SAP Public Cloud Project Manager

HCLTech; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is hiring an SAP Project Manager in Ireland to lead end-to-end delivery of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors implementations. You will own project planning, governance, financials, risk management, and stakeholder engagement to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery that meets scope and quality standards.

The role drives Fit-to-Standard, promotes a clean-core approach, and minimises custom development across ERP and HCM workstreams while coordinating with clients, SAP, and

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience with SAP implementations.
• Delivery of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and SuccessFactors projects.
• Deep knowledge of SAP Activate and cloud delivery models.
• Experience with integration architectures and CALM/Signavio.

Responsibilities

• Own the full project lifecycle across SAP Activate phases: Discover to Run.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans with milestones and stage gates.
• Coordinate delivery across S/4HANA Public Cloud and SuccessFactors workstreams.
• Manage release cycles and quarterly upgrade cadence.
• Chair governance forums and manage RAID log with change control.
• Ensure Fit-to-Standard adoption and minimize custom development.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Risk management

Education

PMP/PRINCE2 certification

Tools

SAP Activate

S/4HANA Public Cloud

Signavio

CALM (SAP Cloud ALM)

SAP BTP

iFlows/APIs

Job description

With over 30 years of hands-on SAP transformation experience, HCLTech is recognized for delivering measurable business outcomes through deep industry expertise, innovative frameworks and a proven track record across complex global projects.

As an SAP Global Strategic Services Partner, we guide clients confidently through every stage of their SAP journey. We are also recognized by SAP as a RISE with SAP Validated Partner, SAP AppHaus Alliances Partner and a member of the ‘Next Level program’ for SAP BTP and SAP Business AI.

We are currently hiring for an SAP Project Manager to join our growing team in Ireland.

Role Overview

The SAP Public Cloud Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors implementation projects, following the SAP Activate methodology. The role owns project planning, governance, financials, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery that meets agreed scope and quality standards.

The Project Manager acts as the primary point of accountability between the client, delivery teams, and SAP, driving Fit-to-Standard adoption, promoting a clean-core approach, and minimising custom development across both the ERP and Human Capital Management workstreams.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Delivery & Planning

• Own the full project lifecycle across all SAP Activate phases - Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, and Run.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans (Level 1–3), covering workstreams, tasks, dependencies, milestones, and stage gates.
• Coordinate delivery across both S/4HANA Public Cloud (Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain) and SuccessFactors (Employee Central, Recruiting, Payroll, Performance & Goals) workstreams.
• Manage release cycles aligned to SAP’s quarterly Public Cloud upgrade cadence (e.g. 2505, 2508).

Governance & Controls

• Establish and chair project governance forums (SteerCo, working groups, design authority).
• Manage stage gates with clear entry/exit criteria, and maintain the RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
• Own the change request process including impact assessment, approval, and baseline re-forecasting.
• Track project financials, resource forecasts, and budget-to-actuals.

Fit-to-Standard & Scope Management

• Drive Fit-to-Standard workshops, promoting adoption of standard SAP best-practice processes.
• Manage scope and the RICEFW / extension backlog, ensuring extensions are justified and follow the clean-core / SAP BTP approach.
• Oversee process documentation and mapping (e.g. SAP Signavio) and requirements traceability.
• Serve as the primary client-facing delivery contact, managing expectations and communications.
• Coordinate third-party vendors, SAP, and system integrator resources.
• Manage cutover, hypercare, and transition to support / Run phase.

Testing & Quality

• Oversee the test strategy across unit, integration (SIT), and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Ensure quality gates, data migration validation, and defect management are enforced.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive project management experience, with a minimum of 3 full-cycle SAP implementations.
• Proven delivery experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors.
• Deep knowledge of the SAP Activate methodology and cloud (SaaS) delivery models.
• Strong grasp of integration architecture (S/4HANA SuccessFactors, SAP BTP, iFlows, APIs).
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM (CALM) for implementation and monitoring.
• Experience with Signavio for Process Mapping and integration with CALM.
• Demonstrable experience managing project governance, budgets, RAID, and change control.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

Desirable Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project management certification.
• Public sector / UK delivery experience (an advantage for public sector clients).
• Agile / hybrid delivery experience.

Key Performance Indicators

• On-time, on-budget delivery against baselined plan.
• Adherence to Fit-to-Standard (minimised custom development).
• Stakeholder satisfaction and successful stage-gate approvals.
• Effective risk and issue mitigation with no critical escalations.

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