Tech Observer · 6 hours ago
Enterprise Resources Planning Project Manager
Santa Clara, CA
Contract
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$84/hr - $84/hr
4+ years expTech Observer is seeking an experienced Program Manager, specializing in Finance and ERP transformation, to join the Integrated Operations PMO. This role is responsible for the delivery across planning, design, testing, cutover, and hypercare specifically in the Procure to Pay and Core Finance strategy.
BiotechnologyLife SciencePharmaceutical
Hiring Manager
Arun Singh
Responsibilities
Own the integrated program plan and cutover timeline, aligning release windows, SAP go-lives, SIT/UAT cycles, environment freezes, and hypercare across multiple vendors and platforms
Drive day-to-day coordination across system integrators and SaaS vendors, proactively resolving issues related to payment methods, bank keys, tax codes, regions, cost centers, and master data
Run a disciplined RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) process with a single source of truth (JIRA or equivalent) in alignment with PMO centralization to ensure critical decisions (e.g., payment method strategy, delivery address handling, company code/plant rules, system interaction models) are formally documented and not re-litigated later
Define and enforce SIT/UAT governance, including ownership of test scripts, test data, defect triage, retesting, and go/no-go criteria
Protect business priorities by clearly distinguishing must-have for go-live capabilities from post-go-live enhancements
Coordinate data remediation and readiness workstreams (supplier cleansing, tax IDs, bank formats, region mapping, cost center roll-ups, supplier uploads) and ensure the business validates business rules, not raw files or reconciliations
Own communication cadences, including leadership updates, decision summaries, weekly change highlights, and aligned tooling Slack, Zoom, JIRA
Own escalation paths to vendor leadership and internal executives when delivery, quality, or timelines are at risk
Qualification
Required
4-6 years of experience in program/project management with direct focus on ERP transformation for enterprise initiatives
Proven ability to drive multi‑phase S/4HANA or similar ERP projects end‑to‑end Plan → Build → SIT/UAT → Cutover → Hypercare
Strong knowledge of indirect procurement, AP, GL, tax, banking, master data well enough to challenge designs and spot downstream impacts (e.g., payment methods, bank keys, tax codes, cost centers, plants)
Can navigate internal stakeholders (Finance, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, IT, Sourcing) and get to decisions without the business having to mediate
Experience with multi‑system integrations (CPI or similar middleware, vendor master, PR/PO flows, tax engines) and can drive data-quality workstreams (regions, bank formats, tax IDs, supplier cleansing)
Has built and run SIT/UAT strategies, defect triage, regression planning, and cutover runbooks for ERP go‑lives
Hands-on with JIRA, structured RAID logs, and collaborative tooling (GDrive, Sheets, Slack/Zoom) in an agile/iterative delivery model
Highly analytical, execution-focused, and detail-oriented, with ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
Strong organizational, facilitation, and communication skills with ability to engage stakeholders at multiple levels
Preferred
Project Management certification (PMP, CAPM preferred)
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices and change management principles is a plus
Company
Tech Observer
Tech Observer is a pharmaceuticals company that offers clinical research and analytical support services.
201-500 employees
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Growth StageLeadership Team
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