SAP Project Manager

Akkodis; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 171,924,000 - 214,906,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Commuter benefits

401K plan

Paid leave

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking an SAP Project Manager for a contractual opportunity in the Dearborn, MI area. This role will lead SAP implementations, upgrades, and ongoing support, blending agile delivery with SAP methodologies to ensure on-time delivery across workstreams.

You will govern a large-scale SAP S4/HANA program, manage risks and change control, and own JIRA boards for epics and releases, coordinating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders onsite four days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) in a project management capacity.
• Expert-level daily hands-on use of JIRA — including board configuration, workflow automation, JQL queries, dashboard creation, and integration with Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP implementation, upgrade, and support projects with end-to-end planning and delivery.
• Define and govern large-scale SAP S4/HANA programs and manage risks and issues.
• Manage EPICS/Sub Epics/Features in JIRA and coordinate across product teams.
• Facilitate PI planning events, release activities, and integration with ERP modules.

Skills

SAP project management

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Waterfall/hybrid

Communication

Multitasking

Education

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

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Akkodis is proud to partner with a global automotive client who is seeking a SAP Project Manager for a contractual opportunity in the Dearborn, MI area (onsite 4 days week).

Pay Range: $60/hr. - $75/hr. (W2) - The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

As a SAP Project Manager you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of SAP implementation, upgrade, and support projects. 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
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) in 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 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.

No C2C

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

• Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan.
• In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.