Senior SAP Project Manager (W2 Position) - Ford Motors - 331615

Senior SAP Project Manager (W2 Position)

Location: Dearborn, MI (Hybrid)

Duration: 12+ Months

Experience: 8+ Years

Direct Client: Ford Motors

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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:

• Project Management, Release Management, Jira, Agile Software Development, SAP ERP

Experience Required:

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

Additional Information :

• 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."