Senior Project Manager

Invenio Business Solutions; Riyadh; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in SAP solutions is seeking a Senior Project Manager/Delivery Manager to oversee large-scale SAP implementations in Riyadh. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience, particularly in stakeholder management and team leadership, to ensure successful project delivery. This role involves managing complex projects and client engagements while ensuring compliance with local regulations and maintaining high standards of quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years project management experience, at least 5 leading large-scale SAP projects.
• In-depth knowledge of SAP methodologies and Change Request Management (ChaRM) processes.
• Middle East experience mandatory, prior work in Saudi Arabia preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for SAP solutions, aligning goals and timelines.
• Manage Change Request Management processes within SAP environments.
• Act as primary contact between stakeholders, internal teams, and vendors.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Change Management

SAP methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field

Project Management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or SAP Activate

Job description

Description
About Invenio
The largest independent global SAP solutions provider serving the public sector as well as offering specialist skills in media and entertainment. We bring deep expertise combined with advanced technologies to enable organizations to modernize so they can run at the speed of today’s business. We know how to navigate the extraordinary complexities of international businesses and public sector organizations, working with stakeholders to drive change and create agile organizations of tomorrow using the technologies of today. Learn more atwww.invenio-solutions.com
Title : Senior Project Manager/Delivery Manager
Location : Riyadh
Summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Project Manager / Delivery Manager to lead large-scale SAP projects and Change Request Management processes at a prestigious client site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership, with a strong background in managing complex SAP implementations or transformations
Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end project delivery for SAP and related enterprise solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines.
• Manage all aspects of the Change Request Management (ChaRM) process within SAP environments.
• Act as the primary point of contact between client stakeholders, internal teams, and vendors.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and issue logs.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and quality delivery of project milestones.
• Drive stakeholder engagement across business and IT functions to gather requirements, provide updates, and manage expectations.
• Lead project governance meetings, steering committees, and status reviews.
• Mentor, guide, and manage project team members, fostering a collaborative and performance-driven environment.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and client standards throughout the project lifecycle

Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, with at least 5 years leading large-scale SAP projects.
• In-depth knowledge of SAP project methodologies and ChaRM processes.
• Strong experience in stakeholder management, particularly with high-level government or enterprise clients.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate cross-functional teams across multiple locations.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills
• Middle East experience is mandatory; prior work in Saudi Arabia or Gulf countries preferred.
• Arabic language proficiency is a plus but not required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Project Management certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or SAP Activate are highly desirable.

Business Skills

• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to clearly and concisely communicate with others.
  
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio and MPP.
  
• Understanding of business processes for focus areas or multiple modules.
  
• Ability to do research and perform detailed tasks tracking.
  
• Strong analytical skills.
  
• Understands business functionality related to SAP module/application as well as can identify and understand touch points between modules.
  
• Understands how to solve detailed project challenges.
  
• Understands business functionality related directly and indirectly to the SAP project.
  
• Has knowledge and experience in the client’s industry.
  
• Can solve/can contact the resource to solve detailed SAP problems.
  
• Can apply best business practices, especially those that SAP enables to meet client needs.

Consulting Skills

• Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem-solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management, and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
• Ability to explain ideas and concepts to other project team members and to client personnel.
• Has a solid foundation for consulting “soft” skills necessary for client engagements and may act as a coach for others related to these soft skills.
• Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
• Ability to identify upsell opportunities and assist in the management of scope.
• Creates professional relationships with client.
• Develop new professional peer relationships for additional business or possible new consultants.
• Helps develop overall marketing messages.
• Communicates project resource requirements to staffing coordinator/clients.
• Ensures quality implementation (works with QA program)
• May participate in Pre-Sales as part of the client pursuit team.

Leadership Skills

• Seeks ways to increase the project team effectiveness.
• Acts as a mentor to the rest of the project team.
• Works well as a member of a team.
• Seeks ways to increase their level of contribution and therefore team effectiveness.

Personnel Development

• Development of consultants to meet your project’s requirements.
• Maintains knowledge of focus area at an expert level (known as the consultant’s consultant).
• Give effective feedback (Immediate and Evaluations).

General Skills/Tasks

• Completes assignments within budget, meets project deadlines, makes and keeps sensible commitments to client and team.
• Meets billing efficiency targets and complies with all administrative responsibilities in a timely and effective manner.
• Keeps project management appraised of project direction and client concerns.
• Understands the client’s business and technical environments.
• Regularly prepares status reports.
• Effectively manage a single engagement on a detailed level.
• Define project scope.
• Direct team efforts in developing solutions for mission-critical client needs.
• Manage the team responsible for the daily activities of assigned projects.
• Ensure project quality, satisfaction, and profitability.
• Perform personnel performance evaluations.