SAP SuccessFactors Project Manger

NTT DATA Business Solutions Group is part of the NTT DATA Corporate Group, a top 10 global IT services provider headquartered in Tokyo, operating in more than 50 countries. We combine global reach with local intimacy to provide premier professional Service Now and SAP services, from deep industry expertise consulting to applied innovations in digital, cloud, automation, and system development to business IT outsourcing.

As a global SAP Platinum Partner, NTT DATA Business Solutions Group leverages its global expertise to deliver quality outcomes whether you are a multi-national or operate in a single country. With over 15,000 SAP experts across 31 countries, we have the capability and reach to help you solve real problems and seize the next opportunity for growth around your SAP strategy and operations.

As Global Elite Partner for Service Now, we bring an added dimension of expertise and excellence to our suite of services, ensuring comprehensive solutions for our clients' diverse needs.

Our global award-winning SAP practice, differentiated by innovation, is the undisputed leader in SAP S/4

HANA, with about 500 SAP HANA clients and more than 300 SAP S/4

HANA clients.

Our clients trust our deep experience and proven approaches - all around the world.

We are looking for an experienced SAP Project Manager with a focus on SAP Success Factors implementations to lead customer projects through the full delivery lifecycle, from initiation through to go-live and transition into business-as-usual support.

The successful candidate will be responsible for project governance, planning, financial management, stakeholder engagement and delivery quality, ensuring projects are delivered in line with agreed timelines, budgets and business objectives.

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering SAP Success Factors implementations, alongside broader SAP Project Management experience and a strong understanding of SAP implementation methodologies, cloud solutions, HR business processes and business transformation. They will be comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams, managing complex stakeholder relationships and balancing customer outcomes with commercial performance.

• Take overall responsibility for SAP Success Factors project delivery from initiation through to go-live, hypercare and transition into business-as-usual support.
• Manage project scope, plans, budgets, resources, timelines, dependencies, risks and quality.
• Establish effective project governance, reporting, change control and escalation processes.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating Success Factors functional work streams, technical teams, customer stakeholders, implementation partners and third-party providers.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with customers and act as a senior point of contact throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead steering committees, governance meetings, workshops and senior stakeholder updates, ensuring effective communication and timely decision-making.
• Oversee project activities across requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, data migration, integrations, deployment and go-live.
• Coordinate dependencies across Success Factors modules, HR processes, SAP ERP/S/4
  
  HANA, payroll systems and third-party applications, where applicable.
• Ensure appropriate testing, data validation, deployment planning and post-go-live support arrangements are in place.
• Apply SAP Activate methodology and appropriate project delivery approaches throughout the implementation lifecycle, adapting to project size and complexity.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, costs and resource requirements, maintaining commercial control and proactively addressing financial risks.
• Manage scope changes, change requests and their commercial implications, ensuring appropriate approval and documentation.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, resource constraints and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution and escalation where required.
• Work closely with customer HR, IT and business stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns with business requirements and expected outcomes.
• Coordinate business change, stakeholder communications, training and adoption activities to support successful implementation and transition.
• Support account teams in identifying follow-on opportunities and additional value for customers.
• Contribute to proposals, bids, pre-sales activities and senior customer discussions where appropriate.
• Share knowledge, promote best practice…