SAP Program Manager – ERP Implementations

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (medical)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. is seeking an SAP Program Manager to lead ERP implementations in Santa Clara, onsite. This 12+ month contract offers long-term potential with a focus on delivering complex SAP programs on time and within scope.

Responsibilities include governance, SIT/UAT, cutover planning, and senior stakeholder communication across IT, Sales, Channel, Marketing, and Product teams. Strong Jira and RAID experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of program/project management experience, SAP IBP and SAP S/4HANA ERP implementations.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Has built/run SIT/UAT strategies, defect triage, regression planning, and cutover runbooks for ERP go-lives.
• Hands-on with JIRA, RAID logs, and collaborative tooling (GDrive, Sheets, Slack/Zoom) in an agile/iterative delivery model.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end lifecycle of programs; define objectives, scope, and resources; establish timelines with milestones; manage dependencies and risks.
• Build and enforce governance, processes, project plans, schedules, and templates for cross-functional projects spanning IT, Sales, Marketing, Product, and more.
• Provide project updates to project teams, stakeholders, steering committees, and C-level executives.

Skills

Program management

SAP ERP

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP/CAPM

Tools

JIRA

GDrive

Sheets

Slack/Zoom

Job description

Immediate need for a talented SAP Program Manager - ERP Implementations. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Santa Clara, CA (Onsite).

Job ID:26-26276

Pay Range: $75 - $82/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the end-to-end lifecycle of interrelated projects within programs, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope: define project objective, scope, and resource requirements; establish timelines and milestones with gantt charts; manage dependencies and minimize risks; identify and assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects; oversee project budgets and resource allocation; and develop methods to monitor project or area progress
• Build, drive, & enforce project management governance, processes, project plans, schedules, and templates for cross-functional, transformational projects supporting various organizations that include but are not limited to: IT, Sales, Channel, Marketing, Product Management, and more
• Ensure program documentation and executive updates are delivered consistently, including taking meeting minutes and communicating project updates to project team members, stakeholders, steering committee members, and C-level executives
• Define and enforce SIT/UAT governance, including ownership of test scripts, test data, defect triage, retesting, and go/no-go criteria.
• Working alongside vendors to validate complete fixes and regression testing before business retesting begins.
• Drive governance for cutover planning and execution, including runbooks, sequencing, and escalation during go-live.
• Provide project management metrics and actionable solutions to help guide leadership decision-making and program prioritization
• Research, analyze, and recommend solutions and best practices, influencing decisions by providing clear insights and structured options
• Work with business stakeholders to identify objectives, KPIs, and key metrics of success to measure project/program progress
• Review and analyze business requirement documents and shepherd the process of clarifying business outcomes with IT's solutioning plans
• Proven ability to communicate technical concepts and business impact to team members and leadership in a manner that is readily understandable and actionable
• Manage and solve scope creep, dependencies, change management, and interventions to ensure project goals are achieved
• Debrief at the end of each project or program launch and incorporate feedback into Lessons Learned
• Partner with cross-functional teams from a resourcing and SME stand point, as well as bridge the gaps and silos for cross-functional workstreams

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• 3-5+ years of experience in program/project management, with preferred experience leading Supply Chain and Order-to-Cash functions through SAP IBP and SAP S/4HANA ERP implementations.
• Preferred completed Bachelor's degree
• Has built and run SIT/UAT strategies, defect triage, regression planning, and cutover runbooks for ERP go-lives.
• Hands-on with JIRA, structured RAID logs, and collaborative tooling (GDrive, Sheets, Slack/Zoom) in an agile/iterative delivery model.
• Highly analytical, execution-focused, and detail-oriented, with ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational, facilitation, and communication skills with ability to engage stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM) preferred.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices and change management principles is a plus.

Our client is a leading IT Services and IT Consulting Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

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