Technical Program & Project Management Specialist #1064716

FastTek Global; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental

Vision

PTO

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

FastTek Global seeks an experienced SAP Project Manager to lead SAP implementations, upgrades, and support initiatives in Dearborn, MI. You will blend SAP governance with agile delivery practices, managing EPICs, RAID logs, and cross-functional collaboration using JIRA and Confluence.

The role requires hands-on JIRA expertise, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of delivering complex SAP programs on time and within scope. Onsite work in Dearborn is expected.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing SAP projects (implementation, upgrade, or support) 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 both Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/hybrid project delivery frameworks.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive SAP program governance and large-scale SAP S4/HANA initiatives.
• Lead tactical activities and support overall program objectives.
• Manage EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group in JIRA.
• Track issues, risks, changes, and RAID logs across the program.
• Coordinate PI planning and time-bound delivery for multiple workstreams.
• Administer JIRA boards, backlogs, dashboards, and workflows for SAP projects.
• Ensure successful integration with ERP modules and legacy systems.

Skills

Release Management

Jira

Agile Software Development

.Net Framework

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Power BI

JIRA Align

JIRA Service Management

Job description

Dearborn, Michigan Technical Program & Project Management Specialist #1064716

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

• 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.

Required 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.

Skills Required

• Release Management, Jira, Agile Software Development, .Net Framework

Experience Required

• Specialist Exp: 6 years in IT; 3 years in Program Mgmt., Expert in Proj Mgr

Education Required

• Bachelor's Degree Hybrid 4 days a week onsite

Additional Information

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture. FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

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, or other Atlassian suite tools (Confluence).
• Experience in the automotive or manufacturing industry.
• Familiarity with ITSM/change management tools (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.

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