ERP Project Manager II

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.; Goa; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Leader to drive ERP implementation, enhancement, and transformation initiatives from project planning through deployment.

Lead cross-functional teams across IT, business units, and partners to ensure on-time delivery within scope and budget. The role requires 5+ years of ERP project management, strong English communication, and experience with globally distributed teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead ERP implementation, enhancement, and transformation projects.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Manage project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and budget considerations.
• Coordinate activities across business functions, IT, vendors, and leaders across H&P.
• Drive accountability for deliverables and project milestones.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders across multiple regions.
• Facilitate project governance meetings, workshops, and steering committee reviews.
• Communicate project progress, key decisions, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership.
• Ensure alignment between project objectives and strategic business priorities.
• Serve as the primary point of coordination between business teams, technical teams, and implementation partners.
• Coordinate requirements gathering, solution design, testing, training, cutover, and deployment activities.
• Partner with system integrators, software vendors, and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Monitor project performance and proactively address schedule, quality, and resource concerns.
• Support global ERP deployment activities and business process transformation initiatives.
• Manage cross-functional dependencies and drive issue resolution across multiple workstreams.
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks and dependencies.
• Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies).
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans for critical project challenges.
• Escalate significant risks and issues appropriately while driving resolution.
• Promote proactive problem-solving and decision‑making throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare executive‑level project status reports, scorecards, and dashboards.
• Track project metrics, milestones, budgets, and key performance indicators.
• Ensure adherence to project governance standards, methodologies, and documentation requirements.
• Facilitate project audits, reviews, and stage‑gate approvals as required.
• Support continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and reporting practices.

Skills

Project management

ERP implementation

Global teams

English communication

Vendor management

Leadership

Risk management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Business/Engineering/Finance

PMP certification

Agile/Scrum/SAFe certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps

AI platforms

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership Lead the day-to-day execution of ERP implementation, enhancement, and transformation projects.

Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.

Manage project scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, and budget considerations.

Coordinate activities across business functions, IT, vendors, and leaders across H&P.

Drive accountability for deliverables and project milestones.

Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with business objectives.

Stakeholder Management

Build and maintain strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders across multiple regions.

Facilitate project governance meetings, workshops, and steering committee reviews.

Communicate project progress, key decisions, risks, and mitigation plans to senior leadership.

Ensure alignment between project objectives and strategic business priorities.

Serve as the primary point of coordination between business teams, technical teams, and implementation partners.

Program and Delivery Management

Coordinate requirements gathering, solution design, testing, training, cutover, and deployment activities.

Partner with system integrators, software vendors, and internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Monitor project performance and proactively address schedule, quality, and resource concerns.

Support global ERP deployment activities and business process transformation initiatives.

Manage cross-functional dependencies and drive issue resolution across multiple workstreams.

Risk and Issue Management

Proactively identify, assess, and manage project risks and dependencies.

Maintain RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies).

Develop mitigation and contingency plans for critical project challenges.

Escalate significant risks and issues appropriately while driving resolution.

Promote proactive problem-solving and decision‑making throughout the project lifecycle.

PMO and Reporting

Prepare executive‑level project status reports, scorecards, and dashboards.

Track project metrics, milestones, budgets, and key performance indicators.

Ensure adherence to project governance standards, methodologies, and documentation requirements.

Facilitate project audits, reviews, and stage‑gate approvals as required.

Support continuous improvement of project management processes, tools, and reporting practices.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.

5+ years of project management experience.

5+ years managing ERP implementation, upgrade, migration, or transformation projects.

Experience working with geographically dispersed global teams.

Strong understanding of ERP business processes, including: Finance Procurement Supply Chain Inventory Management Asset Integrity/Maintenance IT

Proven experience managing third‑party implementation partners and vendors.

Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, AI platforms, or similar project management tools.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, global environment.

Preferred Qualifications

PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.

Agile, Scrum, or SAFe certification.

Experience supporting multinational organizations in drilling, manufacturing, energy, industrial, engineering, or shared services environments.

Experience with finance transformation initiatives and enterprise reporting solutions.

Familiarity with Oracle FCCS, SAP BPC, Power BI, or similar analytics and performance management platforms.

Experience working across North America, Europe, and Middle East business operations.

Key Competencies

Global stakeholder management

Executive communication and presentation skills

Project planning and organizational excellence

Risk and issue management

Vendor and partner management

Leadership and influence without direct authority

Problem-solving and decision‑making

Change management

Cross‑cultural collaboration

Negotiation and conflict resolution

Continuous improvement mindset

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!

For more than 100 years, Helmerich & Payne (H&P) has expanded drilling operations to meet the increasing demands of a complex and globalized industry.

But our industry is changing, with software, algorithms and automation playing a more important role than ever before.

We are committed to being a partner to our customers in their operations by providing custom drilling solutions and technologies that don’t just meet, but exceed, their evolving goals and expectations.

It’s this commitment that drives us to invest in the brightest people and the most advanced technologies, to support our customers’ operations every step of the way.