SAP PMO Lead

Global Enterprise Partners is looking for an SAP PMO Lead to join our Manufacturing client, who is doing a big S/4 Upgrade project. The first contract will be for 12+ months and most of the assignment can be performed remotely, with some travelling on demand.

SAP PMO Lead responsibilities:

• Lead PMO governance activities for the SAP S/4HANA upgrade program, ensuring delivery against scope, budget, timeline, and quality objectives.
• Manage and maintain the integrated program plan across business, functional, technical, testing, and deployment workstreams.
• Drive RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) management and provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders and steering committees.
• Coordinate key program milestones including testing, data migration, cutover planning, and go-live readiness activities.
• Facilitate communication and alignment between business stakeholders, IT teams, and external system integration partners.
• Monitor program financials, resource allocation, and overall project performance, escalating issues where necessary.
• Support organizational change management and business readiness activities to ensure successful adoption of SAP S/4HANA.

• Proven experience leading PMO activities on large-scale SAP transformation programmes, including at least one end-to-end SAP S/4HANA upgrade or migration project.
• Strong understanding of SAP project delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, and programme management best practices.
• Experience managing complex project plans, risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and executive-level reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional teams including business stakeholders, SAP functional consultants, technical teams, and system integrators.
• Experience supporting key S/4HANA programme phases including testing, data migration, cutover, and go-live activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage and influence senior leadership and steering committees.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience preparing programme updates for executive audiences.
• Proficiency with project management and reporting tools such as Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Clarity, or Planview.
• Experience working within global or multi-country SAP environments is highly desirable.
• SAP Activate, PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, or related project management certifications preferred.