PMO Manager (SAP)

JCA Associates; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Pvt. Ltd. in the United Arab Emirates seeks an experienced PMO Lead to drive governance and coordination for a major SAP S/4HANA program on a long-term CONTRACT basis.

You will oversee project timelines, RAID logs, and align technical teams with business objectives to ensure successful, on-budget delivery. Responsibilities include establishing governance standards, tracking KPIs, and delivering leadership dashboards, while managing budgets and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture and SAP Activate.
• Proficient in MS Project and Jira for governance.
• Strong stakeholder management and clear communication.
• Proven delivery on ERP rollout programs in UAE.

Responsibilities

• Establish project governance standards and methodologies for SAP.
• Track RAID logs, KPIs, and produce leadership dashboards.
• Oversee budgets, forecast expenditures, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate between developers and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate change requests and release testing/deployments.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Project governance

Tracking & reporting

Change management

Cross-functional coordination

ERP project delivery

Tools

MS Project

Jira

SAP project systems

Job description

Project Management Office Lead (PMO Lead) is required by our global client. Long term CONTRACT role. The successful candidate will lead project governance and coordination of a major SAP s/4 program. You will oversee project timelines, track RAID logs, and align technical teams with business objectives to ensure successful, on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities

• Project Governance: Establish standards, methodologies, and frameworks for SAP projects across the enterprise.
• Tracking & Reporting: Maintain RAID logs, monitor KPIs, and generate status dashboards for leadership and steering committees.
• Financial Oversight: Manage project budgets, monitor costs, forecast expenditures, and review resource allocation.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Bridge the gap between functional teams developers, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Change Management: Facilitate scope documentation, process change requests, and smooth testing or release deployment.

Essential experience

• Understanding of SAP s/4 HANA architecture environment and methodologies like SAP Activate.
• Proficiency in tools such as MS Project, Jira, and SAP's internal project systems.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, conflict resolution, and clear written and verbal communication.
• Strong track record of delivery capability and longevity on previous SAP PMO assignments.
• Demonstrable track record being a key contributor in successful ERP rollout programs.
• UAE project/client experience.