Associate Project Manager - SAP HCM (ERP Project Delivery)

Synapxe; Singapore; On-site; SGD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Singapore seeks a Project Manager to drive successful project delivery across various domains. The ideal candidate will have extensive IT experience, strong SAP implementation knowledge, and excellent communication skills, ensuring project objectives are met efficiently while managing risks and resources.

Qualifications

• Minimum 9 years of relevant working experience in IT.
• Good understanding of Technology and Infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage project teams to meet objectives within scope and budget.
• Perform timely updates to stakeholders on project progress, issues, and risks.
• Oversee development of detailed project schedules and manage ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Project Management Skills

Communication

Presentation Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

SAP HCM

SAP Payroll

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

Position Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for driving the successful delivery of one large project or multiple small projects within a business domain or cross functional projects. The incumbent ensures the project is well planned, on-track, resolves issues across different functions immediately and mitigates any potential risks early to avoid project failure. This role will lead cross functional teams, works in collaboration and co-ordinates with business users, internal and external teams, and vendors to ensure project is successfully completed within budget & scope, on time and with quality. This role will provide regular progress update to key stakeholders and management, and escalate issues for resolution in a timely manner. You will also participate in annual work planning and manage the estimation of budget for new demands.

Role & Responsibilities

Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks

Project Management Planning

• Plan and acquire the manpower resources requried for the projects, and manage their allocation and utilisation to meet the project objectives

• Plan and drive the required procurement activities including seeking the project scope and funding approval from the respective approving authority

• Lead and manage the project team, including users, external teams and vendors, in driving the project to meet its objectives, implement in accordance to the agreed scope, budget, timeline and with quality

• Guide team to set up the project management framework in accordance to the process and procedures under the Quality Management System

• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan which includes the project scope, project objectives, assumptions, critical success factors, project governance structure, contract/vendor management, high level project schedule, deliverables, budget, risks, communication plan, issue management etc

• Perform timely update to stakeholders on project progress, issues, risks, resources and budgets

• Manage project financial health, including budget utilization and cashflow

Project Scope Management & Change Control

• Oversee and manage project team to develop the detailed requirements and deliverablesas agreed within the scope of the project

• Guide the project team to set up change control procedure and approval board

• Manage and track issues/ arising from scope creep or missing scope

• Implement a change control procedure on requirements and perform impact assessment to budget, resource & schedule when there is change of scope

• Ensure any change in scope is well documented and impactassessment are approved by the user workgroup/project steering committee/project sponsor prior to implementation

Project Time Management

• Guide the project team to develop the detailed project schedule and ensure adequate skilled resources are assigned

• Develop the detailed project activities and schedule, identify dependency and critical path

• Drive and monitorthe project activities, schedule and deadlines to ensure timely delivery

• Manage any slippage in project activities & schedule, manage interdependent activities and adjust schedules to ensure the overall project objectives and deadlines can be met

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information technology

• Minimum 9 years of relevant working experience in IT

• Good project management skills including communication and presentation skills

• SAP implementation experience in the SAP HCM, SAP Payroll and SAP SuccessFactors

• Understanding of SAP best practices

• Familiarity with Human Capital business processes and leading industry practices

• Good understanding of Technology and Infrastructure

• Work closely with the PMO team, collaborate with the various cross functional teams, manage content and planning for project meetings, support revenue tracking and reporting

• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills with demonstrated experience engaging and influencing key stakeholders and vendors to influence and achieve optimal business outcomes