SAP Project Manager

Apex Systems; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Life & disability insurance

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

HSA (Health Savings Account)

EAP with counseling sessions

Training, certifications & development

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead SAP S/4 HANA initiatives, upgrades, and support efforts with strong JIRA and agile delivery expertise. The role emphasizes governance, risk management, and cross-functional coordination across FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HCM modules.

The position requires 3+ years of SAP project PM experience, a solid background in SAP projects, and a collaborative, data-driven leadership style. Hybrid work arrangement includes onsite four days per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects in an implementation, upgrade, or support environment in a project management capacity.
• 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP Program & Project Management across large-scale SAP S/4 I-ERP initiatives.
• Manage EPICS, Sub-Epics, and Features in JIRA; own boards and backlogs; configure workflows and dashboards.
• Oversee program governance, RAID logs, change management, status reporting, and steering committee updates.
• Coordinate Product Teams for scope, timelines, and release management; ensure successful cross-team delivery.
• Facilitate PI planning events and continuous improvement of project management practices.

Skills

Project Management

JIRA

Release Management

Microsoft Excel

Agile Software Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA Align

JIRA Service Management

Confluence

Power BI

Power Automate

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and highly organized

Job#: 3052941

Job Description:

SAP Project Manager

Position Description

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.

Key Responsibilities

SAP Program & Project Management

• Play a key role in the System of Governance in defining and implementing a large-scale SAP S/4 I-ERP program.
• Lead tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.
• Lead end-to-end management of SAP projects, including implementations, upgrades, rollouts, and support enhancements.
• Manage S/4HANA migrations, module deployments including FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HCM, etc., and integration initiatives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, resource allocations, budgets, and risk registers.
• Continuously assess issues, risks, and opportunities while assisting with resolution.
• Track scope changes and manage change control processes to prevent scope creep.
• Manage the program-level CRAID log, including Change Requests, Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Decisions.
• Manage project governance, including status reporting, steering committee updates, RAID logs, and change management processes.
• Coordinate, maintain accountability, and ensure Product Teams are progressing with a focus on scope, timelines, and release management.
• Facilitate lessons learned and transition to steady-state support/operations.

JIRA & Agile Delivery

• Manage EPICS, Sub-Epics, and Features for the Product Group in JIRA.
• Own and administer JIRA boards for all project activities, including:
  • Creating epics, user stories, tasks, and subtasks.
  • Managing backlogs.
  • Configuring workflows, dashboards, and custom fields to support SAP project needs.
• Support the System of Delivery (SoD) quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning and facilitate related events, including logistics, breakout sessions, presentations, workshops, etc.
• Prepare Product Teams for Program Increment (PI) planning events.
• Consolidate Product Line Iteration Reviews into Product Group Iteration Reviews and retrospectives.
• Drive continuous improvement of project management practices, JIRA usage standards, and reporting templates across the SAP team.

Release, Integration & Delivery Management

• Support the gathering and review of metrics for major releases as well as tracking Production Releases, including Release on Demand, Problem Incidents, etc.
• Support and manage integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third-party systems.
• Support Foundational Product Teams by coordinating release activities such as:
  • Cutover
  • Testing cycles
  • Training programs
  • Data readiness with Product Teams
• Support the resolution of PDO and Foundational-related dependencies with Product Managers.
• Remove blockers and impediments by ensuring teams bring issues to the appropriate governance forums.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field .
• 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects in an implementation, upgrade, or support environment in a project management capacity.
• Demonstrated expert-level, daily hands-on use of JIRA , including:
  • Board configuration
  • Workflow automation
  • JQL queries
  • Dashboard creation
  • Integration with Confluence
• Strong knowledge of 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.

Required Skills

• Project Management
• JIRA
• Release Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Agile Software Development

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Power Builder
• Analytical skills

Required Experience

• 6 years of IT experience
• 3 years of Program Management experience
• Expert-level Project Management experience

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid position: 4 days per week onsite

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
  • Other Atlassian suite tools, including Confluence
• Experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry.
• Familiarity with ITSM/change management tools such as ServiceNow, alongside JIRA.

Key Attributes

• Detail-oriented with a passion for clean, well-organized JIRA boards and traceable project artifacts.
• Data-driven decision-maker who leverages JIRA reporting to communicate status objectively.
• Strong servant-leadership mindset with the ability to motivate cross-functional, matrixed teams.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving enterprise environments.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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