SAP Project Manager

Stefanini Group; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini Group is seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead SAP S/4HANA programs from planning through delivery. You will own governance, manage EPICS in JIRA, and coordinate cross-functional teams across ERP modules, ensuring on-time, within-scope outcomes and strong stakeholder collaboration.

You will balance structured SAP methodologies with agile delivery, shaping release plans, PI events, and integration with legacy systems while driving continuous improvement across the SAP team.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of SAP project management experience (implementation, upgrade or support).
• Strong knowledge of Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid delivery frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Expert hands-on Jira use: board configuration, workflows, JQL, dashboards, and Confluence integration.

Responsibilities

• Play a role in governance defining and implementing a large-scale SAP S4 HANA program.
• Lead tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.
• Manage EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group in JIRA.
• Assess issues, risks and opportunities; assist with resolution.
• Track scope changes and manage change control to prevent scope creep.
• Manage RAID logs and program-level CRAID, including change management processes.
• Support PI planning events and coordination for Product Teams and releases.
• Coordinate SAP ERP module integration with legacy/third-party systems.
• Oversee release activities, Cutover, testing cycles, and data readiness.
• Lead end-to-end SAP projects, including S/4HANA migrations and module deployments.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation skills

Agile/Scrum knowledge

Hybrid/Waterfall delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Power Automate

Jira Align

Jira Service Management

Job description

SAP Project Manager

Dearborn, MI (Onsite)

We are seeking an experienced and highly organized SAP Project Manager to lead the planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, upgrade, and support projects. The ideal candidate combines deep SAP program/project management expertise with hands-on proficiency in JIRA for agile project tracking, sprint planning, and cross-functional collaboration. This role requires someone who thrives at the intersection of structured SAP methodologies and agile delivery practices, ensuring transparency, accountability, and on-time delivery across all workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Play a role in System of Governance in defining and implementing a large-scale SAP S4 I-ERP program
• Lead tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.
• Manage the EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group in JIRA
• Continuously assess issues, risks and opportunities while assisting with resolution
• Track scope changes and manage change control processes to prevent scope creep
• Manage program-level CRAID (Change Requests, Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Decisions) log
• Support gathering and review of metrics to support Major releases as well as to track Production Releases like Release on Demand, Problem Incidents etc.
• Support System of Delivery (SoD) quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning and facilitation of events - Logistics, breakout sessions, presentations, workshops, etc.
• Support and Manage integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third-party systems
• Prepare Product Teams for Program Increment (PI) planning events.
• Consolidate Product Line Iteration reviews into Product Group Iteration reviews and retros.
• Coordinate, be accountable and ensure Product Teams are progressing, focusing on scope, timelines & release management.
• Support Foundational Product teams by coordinating Release activities such as Cutover, Testing cycles, training programs and data readiness with Product teams
• Support resolving PDO and Foundational related dependencies with Product Managers
• Remove blockers and impediments by ensuring teams are bringing issues to appropriate governance forums
• Facilitate lessons learned and transition to steady-state support/operations
• Lead end-to-end management of SAP projects (implementations, upgrades, rollouts, and support enhancements) including S/4HANA migrations, module deployments (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HCM, etc.), and integration initiatives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, resource allocations, budgets, and risk registers.
• Own and administer JIRA boards for all project activities - creating epics, user stories, tasks, and subtasks; managing backlogs; configuring workflows, dashboards, and custom fields to fit SAP project needs.
• Manage project governance: status reporting, steering committee updates, RAID logs, and change management processes.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, JIRA usage standards, and reporting templates across the SAP team.

Experience Required

• 6+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) in project management capacity.
• Skilled in Project Management, Jira, Release Management, Microsoft Excel, Agile Software Development
• Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands-on use of JIRA - including board configuration, workflow automation, JQL queries, dashboard creation, and integration with Confluence.
• Strong knowledge of both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid project delivery frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

Experience Preferred

• PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or SAFe certification.
• SAP Activate or SAP certification in a relevant module.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, JIRA Align, JIRA Service Management, or other Atlassian suite tools (Confluence).
• Experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry.
• Familiarity with ITSM/change management tools (ServiceNow) alongside JIRA.
• Experience with Microsoft PowerPoint, Power Builder, Analytical

Education Required

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• Listed salary ranges may vary based on experience, qualifications, and local market. Also, some positions may include bonuses or other incentives***

Stefanini takes pride in hiring top talent and developing relationships with our future employees. Our talent acquisition teams will never make an offer of employment without having a phone conversation with you. Those face-to-face conversations will involve a description of the job for which you have applied. We also speak with you about the process, including interviews and job offers.

About Stefanini Group

The Stefanini Group is a global provider of offshore, onshore and near shore outsourcing, IT digital consulting, systems integration, application, and strategic staffing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises around the world. Our presence is in countries like the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and more than four hundred clients across a broad spectrum of markets, including financial services, manufacturing, telecommunications, chemical services, technology, public sector, and utilities. Stefanini is a CMM level 5, IT consulting company with a global presence. We are a CMM Level 5 company.