PROJECT MANAGER

Dexian; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead the SAP BW upgrade and Business Objects Exit program, coordinating across Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, Reporting, Finance, and external vendors. The role emphasizes SAFe Agile delivery within enterprise-scale programs and requires strong stakeholder engagement and governance.

The position involves planning, governance, testing coordination, and successful delivery of complex analytics modernization initiatives, with 3-4 days

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in IT, engineering, business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of enterprise program or large-scale transformation experience.
• Proven cross-functional program delivery with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong risk, dependency, vendor management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and leadership.
• Experience in SAFe Agile environments and ARTs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated project roadmap for BW/4HANA upgrade and BO Exit.
• Manage scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and RAID.
• Coordinate testing, deployment readiness, and release plans.
• Facilitate governance, Steering Committee meetings, and executive updates.
• Ensure alignment across business, product, architecture, and delivery teams.
• Identify risks and mitigation plans for cutovers and migrations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance

Delivery leadership

SAFe Agile

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree (IT/Engineering/Business)

Tools

SAP BW

BW/4HANA

SAP HANA

Business Objects

Databricks

Job description

PROJECT MANAGER

3-4 DAYS ONSITE

SAP BW UPGRADE

SAFE/AGILE EXP

Role Overview

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading the planning, coordination, governance, execution, and successful delivery of the BW Upgrade and Business Objects (BO) Exit Program. The program includes the upgrade of SAP BW to BW/4HANA, rationalization and retirement of Business Objects reporting components, migration and modernization of reporting capabilities, infrastructure readiness activities, testing coordination, and alignment with the SAP ERP Upgrade roadmap. The Project Manager will work closely with Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, Reporting, Finance, Treasury, Corporate teams, and external vendors to ensure successful delivery of program objectives. While this is primarily a project management role, prior experience delivering SAP BW, BW/4HANA, SAP HANA, Business Objects, Enterprise Data Warehouse, or similar analytics modernization initiatives will be a significant advantage. Given the World Bank Group's adoption of the SAFe Agile framework, the Project Manager is expected to have strong experience working in Agile Release Trains (ARTs), coordinating cross-functional Agile teams, facilitating Program Increment (PI) planning, and managing enterprise-scale delivery within a SAFe environment.

Preferred Candidate Profile

A seasoned enterprise Project Manager with strong stakeholder management, governance, and delivery leadership skills who combines project execution expertise with practical knowledge of SAP BW/BW4HANA modernization initiatives and a proven track record delivering large-scale programs within a SAFe Agile environment.

Objectives

• Successfully deliver the BW Upgrade and BO Exit Program within approved scope, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Establish strong governance, risk management, dependency management, and reporting mechanisms.
• Facilitate alignment among business, product, architecture, infrastructure, and delivery teams.
• Enable successful transition to BW/4HANA while minimizing business disruption and preserving critical reporting capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with WBG PMO, SDLC, and SAFe Agile delivery standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated project roadmap covering BW/4HANA upgrade, Business Objects Exit, migration activities, testing, deployment, and stabilization.
• Manage project scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and critical-path activities.
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure successful planning and execution of project deliverables in accordance with agreed objectives.

Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Establish and maintain project governance structures and decision‑making frameworks.
• Facilitate Steering Committee meetings and governance forums.
• Prepare executive‑level project updates, milestone reports, and status communications.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment across business and technology organizations.
• Escalate critical issues, decisions, and risks to the appropriate governance bodies.

Delivery Coordination

• Coordinate requirements, architecture reviews, design activities, testing cycles, deployment planning, and release readiness activities.
• Manage project interdependencies with:
• SAP ERP Upgrade initiatives
• Enterprise reporting modernization efforts
• Infrastructure modernization activities
• Cloud analytics platform initiatives
• Business Objects Exit workstreams
• Ensure effective collaboration between business and technical teams throughout project delivery.
• Track project deliverables and support issue resolution activities.
• Maintain project RAID logs and dependency tracking mechanisms.
• Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate project risks.
• Coordinate change requests and scope adjustments.
• Support organizational change management, communication planning, and business readiness activities.
• Ensure appropriate mitigation plans are developed for high-risk activities such as cutovers, upgrades, and report migrations.

Testing & Deployment Readiness

Reporting & Compliance

• Produce regular project status reports and executive communications.
• Track progress against milestones, deliverables, and key performance indicators.
• Ensure compliance with PMO governance standards, SDLC processes, audit requirements, and SAFe delivery practices.
• Maintain complete project documentation and decision records.

Preferred BW/4HANA & Analytics Knowledge

• SAP BW and BW/4HANA platforms
• SAP Business Objects environments
• Analysis for Office (AO) and BEx reporting
• Data warehouse modernization programs
• Enterprise reporting ecosystems
• Databricks and modern analytics platforms
• SAP upgrade and transformation programs
• Data migration and reporting rationalization initiatives

This experience will enable the Project Manager to effectively manage technical dependencies, challenge delivery assumptions, assess implementation risks, and communicate effectively with architects and technical leads.

Deliverables

• Integrated Project Management Plan
• Program Roadmap and Milestone Schedule
• Governance and Steering Committee Materials
• Weekly and Monthly Status Reports
• RAID Logs
• Project Communication Plan
• Testing and Deployment Readiness Assessments
• Cutover and Release Coordination Plans
• Lessons Learned and Project Closure Documentation

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading enterprise technology programs or large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional programs involving multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Strong risk, dependency, stakeholder, and vendor management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Experience managing enterprise reporting, ERP, data, analytics, or platform modernization initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading SAP BW, BW/4HANA, SAP HANA, Business Objects, Data Warehouse, or Analytics modernization programs.
• Experience supporting Finance, Treasury, Corporate, or ERP-related initiatives.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), or equivalent SAFe certification is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working in SAFe Agile delivery organizations and Agile Release Trains (ARTs).

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting‑edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support. Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory‑changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.