U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. Job Title : SAP Project Manager DURATION: Fulltime Location : Indianapolis IN (Onsite - 2-3 days in a week) Job Description: Purpose:
This position supports the Information Services (IS) Project Management Office (PMO) by planning, coordinating and controlling project activities so that projects are completed successfully and meet their intended goals. This role is intended to serve the digital domain including all websites and related development, ecommerce, sales, customer service and marketing related technologies and development.
The project manager's role is to coordinate the planning, scheduling and tracking of IS programs and projects that make up the IS project portfolio. This includes the development and management of project timelines, budget, key deliverables, partner communications and the coordination of related internal and external (vendor) resources. The Project Manager reports to the IS PMO Director.
Responsibilities: - Build, develop, and grow business relationships vital to the success of the PMO and the IT Governance function
- bility to complete project planning duties for sophisticated projects regardless of the toolset being used for the specific initiative
- Proactively lead changes in scope, schedule, resources and budget for all portfolio projects and enhancements
- Identify any issues/risks to portfolio/program/project success and develop mitigation plans to lead them throughout the project life cycle
- Mentor and coach IS managers with the creation and maintenance of smaller projects and the completion of related artifacts in the project portfolio
- Build project status reports and steering team presentations that convey project status, milestone achievement, risks, issues and key next steps
- Engage with partners to ensure there is a clear understanding and alignment of the long-term vision in order to maintain an updated roadmap as initiatives are delivered
- Monitor the availability of internal and external (vendor) resources to complete projects
- Forecast future vendor needs based on the IS Portfolio Plan and work with the IS Vendor Managers to ensure vendor resources are procured timely to meet project timelines
- ssist in the development of IS Portfolio updates and related Key Performance Indicators
- Evaluate and refine project management processes as appropriate and provide training to partners
- Incorporate, where applicable, organization organizational change activities in service of implementations
- Other duties as assigned
Education & Experience: The ideal candidate will possess:
- bachelor's degree in business or related field.
- minimum of 5 years + prior project management experience in the digital domain, preferred.
- Salesforce project implementation history preferred.
- Proficiency using the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams) and project management scheduling tools is essential including MS Project, MS Planner, Jira, and Smartsheet.
- bility to accurately develop and lead multiple sophisticated project timelines concurrently is also crucial.
The successful candidate will have outstanding written and oral communication skills and the ability to lead multiple, conflicting priorities. Must have a strong desire to get tasks accomplished and desire to function as part of a team. Must possess highly developed facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills with validated results. A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly desirable. This position requires limited travel.
Diverse Lynx LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive due consideration for employment without any discrimination. All applicants will be evaluated solely on the basis of their ability, competence and their proven capability to perform the functions outlined in the corresponding role. We promote and support a diverse workforce across all levels in the company.