We are looking for an experienced Senior SAP S/4HANA Project Manager to lead a major enterprise transformation initiative in Cambridge, Ontario. This Contract position will serve as the primary client-side project leadership role, overseeing delivery from planning through go-live and post-implementation support. The successful candidate will bring structure to a complex program, align business and technical teams, and ensure milestones are achieved with strong governance, communication, and execution discipline.
Responsibilities:
- Direct the end-to-end delivery of the SAP S/4HANA program as the senior client-side project lead, ensuring objectives, timelines, and outcomes remain on track.
- Build and manage an integrated project roadmap that connects strategic milestones with detailed execution plans across all stages of delivery.
- Coordinate key workstreams such as solution design, testing, training, organizational change, communications, data migration, integrations, cutover, and hypercare support.
- Establish project governance practices by leading steering meetings, preparing executive updates, maintaining RAID tracking, and documenting key decisions and milestones.
- Oversee collaboration across functional, technical, and business teams, including leads, business process owners, subject matter experts, and other project managers.
- Manage system integrators, external partners, and vendors to maintain accountability for deliverables, quality expectations, timelines, and scope commitments.
- Monitor project scope, financial performance, resource allocation, forecasting, and scheduling to support effective delivery management.
- Lead risk mitigation, issue resolution, and escalation activities while removing barriers that may affect progress across project streams.
- Ensure business readiness before deployment by confirming completion of training, testing, communications, operational preparation, and go-live planning.
- Promote adherence to established implementation methodologies and project management standards while supporting alignment with business and regulatory expectations.
- Extensive experience leading large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementation projects in a senior project management capacity.
- Proven ability to manage complex ERP or CRM programs involving multiple workstreams, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
- Strong knowledge of project governance, integrated planning, budgeting, forecasting, risk management, and executive reporting.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating data migration, integrations, testing, security, and business readiness activities within enterprise environments.
- Proficiency with Microsoft-based project tools and documentation practices, including the development of business requirement documentation.
- Solid understanding of cloud technologies, enterprise platforms, and large-scale system delivery considerations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to guide decision-making at both operational and executive levels.
- Background in environments involving ERP, CRM, JavaScript, client-side scripting, SharePoint workflow, or related enterprise technologies is considered an asset.
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