Technical Program & Project Management Senior Associate

TekWissen India; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

TekWissen India is seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, upgrades and support projects in a hybrid Chennai setting. You will drive agile and SAP methodologies, manage JIRA boards, and coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple streams.

The role requires hands-on JIRA proficiency, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to balance agile delivery with traditional waterfall approaches for on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) in a project management capacity.
• Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands‑on use of JIRA — including board configuration, workflow automation, JQL queries, dashboard creation, and integration with Confluence.
• Strong knowledge of both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid project delivery frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Play a role in governance by defining and implementing a large-scale SAP S4 I-ERP program and lead tactical activities.
• Manage the EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group in JIRA.
• Track scope changes and manage change control to prevent scope creep; maintain RAID logs and program metrics.
• Coordinate, manage and deliver integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third-party systems.
• Own and administer JIRA boards for all project activities, and manage backlogs, workflows, dashboards, and fields.

Skills

Release Management

Jira

Agile Software Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Jira Align

Power BI

Power Automate

JIRA Service Management

Confluence

Job description

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world. The below client is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet

Overview

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider throughout India and many other countries in the world. The below client is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet

Job Title: Technical Program & Project Management Senior Associate

Location: Chennai

Work Type: Hybrid (4 Days work From Office)

Position Description

• About the Role We are seeking an experienced and highly organized SAP Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, upgrade, and support projects.


• The ideal candidate combines deep SAP program/project management expertise with hands‑on proficiency in JIRA for agile project tracking, sprint planning, and cross‑functional collaboration.


• This role requires someone who thrives at the intersection of structured SAP methodologies and agile delivery practices, ensuring transparency, accountability, and on‑time delivery across all workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

• Play a role in System of Governance in defining and implementing a large‑scale SAP S4 I-ERP program Lead tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.


• Manage the EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group in JIRA


• Continuously assess issues, risks and opportunities while assisting with resolution Track scope changes and manage change control processes to prevent scope creep Manage program‑level CRAID (Change Requests, Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions) log Support gathering and review of metrics to support Major releases as well as to track Production Releases like Release on Demand, Problem Incidents etc.


• Support System of Delivery (SoD) quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning and facilitation of events – Logistics, breakout sessions, presentations, workshops, etc. Support and Manage integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third‑party systems


• Prepare Product Teams for Program Increment (PI) planning events.


• Consolidate Product Line Iteration reviews into Product Group Iteration reviews and retros.


• Coordinate, be accountable and ensure Product Teams are progressing, focusing on scope, timelines & release management.


• Support Foundational Product teams by coordinating Release activities such as Cutover, Testing cycles, training programs and data readiness with Product teams Support resolving PDO and Foundational related dependencies with Product Managers Remove blockers and impediments by ensuring teams are bringing issues to appropriate governance forums Facilitate lessons learned and transition to steady‑state support/operations Lead end-to-end management of SAP projects (implementations, upgrades, rollouts, and support enhancements) including S/4HANA migrations, module deployments (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HCM, etc.), and integration initiatives.


• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, resource allocations, budgets, and risk registers.


• Own and administer JIRA boards for all project activities — creating epics, user stories, tasks, and subtasks; managing backlogs; configuring workflows, dashboards, and custom fields to fit SAP project needs.


• Manage project governance: status reporting, steering committee updates, RAID logs, and change management processes.


• Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, JIRA usage standards, and reporting templates across the SAP team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.


• 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) in project management capacity.


• Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands‑on use of JIRA — including board configuration, workflow automation, JQL queries, dashboard creation, and integration with Confluence.


• Strong knowledge of both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid project delivery frameworks.


• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.


• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

Skills Required

• Release Management, Jira, Agile Software Development

Experience Required

• Senior Associate Exp: 4 years in IT; 1 years in Program Mgmt., Expert in Proj Mgr

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Information

• Preferred Qualifications PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or SAFe certification.


• SAP Activate or SAP certification in a relevant module. Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, JIRA Align, JIRA Service Management, or other Atlassian suite tools (Confluence).


• Experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry. Familiarity with ITSM/change management tools (ServiceNow) alongside JIRA.


• Key Attributes Detail-oriented with a passion for clean, well‑organized JIRA boards and traceable project artifacts.


• Data‑driven decision‑maker who leverages JIRA reporting to communicate status objectively.


• Strong servant‑leadership mindset with the ability to motivate cross‑functional, matrixed teams.


• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced, evolving enterprise environments.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.