Project Manager, IT Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

3-4 DAYS ONSITE

SAP BW UPGRADE

SAFE/AGILE EXP

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading the planning, coordination, governance, execution, and successful delivery of the BW Upgrade and Business Objects (BO) Exit Program. The program includes the upgrade of SAP BW to BW/4

HANA, rationalization and retirement of Business Objects reporting components, migration and modernization of reporting capabilities, infrastructure readiness activities, testing coordination, and alignment with the SAP ERP Upgrade roadmap. The Project Manager will work closely with Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, Reporting, Finance, Treasury, Corporate teams, and external vendors to ensure successful delivery of program objectives. While this is primarily a project management role, prior experience delivering SAP BW, BW/4

HANA, SAP HANA, Business Objects, Enterprise Data Warehouse, or similar analytics modernization initiatives will be a significant advantage. Given the World Bank Group's adoption of the SAFe Agile framework, the Project Manager is expected to have strong experience working in Agile Release Trains (ARTs), coordinating cross-functional Agile teams, facilitating Program Increment (PI) planning, and managing enterprise-scale delivery within a SAFe environment.

A seasoned enterprise Project Manager with strong stakeholder management, governance, and delivery leadership skills who combines project execution expertise with practical knowledge of SAP BW/BW4

HANA modernization initiatives and a proven track record delivering large-scale programs within a SAFe Agile environment.

• Successfully deliver the BW Upgrade and BO Exit Program within approved scope, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Establish strong governance, risk management, dependency management, and reporting mechanisms.
• Facilitate alignment among business, product, architecture, infrastructure, and delivery teams.
• Enable successful transition to BW/4
  
  HANA while minimizing business disruption and preserving critical reporting capabilities.
• Ensure compliance with WBG PMO, SDLC, and SAFe Agile delivery standards.

• Develop and maintain the integrated project roadmap covering BW/4
  
  HANA upgrade, Business Objects Exit, migration activities, testing, deployment, and stabilization.
• Manage project scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and critical-path activities.
• Manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID) throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure successful planning and execution of project deliverables in accordance with agreed objectives.

• Establish and maintain project governance structures and decision‑making frameworks.
• Facilitate Steering Committee meetings and governance forums.
• Prepare executive‑level project updates, milestone reports, and status communications.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment across business and technology organizations.
• Escalate critical issues, decisions, and risks to the appropriate governance bodies.

• Coordinate requirements, architecture reviews, design activities, testing cycles, deployment planning, and release readiness activities.
• Manage project interdependencies with:
• SAP ERP Upgrade initiatives
• Enterprise reporting modernization efforts
• Infrastructure modernization activities
• Cloud analytics platform initiatives
• Business Objects Exit work streams
• Ensure effective collaboration between business and technical teams throughout project delivery.
• Track project deliverables and support issue resolution activities.
• Maintain project RAID logs and dependency tracking mechanisms.
• Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate project risks.
• Coordi…