Senior Project Manager - SAP/Vistex (Contract)

The Senior Project Manager will take ownership of end-to-end project delivery, working closely with client stakeholders, implementation teams, and Vistex resources to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.

This is a hands-on project leadership engagement requiring strong experience managing complex SAP implementations, client relationships, project financials, resources, risks, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Lead large and complex SAP/Vistex implementation projects from initiation through go-live.
• Manage one or multiple client engagements based on project and contract requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed, integrated project plans covering milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and resources.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, resources, and overall delivery.
• Manage SOW requirements and associated change requests.
• Monitor project financials, including budget-to-actuals, resource utilization, and project expenditures.
• Identify, manage, and escalate project risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Track and report project performance, milestones, and key metrics to client stakeholders.
• Coordinate cross-functional Vistex, client, implementation partner, and third-party teams.
• Act as the primary project escalation point and drive resolution of project issues.
• Build strong working relationships with senior client stakeholders and serve as a trusted project advisor.
• Lead project governance, status meetings, and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure project deliverables meet agreed scope, quality, and timeline requirements.
• Lead onsite activities where required and work effectively across geographically distributed teams.
• Apply structured project management methodologies, standards, and best practices.
• Support project scoping and estimation activities as required.

This opportunity is intended for experienced SAP Project Management contractors who can quickly step into client engagements, provide hands-on leadership, and take accountability for project delivery., Bachelor oder besser in Information Technology oder verwandtem Gebiet. 5+ years of SAP Project Management experience managing complex projects. Proven experience managing end-to-end SAP implementations, from planning through go-live. Experience managing fixed-price projects, including ownership of project budgets and financials. Strong experience across SAP SD, Order-to-Cash (O2C), and/or Finance. Demonstrated experience creating and managing detailed project plans, budgets, resources, and deliverables. Experience managing client stakeholders, implementation partners, and cross-functional teams. Strong understanding of project risks, dependencies, scope management, and change control. Ability to demonstrate hands-on project ownership, rather than primarily PMO or coordination experience. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. Excellent verbal, written, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing project environment. Willingness and ability to travel based on project requirements. Ability to work effectively within a contract/project-based engagement model., Experience with S/4HANA implementations or transformations. Experience working with SAP solution extensions or SAP partner environments. Experience managing complex global or multi-country implementations. Experience working with implementation partners and third-party vendors. Previous experience successfully delivering SAP projects in a consulting or contract capacity.