SAP S​/Hana Implementation Program Manager

Position Overview

At Aurora Flight Sciences, we design, build, and fly advanced aircraft and enabling technologies from concept to reality. We are searching for a talented and self‑motivated SAP S/4

Hana Implementation Program Manager to help us create the future of flight. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

Program Leadership & Governance

• Lead the full lifecycle implementation of SAP S/4
  
  HANA, including planning, mobilization, execution, cutover, and stabilization.
• Define and manage program governance, including steering committees, workstream leadership, reporting cadence, and decision‑making structures.
• Develop and maintain the master integrated project plan, aligning milestones, dependencies, deliverables, and risk mitigation actions.

Cost, Schedule & Scope Management

• Own program budget, financial tracking, forecasting, and variance reporting to executive leadership.
• Ensure all work streams deliver on time, within budget, and in accordance with defined scope and quality standards.
• Implement strong change‑control processes, ensuring impacts are understood, approved, communicated, and tracked.

Vendor & Partner Management

• Manage SAP, implementation partners, system integrators, and third‑party vendors to ensure accountability, performance, and delivery quality.
• Oversee contract obligations, SLAs, staffing levels, and escalation paths.
• Ensure vendor deliverables align with project timelines, technical requirements, and business priorities.

Business Integration & Functional Alignment

• Serve as the primary bridge between business leadership, functional owners, and technical teams.
• Ensure functional processes, integration points, and data flows are designed to meet business needs and support end‑to‑end performance.
• Drive solution validation, user acceptance strategies, business readiness, and organizational change adoption.

Risk, Issue & Quality Management

• Proactively identify program risks, issues, and dependencies; lead mitigation planning and cross‑functional resolution.
• Ensure delivery quality through checkpoints, deliverable reviews, testing oversight, and cutover readiness assessments.
• Maintain clear documentation, audit readiness, and compliance with internal and external guidelines.

Team Leadership & Staffing

• Oversee multi‑disciplinary project teams including internal staff, contractors, and consulting partners.
• Ensure appropriate resourcing across work streams; resolve staffing conflicts and prioritize critical‑path needs.
• Foster a high‑performance culture through collaboration, communication, and accountability.

Stakeholder Communication & Change Management

• Provide clear, timely communication to executives, business leaders, and cross‑functional teams.
• Support change‑management efforts including training planning, communications, organizational readiness, and post‑go‑live support strategies.
• Translate complex technical issues into business‑aligned impacts and recommendations.

• 10+ years of experience leading enterprise ERP implementations, with at least 5 years in SAP S/4
  
  HANA (preferably RISE).
• Demonstrated success managing large‑scale, multi‑year transformation programs with budgets >$10M.
• Strong expertise in program governance, cost management, vendor management, and cross‑functional coordination.
• Deep understanding of SAP functional domains (Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, HR, etc.) and end‑to‑end business process integration.
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams and influence senior business and IT stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive‑level reporting skills.
• Must be US Person.

• Experience with SAP Activate methodology.
• Background in complex systems integrations, cloud migrations, and data governance.
• PMP, PgMP, Agile, or SAP‑related certifications.
• Experience in aerospace, manufacturing, or regulated industries.

Ability to work on‑site weekly at our Manassas, VA site.

• Minimum Range: $ to $
• Maximum Range: $ to $

Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, is a leader in the development and manufacturing of advanced unmanned systems and…