IT Project Manager - SAP Financial Integration

NTT DATA - Kalamazoo, MI

Full-time - Senior

Kalamazoo, MI

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The IT Project Manager - SAP Financial Integration role at NTT DATA involves leading financial integration projects for a global healthcare devices and life sciences client. The position requires strong project management skills, particularly in financial implementations, and the ability to collaborate with various global stakeholders. The successful candidate will utilize effective project management practices to deliver cost-effective solutions while exceeding stakeholder expectations in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Define project charter, project scope, assess impact, determine implementation approach, schedule, budget, and resource needs working with global stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit business and technical requirements and prioritize implementation aligning to IT strategies.
• Leverage waterfall, iterative, and Agile methodologies while coaching and mentoring team members.
• Utilize PM Framework and tools like Planview, JIRA, and other collaboration tools for increased productivity.
• Build and execute operational and technical project plans, facilitate project gate reviews, and escalate issues to meet project milestones.
• Manage scope and change aligning to business priorities, identify risks and issues, and prioritize conflicting needs.
• Provide regular status updates to Leadership and Management team and drive improvements to project outcomes.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience as an IT project manager with at least 3 years in Financial Integrations.
• Minimum of 5 years in Pharma/Medical devices.
• Minimum of 5 years of ERP experience, preferably SAP.
• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, Information Technology, or 10 years of experience in Information Technology projects.
• PMP certification is a plus.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in financial project implementations, feature enhancements, upgrades, and life cycle management.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• GxP validation experience.
• Effective presentation skills for delivering project status and risk mitigations to management.
• Self-motivated critical thinker with strong conflict management skills.
• Experience in PM Framework and PPM tools.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Access to a robust partner ecosystem for collaboration.