Position:
Technical Program & Project Management Senior Associate
Experience
: 4+ Years
Location : Chennai
Work Type : Full Time

Skills Required :

- Release
Management

- JIRA

- Agile
Software Development

- SAP
Project Management

- Program
Management

- Project
Governance

- Risk
& Issue Management

Experience Required :

- Total
IT Experience: 4+ years

- Program
Management Experience: 1+ year

- Project
Management: Expert-level proficiency

- SAP Project Management: Minimum 3 years preferred

Role Summary :

We are seeking an experienced and
highly organized SAP Project Manager to lead the planning, execution,
and delivery of SAP implementation, upgrade, rollout, and support projects.

The ideal candidate will combine
robust SAP program/project management expertise with hands-on proficiency in JIRA,
including Agile project tracking, sprint planning, backlog management,
reporting, and cross-functional collaboration.

This role requires a professional
who can effectively operate at the intersection of structured SAP methodologies
and Agile delivery practices while ensuring transparency, accountability, and
timely delivery across multiple work streams.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

- Participate
in the System of Governance (SoG) by defining and implementing
governance processes for a large-scale SAP S/4HANA I-ERP program.

- Lead
tactical activities and support overall strategic program objectives.

- Manage Epics, Sub-Epics, and Features for the Product Group in JIRA.

- Continuously
assess issues, risks, opportunities, and dependencies and support their
resolution.

- Track




scope changes and manage change-control processes to prevent scope creep.

- Manage
the program-level CRAID log covering Change Requests, Risks,
Assumptions, Issues, and Decisions.

- Support
the collection and review of program metrics for major releases and
production releases, including Release on Demand and problem incidents.

- Support
the System of Delivery (SoD) quarterly Program Increment (PI)
planning and facilitate logistics, breakout sessions, presentations, and
workshops.

- Support
and manage integration points between SAP ERP modules and
legacy/third-party systems.

- Prepare
Product Teams for PI planning events.

- Consolidate
Product Line Iteration Reviews into Product Group Iteration Reviews and
retrospectives.

- Coordinate
and ensure Product Teams progress effectively against scope, timelines,
and release-management objectives.

- Coordinate
foundational Product Team release activities, including cut-over, testing
cycles, training programs, and data readiness.

- Support
the resolution of PDO and foundational dependencies with Product Managers.

- Remove
blockers and impediments by ensuring issues are escalated to the
appropriate governance forums.

- Facilitate
lessons-learned sessions and support transition to steady-state
operations.

- Lead




end-to-end SAP project management for implementations, upgrades, roll-outs,
and support enhancements.

- Manage
SAP S/4HANA migrations, module deployments such as FI/CO, MM, SD, PP,
HCM, and integration initiatives.

- Develop
and maintain comprehensive project plans, timelines, resource allocations,
budgets, and risk registers.

- Own
and administer JIRA boards, including creation and management of Epics,
User Stories, Tasks, and Subtasks.

- Manage
project backlogs and configure JIRA workflows, dashboards, custom fields,
and reporting to meet SAP project requirements.

- Manage
project governance activities, including status reporting, steering
committee updates, RAID logs, and change-management processes.

- Drive
continuous improvement of project-management practices, JIRA usage
standards, and reporting templates across the SAP team.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's
degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business
Administration, or a related field.

- Minimum 3 years of experience managing SAP projects involving
implementation, upgrades, or support.

- Demonstrated
expert-level, hands-on experience using JIRA on a daily basis.

- Strong
expertise in JIRA board configuration, workflow automation, JQL queries,
dashboard creation, and Confluence integration.

- Strong
knowledge of Agile/Scrum and Waterfall/Hybrid project delivery
methodologies.

- Excellent
stakeholder-management, communication, and presentation skills.

- Proven
ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

📌 Technical Program & Project Management Senior Associate (Chennai)
🏢 Important Group
📍 Chennai