Global SAP ERP Program Lead — From Design to Go-Live

Protingent; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Insurance plan options (HDHP plan or  

POS plan

Education/certification reimbursement

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Administered 401k plan

Job summary

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Technical Program Manager for a contract role in Santa Clara, CA. You will lead SAP transformation workstreams, coordinating across business, IT, and system integrators to drive design, execution, and deployment.

The ideal candidate has ERP/enterprise transformation leadership experience, strong cross-functional skills, and the ability to accelerate delivery from design to go-live and stabilization.

Qualifications

• 4+ years leading ERP, technology, or enterprise transformation programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Proven experience leading workstreams within SAP S/4HANA or large-scale ERP implementations.
• Experience across design, build, testing, data migration, cutover, and go-live.
• Strong understanding of cross-functional enterprise processes and system dependencies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable implementation deliverables.
• Strong program management, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive accountability across teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience in high-tech manufacturing or complex global operations preferred.
• PMP, Agile, SAP, or related certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP implementation workstreams from design through go-live and stabilization.
• Partner with business leaders, GPOs, IT, SAP functional teams, architects, and system integrators.
• Drive alignment on scope, requirements, priorities, dependencies, and key design decisions.
• Lead workshops, design reviews, testing, UAT, cutover, and deployment readiness.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, milestones, and critical-path activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional dependencies across processes, systems, integrations, and data.
• Support data migration, validation, and business readiness activities.
• Drive timely decisions, issue resolution, and stakeholder accountability.
• Provide clear status, risks, and escalations to program leadership.
• Support go-live, hypercare, and transition to steady-state operations.

Job description

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Technical Program Manager for a contract role in Santa Clara, CA. You will lead SAP transformation workstreams, coordinating across business, IT, and system integrators to drive design, execution, and deployment.

The ideal candidate has ERP/enterprise transformation leadership experience, strong cross-functional skills, and the ability to accelerate delivery from design to go-live and stabilization.