Project Manager

The SAP SuccessFactors Project Manager (PM) will oversee all stages of SAP SuccessFactors project delivery, including team assembly, planning, execution, and client relationship management, ensuring successful implementation and customer satisfaction.

Location: Malaysia

Responsibilities

• Leads AMS team and / or ad-hoc projects, ranging from SAP SuccessFactors modules to integration projects using SAP CPI.
• May participate in sales opportunities and process.
• Acts as a coach or buddy for Associate PM or a PM.
• Participates in building the practice initiatives.
• Manages SAP SuccessFactors implementations through all life cycles stages.
• Work with the Client PM to develop the project plan and project charter, including procedures for managing Actions, Risks and Issues throughout the project.
• Communicate Project Plan: ensure a common understanding by setting expectations regarding the project plan to align the stakeholders and team members. Implement approved actions and workarounds to mitigate project risks in order to minimize the impact on the project.
• Execute Project Plan: execute the tasks as defined in the project plan in order to achieve the project goals.
• Monitor and Control Project Work: measure project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to monitor and report on the progress of the project against plan and budget, identify and quantify variances, perform required corrective actions, and communicate to all stakeholders.
• Manage Project Scope: manage changes to the project scope, schedule, roles & responsibilities and costs using appropriate verification techniques to keep the project plan and budget accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized changes as defined in the change control procedures; facilitate customer acceptance.
• Ensure any sign-offs required for the project (e.g. stage and/or milestone sign-offs, design sign-offs, Stage Gate Reviews, Change Order sign-offs etc.) are obtained in a timely manner.
• Close Contractual Obligations: Formalize final acceptance for the project from the sponsor/customer by ensuring that the delivered product(s) and services comply with the agreed deliverables lists, scope, and any organizational procedures. Ensuring the end of project survey is sent to the client as well as performing a project lessons learned.
• Provides information to others both internal and external to the organization; represents the organization to customers and other external sources.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Math, Computer Science, or Finance.
• Proficiency with MS Project.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio.
• Ability to recognize personal skills, abilities, limitations and strengths, taking appropriate action to pursue developmental activities to strengthen skills and experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced multinational environment and to adapt to frequent change.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial acumen – understanding what drives project revenue and profitability. Ability to effectively manage project budgets and forecasting to maximize revenue and profitability.
• Good understanding of project management processes and techniques – including planning, progress tracking, risk and issue management frameworks, change control frameworks, sign-off procedures.
• SAP SuccessFactors certified project manager or equivalent.

Benefits

• Support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more.