ERP Implementation Lead — Deliver, Go-Live & Adoption

Dafater; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Dafater is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead ERP implementations from initiation through go-live and transition to Customer Success. You will coordinate clients, functional consultants, and technical teams to deliver on scope, timelines, and budgets.

Responsibilities include managing risks, ensuring clear communication, and preparing clients to adopt the delivered solution effectively in Arabic and English.

Qualifications

• Saudi national.
• 5+ years delivering ERP implementation projects across the lifecycle.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedules, budgets, resources and risks.
• Experience with data migration, integrations, testing, training and go-live readiness.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional client-facing delivery.
• Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Arabic and English professional communication.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain implementation plans covering resources, schedules, dependencies, and budgets.
• Coordinate full ERP delivery lifecycle from discovery to go-live and transition to support.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and manage issues, dependencies, and corrective actions.
• Manage change requests with impact on scope, cost, resources, and timelines.
• Lead project meetings and provide status reports, decision records, and escalation updates.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing, business readiness, and cutover planning.
• Support client adoption through training and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee project closure and handover to Customer Success and support teams.

Skills

ERP project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or related

PMP, PRINCE2 or Agile certification

Job description

Dafater is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead ERP implementations from initiation through go-live and transition to Customer Success. You will coordinate clients, functional consultants, and technical teams to deliver on scope, timelines, and budgets.

Responsibilities include managing risks, ensuring clear communication, and preparing clients to adopt the delivered solution effectively in Arabic and English.