SAP HR Project Manager

Job description

Our client, a Fortune 500 Company is seeking a SAP HR Project Manager (HR,Payroll Srvcs) who will be responsible for working with Clients to execute projects through the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) inclusive of identifying, specifying and analyzing business requirements and processes and managing progress throughout the application design, test and implementation process (projects are technically difficult, requiring innovative and creative solutions and frequently involve multiple platforms, software, hardware, technologies and tools including public and private cloud-related resources and storage).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures alignment with Clients on scope, value proposition and overall project goals throughout the SDLC. Works with client departments to coordinate systems testing, installation, training and support.

• Leads the effort to select IT Vendors to execute projects and manages on-boarding and collaborative working relationship with selected Vendors.

• Develops, reviews, evaluates and formulates project plans, schedules and budgets.

• Allocates staff and budget resources to meet changing corporate needs.

• Identifies and negotiates schedules, milestones and resources required to meet project objectives, primarily through coordinating the activities with other IT departments and Vendors (e.g., database, telecommunications, operations, technical support, etc.).

• Ensures required change management activities to drive solution adoption take place as necessary.

• Ensures quality through the use of IT company-approved methodologies.

• Keeps informed of technical and managerial advances in IT, including leading the introduction of best practices.

• Serves as domain specific application resource for designated area

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related field and at least 4, typically 6 or more years of related work experience in IT. Without a degree, at least 8 years of related work experience in IT,

• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is desired

• Graduate degree or MBA is desired

• Experience with CMMI is desired

• Experience with HP Quality Center and HP PPM or other project/portfolio management and testing tool is desired

• Understanding of basic financial principles including experience with project financial budgeting and planning is desired

• Broad to in-depth knowledge of HR and Payroll Services functions, applications, and system & technology alternatives, . Application solutions include SAP R3, ESS, MSS.

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities through projects or other work planning experiences,

• Good to thorough understanding of and experience in IT project management tool methodologies, requirements management, quality assurance and IT processes,

• Demonstrated experience managing outsourced vendors (on and off shore) within the information technology field,

• Ability to manage projects from inception to successful implementation.

• Strong to excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Good to strong facilitation skills.

• Strong judgment and management skills.

• Strong analytical ability.

• Good to excellent leadership, technical teamwork and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to foster working relationships with the team, IT Management and Client departments.

• Knowledgeable of techniques to effectively elicit requirements from end-users, individually or as a group (e.g. JAD sessions, prototyping, etc.)

• Ability to define performance and scalability attributes, constraints, and other nonfunctional requirements.

• Working knowledge of HR and Payroll Services Application Solutions including SAP R3, ESS, MSS.