Project / Program Management Practitioner

• SAP STP PMO Release Analyst – SAP Source to Pay Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (I-ERP) is an initiative designed to drive operational efficiency and material cost reduction by adopting industry leading practices for Finance and Procurement processes.
• This program will enable real-time insights and faster decision making, delivering an integrated solution with near real time data and drill down capabilities.
• I-ERP is the largest business transformation program with the goal to adopt Best-in-Class Industry standard processes in both Finance (Plan to Report - PTR) and Purchasing (Source to Pay - STP) organizations.
• SAP S4 is selected as the enabler and tool of choice for the program with functionality to be deployed in the next 3 years.
• This will provide efficiencies and valuable business insights to make the right strategic decisions.
• This STP release analyst role is key to the Source to Pay space.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills are important.
• We work in a fast paced, Agile/Product Driven Organization (PDO) environment to deliver high quality solutions.

Skills Required:

• Play a role in defining and implementing a large-scale SAP S4 I-ERP program
• Support forward thinking for future releases.
• Lead tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.
• Act as Single Point of Contact for STP Product Managers
• Manage the EPICS/Sub Epics/Features for the Product Group
• Continuously assess issues, risks and opportunities while assisting with resolution
• Gather and Track metrics progress for the Product Group.
• Support gathering and review of metrics to support Major releases as well as to track Production Releases like Release on Demand, Problem Records etc.
• Support System of Delivery (SoD) quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning and facilitation of events – Logistics, breakout sessions, presentations, workshops, etc.
• Prepare Product Teams for Program Increment (PI) planning events.
• Support Product Teams in Source to Pay through Releases, Program Increments and Iterations, providing guidance on SoD processes.
• 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.

Skills Preferred:

• Champion business cutover and coordinate Product Line related tasks within the Product Group
• Support resolving PDO and Foundational related dependencies with Product Managers
• Remove blockers and impediments by ensuring teams are bringing issues to appropriate governance forums

• 5+ years of Experience in areas of SAP Project management, Agile delivery, cross PDO Integration management
• Knowledge of Agile processes, ceremonies and familiarity with SAP Source to Pay process and team structures.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and business teams to support processes in a timely manner.
• Previous experience supporting SAP Deployment projects and understanding of different release trains and dependencies.
• Self-starter, desire for continuous improvement and strong attitude to learn the functional and technical aspects of the program.

Experience Preferred:

• Business Functional knowledge in Finance and Purchasing is a plus.
• Experience working with third party vendors and service providers.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the Program.
• Large scale Program experience
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to influence and motivate people (This role works with ~400+ People)
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.

Education Required:

• BE/Btech qualified SAP certification is preferred