SAP Project Manager

Stefanini North America and APAC; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini North America and APAC in Dearborn, MI is seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead SAP implementations, upgrades, and support initiatives onsite. You will manage scope, timelines and cross‑functional teams, balancing SAP methodology with agile practices to deliver on-time results.

The role requires expert Jira usage for agile tracking, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to coordinate with ERP modules and legacy systems.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of SAP project management experience (implementation, upgrade or support).
• Strong Jira expertise with agile tracking, sprint planning and dashboards.
• Experience coordinating ERP modules and integration with legacy systems.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP projects (S/4HANA migrations, deployments, support).
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, budgets, and risk logs.
• Own JIRA boards: epics, stories, tasks, sprints, dashboards.
• Manage governance: RAID logs, status reports, steering updates.
• Coordinate PI planning events and release activities.

Skills

SAP Project Management

Jira

Agile & Waterfall

Stakeholder Management

Project Tracking

Sprint Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Power BI

Power Automate

JIRA Align

JIRA Service Management

MS Excel

Job description

Stefanini is looking for 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.