SAP Project Manager

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS seeks an SAP Business Project Manager in Hyderabad to lead business workstreams for SAP transformations, ensuring process improvements, readiness, and adoption. You will liaise between business stakeholders and the SAP program team, translating objectives into executable plans and aligning with organizational goals.

You will oversee planning, governance, design, testing, change management, deployment readiness, and post-go-live stabilization, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and MBA or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum experience in SAP transformations and cross-functional programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead business workstreams for SAP transformation programs.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate across Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and HR.
• Ensure milestones, deliverables and objectives are met on time and within budget.
• Drive governance, risk management and stakeholder communication.

Skills

Project Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Business Process Transformation

SAP Expertise

Vendor coordination

Cross-functional leadership

Requirements gathering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP Activate

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Primavera

Jira

Azure DevOps

Visio

SharePoint

Job description

Job Summary

The SAP Business Project Manager is responsible for leading the business workstreams of SAP transformation initiatives, ensuring successful delivery of business process improvements, organizational readiness, and adoption of SAP solutions. This role serves as the primary liaison between business stakeholders and the SAP program team, translating strategic business objectives into executable project plans while ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

The SAP Business Project Manager oversees planning, execution, governance, stakeholder engagement, business process design, testing, training, change management, deployment readiness, and post-go-live stabilization. The role works closely with business leaders, functional teams, IT, system integrators, and executive sponsors to deliver SAP-enabled business transformation.

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

Responsibilities

• Business Project Leadership - Lead business workstreams for SAP implementation, upgrade, or transformation programs.
• Business Project Leadership - Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Business Project Leadership - Coordinate activities across multiple business functions, including Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, Human Resources, and Customer Service.
• Business Project Leadership - Ensure project milestones, deliverables, and business objectives are achieved on time and within budget.
• Business Project Leadership - Drive issue resolution and maintain alignment between business priorities and project objectives.
• Business Process Transformation - Partner with business process owners to assess current-state processes and define future-state operating models.
• Business Process Transformation - Facilitate business process design workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
• Business Process Transformation - Identify opportunities for process standardization, simplification, and automation using SAP best practices.
• Business Process Transformation - Support organizational redesign where required to align with new SAP capabilities.
• Business Process Transformation - Ensure business processes comply with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
• Stakeholder Management - Build strong relationships with executive sponsors, business leaders, and functional stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Management - Facilitate governance meetings, steering committee sessions, and business reviews.
• Stakeholder Management - Communicate project status, risks, issues, and decisions to leadership.
• Stakeholder Management - Manage stakeholder expectations and resolve cross-functional conflicts.
• Stakeholder Management - Promote collaboration across business and IT organizations.
• Business Readiness - Develop and execute business readiness plans.
• Business Readiness - Coordinate organizational readiness assessments.
• Business Readiness - Ensure business users are prepared for new SAP processes and technology.
• Business Readiness - Oversee readiness activities including: Process validation; User training; Role mapping; Security readiness; Operational readiness; Business communications; Support model preparation.
• Change Management - Partner with Organizational Change Management (OCM) teams to drive user adoption.
• Change Management - Develop communication strategies and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Change Management - Support change impact assessments and mitigation planning.
• Change Management - Coordinate training development and end-user enablement.
• Change Management - Monitor adoption metrics and address resistance to change.
• Testing Coordination - Lead business participation in testing activities, including: System Integration Testing (SIT); User Acceptance Testing (UAT); End-to-End Business Process Testing; Regression Testing.
• Testing Coordination - Ensure business scenarios are adequately tested.
• Testing Coordination - Coordinate defect prioritization and resolution with functional and technical teams.
• Testing Coordination - Obtain business sign-offs for testing milestones.
• Deployment Cutover Support - Collaborate with the SAP Cutover Manager to ensure business readiness for go-live.
• Deployment Cutover Support - Coordinate business deployment activities.
• Deployment Cutover Support - Validate completion of business cutover tasks.
• Deployment Cutover Support - Support go/no-go readiness assessments.
• Deployment Cutover Support - Participate in command center activities during deployment.
• Deployment Cutover Support - Ensure minimal business disruption during production cutover.
• Hypercare Continuous Improvement - Support Hypercare planning and post-go-live stabilization.
• Hypercare Continuous Improvement - Monitor business performance following deployment.
• Hypercare Continuous Improvement - Coordinate issue resolution with support teams.
• Hypercare Continuous Improvement - Gather user feedback and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Hypercare Continuous Improvement - Facilitate lessons learned sessions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Governance Compliance - Maintain project governance documentation.
• Governance Compliance - Monitor project scope, risks, and dependencies.
• Governance Compliance - Ensure compliance with enterprise project management standards.
• Governance Compliance - Support audit and regulatory requirements.
• Governance Compliance - Manage business approvals and project documentation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
• 812 years of project management experience, including business-led technology transformation initiatives.
• Minimum of 5 years supporting SAP implementation or transformation programs.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of business operations and process improvement methodologies.

Preferred SAP Experience

• SAP s/4hana
• SAP ECC
• SAP Fiori
• SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Core Competencies

• Business process analysis and optimization
• Project and program management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Executive communication
• Organizational change management
• Risk and issue management
• Requirements gathering
• Business case development
• Cross-functional leadership
• Strategic planning
• Vendor coordination
• Decision-making and problem-solving

Technical Skills

• SAP implementation methodologies (e.g., SAP Activate)
• Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Primavera
• Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar work management tools
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Visio or process mapping tools
• SharePoint and collaboration platforms

Preferred Certifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or SAFe Agilist
• SAP Activate Project Manager
• Prosci Change Management Certification
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Delivery of project milestones within scope, budget, and schedule.
• Achievement of business readiness and deployment milestones.
• Successful completion of UAT and business process validation.
• User adoption and training completion rates.
• Reduction in post-go-live business issues.
• Stakeholder satisfaction with project outcomes.
• Compliance with governance and quality standards.
• Realization of targeted business benefits and process improvements.

Work Environment

• Hybrid or on-site role supporting enterprise SAP transformation programs.
• Collaboration with global business, IT, and consulting teams across multiple time zones.
• Ability to support key project milestones, including testing, cutover, and go-live activities.
• Occasional travel to regional offices or implementation sites may be required.