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# Associate Director, Global Strategy, SAP Program Manager (Hybrid)

- **Company:** Penguin Random House LLC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, JIRA, Microsoft PowerPoint, Power BI, SAP (Applications), SAP Project Management, Systems Integration, Smartsheet, SAP S/4HANA, Tools for Reporting
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.manhattanjobs.com/job.asp?id=3377285412&tx=HT7569TTT&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

The ideal candidate combines strong program management skills with strategic thinking, executive communication, and the ability to operate effectively across senior stakeholders., * 3-5 years of experience in program management, transformation, strategy, consulting, or a related field, with experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.

 * Experience working on a large-scale ERP, SAP S/4HANA, finance, technology, or business transformation strongly preferred.
 * Strong program management skills, with an ability to move comfortably between the strategic "big picture" and detailed execution.
 * Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to distill complex information into clear messages, decisions, and recommendations for senior leadership.
 * Highly organized and self-directed, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
 * Ability to build trusted relationships across business and technology teams, senior leadership, global stakeholders, and external partners.
 * Experience working across global organizations and navigating the needs of both global and local teams.
 * Experience with program management and reporting tools such as Power BI, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
 * Strong proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
 * Experience working in publishing or media is a plus.

## Description

* Lead the day-to-day operation of the Global SAP program and transformation, helping to establish the governance, processes, and management cadence required to successfully execute the program.
 * Maintain an integrated view of global program milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and key decisions across workstreams.
 * Develop clear, concise executive communications that synthesize complex program information into the decisions, risks, trade-offs, and actions that matter most.
 * Drive cross-functional coordination across regions and business, technology, finance, data, change management, and other program workstreams.
 * Serve as a primary coordination point between the regional SAP programs and the broader global transformation.
 * Work with program leadership to define agendas, prepare recommendations, document decisions, and ensure follow-through.
 * Help manage the consulting and systems integration partners supporting the transformation, ensuring their work remains aligned with PRH priorities and commitments.
 * Support program leadership in managing scope, resource, and commercial discussions with external partners., Responsible for processing the information provided in your application is the company specified in the job advertisement, with its registered office as indicated. The company processes your data for the purpose of establishing an employment relationship on the basis of Art. 6 (1) b GDPR / Section 26 (1) sentence 1 BDSG.

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