Local World ยท 4 weeks ago
Sr. IT Project Manager, Data Engineering & Analytics
Local World is seeking a results-driven Senior IT Project Manager with over 10 years of experience in delivering large-scale, multi-phase projects, particularly in Data Engineering Analytics and SAP ecosystems. The role involves managing complex projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring successful project execution aligned with organizational goals.
Responsibilities
Manages highly complex, multi-phase projects across all areas of the global organization
Assist in the development of business cases
Identify project stakeholders and their project roles
Collaborate with project sponsors and process owners to establish KPIs and success metrics
Create and own project charters, project plans, operational hand-off plans, and closure reports
Accountable for change management, training and testing plans
Create and maintain effective communication plans to ensure frequent, accurate, and timely stakeholder updates
Responsible for regular updates to Executives, Leadership committees and project stakeholders through status reporting and project reviews
Deliver assigned projects on time and on budget
Take strong ownership of the business outcomes that result from project execution
Qualification
Required
Proven experience in designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines integrating SAP S/4HANA (and related modules) with Google BigQuery, ensuring clean core principles, scalable architecture, and efficient data modeling for analytics and reporting
Analytics & Business Intelligence: Driving data-driven decision-making through advanced reporting and visualization
SAP Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, integration strategies, and end-to-end lifecycle management
Project Delivery Excellence: Proven track record of delivering projects on time and within budget
Stakeholder Management: Executive-level communication, negotiation, and collaboration
Change Management: Leading organizational training and process adoption for sustained outcomes
Business Process Integration: Experience with supply chain, consumer products, and manufacturing industries
Skills include strong business acumen, future-thinking, strategic, tactical, accountable, collaborative, and proactive
Extensive experience understanding and managing complex and/or multi-year projects
Minimum 10 years experience as a SAP/IT Project Manager
Experience using Power BI for reporting
Experience with SAP BW migrations
Experience using MS Projects for project management tasks
Excellent oral, written and communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
SAP experience, S4/Hana preferred
University Computer Science or Business Commerce degree or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience in supply chain for consumer products, fashion or manufacturing industry preferred
ScrumMaster experience, preferred
PMP Certification, preferred
Experience with Jira and Confluence for project management is a plus
BA experience is a plus
Company
Local World
Local World is an SAP-focused recruitment agency that provides contract and permanent SAP expertise to Fortune 500 firms around the country.