SAP Program Manager(w2) -- TIWDC5882618

Role Overview

We are seeking a Program Manager to lead a large-scale SAP Employee Central Payroll (ECP) Modernization project. This initiative focuses on moving from an on-premises ECP environment to a modernized S/4HANA architecture, impacting operations across the US, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. The Program Manager will provide overall governance and coordination for this multi-country, multi-team effort, ensuring the project aligns with scope, timeline, and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the overall ECP Modernization program across the US, NL, and CZ.
• Manage the program roadmap, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions.
• Coordinate multiple technical and functional workstreams, including payroll, integrations, and testing, to ensure alignment between teams.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, SAP specialists, and external partners.
• Manage program planning, governance, reporting, and communication to senior management.
• Ensure that activities across environments (Sandbox, Development, Test, and Production) are properly coordinated.
• Drive readiness for testing, cutover, and go-live activities.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, dependencies, and resource constraints.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• Proven experience as a Program Manager or Senior Project Manager in large-scale SAP or ERP transformation programs.
• Experience managing complex programs involving multiple technical and business workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience working with senior leadership.
• Experience with integrations, testing, migration/cutover, and go-live activities.
• Ability to work effectively across US and European teams and manage different time zones.

Technical Skills

• Experience with SAP environments is required; SAP ECP experience is critical.
• Strong program governance, planning, risk, and dependency management skills.

Candidates must be onsite in Salisbury, NC 3 days/month, sometimes more. Candidates must interview onsite. Relocation candidates are fine, but no expenses paid. Look in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greenville for non-relo candidates.