Project Director, SAP (FI-CO SME)

NCS is a leading technology services firm that operates across the Asia Pacific region in over 20 cities, providing consulting, digital services, technology solutions, and more. We believe in harnessing the power of technology to achieve extraordinary things, creating lasting value and impact for our communities, partners, and people. Our diverse workforce of 13,000 has delivered large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform projects for governments and enterprises in Singapore and the APAC region.

Job Description

The Project Director is responsible for overseeing, managing, and implementing multiple IT projects with quality, within scope, and to ensure deliverables are on time and conform to processes and standards meeting customer’s requirements.

What will you do?

Project Delivery

1. Manage issues arising out of scope definition and subsequent disputes that impact scope, schedule, and cost.
2. Manage issues arising from integration of various components of the project including hardware, software installation, testing, business process review, redesign, application development, migration, and data conversion.
3. Oversee the implementation of the project with regard to schedules, budget, manpower, and quality.
4. Resolve project overrun issues with Senior Management.
5. Manage resources in terms of mobilizing resources during different periods of time from team to team to maximize productivity or minimize wastage.
6. Manage contracts and subcontractors.
7. Build long-term customer relationships by anticipating and exceeding customer’s expectations.
8. Negotiate with customers on change control mechanism to meet schedules and prioritize changes based on business needs.

Business Development

1. Proactively identify opportunities for further expansion or improvement of services delivered to the customer and liaise with the Account Manager(s) for development of that opportunity.
2. Be involved in pre-sale activities.

Team Management

1. Provide leadership to the project team to ensure that proposals/enhancements are fully analyzed and evaluated for benefits and cost.
2. Provide the project team with accurate information about business needs and priorities as well as details about business systems.
3. Participate in leadership activities and provide performance feedback and developmental coaching.
4. Monitor and improve team performance, conduct teambuilding, providing leadership, coaching, and performance management.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate should possess:

1. Typically, 12 years IT project management and delivery experience in SAP, with the ability to play the role of a Subject Matter Expert in the areas of SAP FI-CO.
2. Self-motivated with a positive “can-do” attitude, creative with excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills.
3. Able to lead, develop, and maintain respectful and trusting relationships.
4. Proficient in written and spoken English.

Additional Information

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs - Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity - and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.