Strategic Project Coordinator

vor 3 Wochen

ZürichFlughafen, Schweiz SAP Vollzeit

Empowering Global Innovation

At SAP, our organizational culture is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can drive innovation and achieve breakthroughs collaboratively. We prioritize building a robust foundation for the future while embracing diversity, promoting flexibility, and aligning with our mission-driven objectives. Our work environment is highly collaborative and supportive, emphasizing continuous learning, recognition of individual contributions, and a wide array of benefits tailored to your needs.

The SAP Project Manager plays a pivotal role in guiding our clients' transformation journeys by overseeing the management of cloud, on-premise, or hybrid implementation projects. Most initiatives will adopt agile methodologies. The ideal candidate possesses the qualifications and business insight necessary to manage medium- to large-scale strategic projects that traverse organizational boundaries, engaging multiple business units and service partners.

This role involves providing leadership to cross-functional teams tasked with delivering defined project outcomes within established timelines, budgets, and quality standards. The new team member will be accountable for the success of assigned projects by ensuring compliance with SAP's Activate project management methodology and best practices, while also mentoring project team members and communicating status updates to both clients and SAP management.

OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As an integral component of SAP's comprehensive solution delivery strategy, SAP Services is committed to ensuring the overall success of our customers' SAP solutions.

KEY EXPECTATIONS:

Sales Cycle


• Establish credibility and trust with clients during the negotiation phase.


• Support SAP license and service sales teams in finalizing software or service agreements by overseeing implementation planning and coordinating with various SAP Lines of Business and partners as necessary.

Project Delivery


• Initiate and lead all stages of the project lifecycle, encompassing planning, design, development, testing, implementation, documentation, training, and closure.


• Collaborate with Customer Stakeholders, Partners, and SAP Management to effectively manage and guide projects towards successful completion, significantly impacting customer business KPIs.


• During implementations, oversee the overall services relationship, steering committee, and project office, ensuring timely and budget-compliant project delivery with high customer satisfaction through billable consulting.


• Manage expectations by developing comprehensive project plans with clear milestones and deliverables, addressing risks, issues, and objections proactively.


• Select, guide, and develop team members in alignment with project objectives.


• Willingness to travel, both domestically and internationally.

Value Creation


• Develop long-term value roadmaps and strategies with clients to achieve their business goals.


• Analyze and execute strategic projects, fostering consensus among stakeholders, ensuring alignment of project tactics with corporate strategy, and effectively communicating project objectives at a strategic level while identifying and cultivating additional business opportunities.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS


• Master's degree in finance, commerce, engineering, information technology, MBA, or equivalent training.


• Strong understanding of project management methodologies; familiarity with SAP methodologies (including SAP Activate and SAP Solution Manager) is advantageous.


• Proactive approach to managing stakeholder satisfaction to ensure customer success.


• Proven ability to engage and earn the respect of senior leaders and confidently present to large and executive audiences.


• Experience managing a variety of internal and external stakeholders, highlighting the importance of interpersonal skills in this role.


• Team-oriented mindset: ability to forge strong relationships at all organizational levels, motivating others to consistently deliver their best work.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both German and Business English; proficiency in additional languages, particularly French, is a plus.


• PMP certification or other project management credentials are desirable.

WORK EXPERIENCE:


• 2-5 years of demonstrated project management experience in a consulting or system integration environment.


• Ideally, experience managing projects involving SAP software.


• Proven track record in scoping, structuring, and managing medium- to large-scale, complex projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget and quality standards that maximize business benefits for clients.


• Demonstrated experience in managing, aligning, and collaborating with various levels within a customer organization (project, business, executive) as well as across different segments of large global organizations.


• Fluency in English and German is required.

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