SAP RISE Project Manager

Join a dynamic team as an SAP RISE Project Manager, leading strategic SAP transformation projects for a leading organization in Salisbury, NC. This contract opportunity is ideal for highly experienced SAP professionals passionate about driving cloud migrations, shaping business processes, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders. You’ll play a pivotal role in migrating SAP ECC environments to SAP S/4HANA using the SAP RISE framework, with significant influence on project direction and enterprise technology modernization.

[Responsibilities]

• Lead end-to-end SAP S/4HANA transformation and migration projects through the SAP RISE program.
• Develop detailed project plans, manage budgets over $5M, allocate resources, and proactively mitigate risks.
• Oversee multiple workstreams, including Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Sales, and Technical teams.
• Coordinate and execute ECC to S/4HANA migration strategies, including readiness assessments, custom code remediation, and process redesign.
• Manage data migration lifecycle: planning, testing, validation, and reconciliation.
• Ensure adherence to SAP Activate methodology and best practices throughout all project phases.
• Act as the primary liaison among business stakeholders, SAP partners, system integrators, and technical teams.
• Drive project governance, facilitate executive-level reporting, and steer committee meetings.
• Lead organizational change management initiatives, user training, and adoption strategies.
• Oversee rigorous testing cycles (SIT, UAT, regression, performance) and ensure smooth go-live and hypercare support.
• Monitor KPIs, resource utilization, and maintain compliance with PMO and audit requirements.

8+ years of SAP project management experience in enterprise environments.

• 5+ years leading SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA transformations.
• Demonstrated success with at least one SAP RISE migration or implementation.
• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, SAP RISE, SAP Cloud solutions, data migration methodologies, and SAP integration technologies.
• Expertise in SAP Activate methodology.
• Experience managing geographically distributed project teams.
• Proven stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.

[Preferred Skills]

• SAP Activate Project Manager Certification.
• PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud., Candidates must have at least one migration to Rise

Work on high-impact, enterprise-level SAP transformation projects.

• Collaborate with industry experts and top-tier stakeholders.
• Fast-paced, innovative work environment with career advancement opportunities.
• Exposure to cutting-edge SAP technologies and cloud migration strategies.
• Flexible work location-no requirement to be onsite or local.