
- multiple projects that aremediumin volume/impact and/or risk.
- Is the operational link between the organization’s overall strategy and achieving results.
- Manages complex environments and project settings.
Communication
- Builds and maintains strategic partnerships with key decision makers internally and with partner and customer organizations.
- Ensures understanding, trust, and open cooperation in and between project teams through effective and appropriate communication.
- Formulates clear project plans and explains overarching background & strategic importance.
- Communicates messages relevant to each project in a timely manner and with constructive feedback to program team and senior management.
- Captures opinions and expectations of stakeholder and communicates them to the program team.
- Communicates a clear vision of the program/project objectives and motivates the team to achieve them.
- Outstanding organizational, communication, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to team development; able to work well in a cross-functional setup with globally dispersed teams.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 1 to 2+years in solution development background.
- Experience in Project Management with a trackrecord of successful product deliveries.
- ExperiencewithContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).
- Experience and knowledge in Scrum/Agile development philosophies.
- Ability to work independently in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team setup.
- Competence conducting project planning activities and managing the execution of projects per plan including product standard compliance planning, security, and GDPR.
- Knowledge tracking and monitoring deliverables and creating transparency on execution status.
- Expertise managing relationship with stakeholders, internal and external, keeping stakeholders informed of progress and issues, managing expectations and stakeholder’s satisfaction.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
- University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, a degree in a technology field, or equivalent proven knowledge and proficiency is required.
- 1 to 2+ years of experience in project management in various contexts such assoftware development and/or solution implementation.
- Languages: Business-level English (written and spoken) is a prerequisite, German language proficiency is a plus but not mandatory.
- Exposure to Public Cloud technologies (Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google GCP) as well as traditional on-prem hosting.
- Understanding of DevOps methodologies and discipline.
- PMI, Six Sigma, or equivalent certificationis a plus, though not mandatory.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and planning skills.
- Practical knowledge of SAP standard product delivery process and related tools will be considered an asset.
- Knowledgeof SAP Product Standards, Corporate Quality Management, Software Policies is highly valued.
- JIRA(Atlassian)expertise is a plus.
- Proficiency or Certification in SAP Sirius and/or PPMS will be considered an asset but not mandatory.
- Exposure to DevOps Research and Assessment (DORA) implementations is a plus, but not a requirement.
- Proficiencywith the SAP Secure Software DevelopmentOperationsLifecyle(SDOL), which contains all aspects of the typical software lifecycle, is preferred though not compulsory.
The Product and Production Management System (PPMS) is the central knowledge repository for technical information on SAP software components and software products and the foundation for more than 100+ internal and customer tools, services and (SAP corporate requirement) processes.
: tool for program management and quality assurance, which enables multiple parallel or subsequent deliveries in one program.