Technical Program & Project Management Specialist – SAP

Value Innovation Labs Inc.; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Value Innovation Labs Inc. is seeking a Technical Program & Project Management Specialist with 6+ years IT experience to lead SAP S/4HANA programs. The role emphasizes SAP project/program management, hands-on JIRA, governance, and cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate will coordinate Epics, Features, and Tasks in JIRA, manage risks and RAID logs, support PI Planning, and drive release management across SAP ERP environments with a manufacturing focus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of IT experience with SAP program management
• SAP S/4HANA project/program management experience
• Hands-on JIRA for Epics, Stories, Tasks & Subtasks
• Proven ability to manage governance, risks, and release processes
• Strong stakeholder coordination across large enterprises

Responsibilities

• Support governance activities for large-scale SAP S/4HANA programs
• Lead tactical activities while supporting strategic program objectives
• Manage Epics, Sub-Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks & Subtasks in JIRA
• Track risks, issues, assumptions, decisions, dependencies, and change requests
• Manage RAID logs and change-control processes
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning, workshops, and retrospectives
• Coordinate integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third-party systems
• Track product-team scope, timelines, dependencies, and release activities
• Coordinate cutover, testing, training, and data-readiness activities
• Remove blockers and escalation issues through governance forums
• Support SAP implementations, upgrades, rollouts, migrations, and enhancements
• Develop and maintain project plans, resource allocations, budgets, timelines, and risk registers
• Own and administer JIRA boards, workflows, backlogs, dashboards, and custom fields
• Prepare project status reports and steering committee updates
• Drive continuous improvement in project management, JIRA standards, and reporting

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

Agile project delivery

Governance

Stakeholder coordination

Release management

JIRA governance

RAID/CRAID logs

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

6+ years of IT experience

We are seeking an experienced Technical Program & Project Management Specialist with strong SAP project/program management experience to support large-scale SAP S/4HANA programs.

The ideal candidate will have hands‑on expertise with JIRA, Agile project delivery, governance, release management, stakeholder coordination, and SAP ERP environments.

Responsibilities

• Support governance activities for large-scale SAP S/4HANA programs
• Lead tactical activities while supporting strategic program objectives
• Manage Epics, Sub-Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks & Subtasks in JIRA
• Track risks, issues, assumptions, decisions, dependencies, and change requests
• Manage CRAID/RAID logs and change‑control processes
• Support Program Increment (PI) Planning, workshops, presentations, and retrospectives
• Coordinate integration points between ERP modules and legacy/third‑party systems
• Track product‑team scope, timelines, dependencies, and release activities
• Coordinate cutover, testing, training, and data‑readiness activities
• Remove blockers and escalation issues through appropriate governance forums
• Support SAP implementations, upgrades, rollouts, migrations, and enhancements
• Develop and maintain project plans, resource allocations, budgets, timelines, and risk registers
• Own and administer JIRA boards, workflows, backlogs, dashboards, and custom fields
• Prepare project status reports and steering committee updates
• Drive continuous improvement in project management, JIRA standards, and reporting

Key Capabilities

• JIRA - Expert/Daily Hands‑on
• JIRA Board Configuration & Workflow Automation
• Confluence Integration
• Agile / Scrum / Waterfall / Hybrid Delivery
• Release Management
• Stakeholder & Cross‑Functional Team Management
• Project Governance & Change Management
• SAP ABAP (Advanced Business Application Programming)
• Automotive or Manufacturing industry experience

Ideal Candidate

• 6+ years of IT experience
• 3+ years SAP project management experience
• 3+ years program management experience
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder‑management skills
• Experience working in fast‑paced enterprise environments

Immediate availability is preferred.