SAP Senior Project Manager

• Role: SAP Senior Project Manager
• Location: Riyadh, SA
• Category: Consulting
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Travel Required: Up to 60% or 3 days a week (home on weekends – based on project requirements)
• Contract Type: Regular
• Company: IBM Middle East FZ-LLC Saudi Arabia Branch
• Req ID: 689689BR

Introduction

As an SAP Project Project Manager, you will support IBM’s consistent growth by bringing to the table your business development, sales, account management, and delivery skills. Picture yourself working with a highly motivated, highly successful team with a proven sales record in IBM’s top technologies. If you’re ready to bring your insights and experience, we are ready to offer you a best in class career development.

Your Role and Responsibilities

IBM has been leading the way in life-changing transformations for many years. Being strategic and innovative are key elements to how IBMers keep being essential during this cognitive era. Imagine yourself collaborating with talented individuals ready to help reinvent businesses and industries by utilizing specialized knowledge of industry-specific and cross-industry competitive strategies. Your expertise will engage our clients in the development of go-to-market recommendations and offerings to drive change in a digitally enabled era. We are looking for an experienced SAP Senior Project Manager who possesses deep expertise in delivering end-to-end SAP implementations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of project management, from initial planning to successful execution, while demonstrating strong SAP subject matter knowledge. In addition to project management skills, the candidate should have a proven track record in go-to-market strategies, pre-sales activities, and building lasting client relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end SAP implementation projects, ensuring timely delivery within scope, budget, and quality standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, providing expert guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle.
• Utilize SAP subject expertise to develop innovative solutions tailored to meet client requirements and business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project goals, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
• Drive go-to-market initiatives by identifying market opportunities, developing marketing strategies, and positioning our SAP solutions effectively.
• Engage in pre-sales activities, including solution demonstrations, proposal development, and client presentations, to win new business opportunities.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Strong commercial experience in project management, with a focus on SAP implementations
• Proven track record of successfully delivering end-to-end SAP projects on time and within budget.
• Deep understanding of SAP modules and solutions, including SAP S/4HANA.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate client requirements into actionable project plans and solutions.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in go-to-market strategies, pre-sales activities, and client relationship management.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Project Management Certification

About IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.