Project Manager [Greensboro, RAL, CLT] ***

Description

Job Title: Project Manager

Duration: 15-Month Contract

Location: Remote (Must Reside within CLT, RAL, or Greensboro)

Required Pay Scale: 90-95/hr on W2

• Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC or GC candidates*

Job Summary:

SAP ERP Modernization Implementation

Large, cross functional project composition and stakeholder group

Project Details:

1. Plans and coordinates closely with business/function area managers and cross functional subject matter experts and key project team members to drive project activities and issue resolution.

2. Works closely with, and provides direction to business, operations and technology leads to support program needs.

3. Ensures that project activities are on a path to deliver benefits realization.

4. Installs an appropriate risk management plan for the project and ensures adherence to company and unit requirements.

5. Follow PMLC (project management) methodology, risk management routines, and project governance activities (working closely with Risk Program Portfolio Lead and Lead Business partners).

6. Proactively works to engage key stakeholders to understand and mitigate any cross team concerns/differences and leads group discussions to develop a resolution path to keep project activities on-schedule with appropriate risk mitigation.

7. Leads teams or multiple teams of internal and/or external resources on a project basis.

8. Manages project budget forecast and actuals in accordance with finance and reporting routines and methodologies.

9. Creates, maintains, analyzes and collectively manages variances to the project schedules and makes recommendation and/or creates action plan to mitigate negative variances or to resolve issues.

10. Prepares dashboard reporting to identify and communicate the health of the project for use by key executives (in alignment with existing project governance routines).

11. Prepares documentation/presentations to support overall workstream efforts and internal reporting routines, as needed

12. Proactively engages key stakeholders to plan, manage, and risk mitigate key items and critical path activities.

13. Proactively works to engage key stakeholders to understand and mitigate any cross team concerns/differences and leads group discussions to develop a resolution path to keep project activities on-schedule with appropriate risk mitigation.

14. Assist in the identification of change introduced by the project and coordinated with appropriate teams for planning and executing on ""readiness"" plans: Client Communications, Teammate Communications, and Teammate Training.

Must Haves

• Prior SAP ERP project experience (preferrably recent experience with SAP S/4 Hana related to Business Data Cloud (BDC), Group Reporting, and/or Project Systems).
• Experience with various modules within but ideally in Business Data Cloud (BDC, Group reporting or project systems)
• Proven stakeholder relationship building skills to engage and drive cross team collaboration at the project member and senior management stakeholder levels.
• Ability to communicate project status with equal effectiveness at all leadership and team member levels from both a project execution and business progression terms.
• Experienced in driving large scale tech-focused programs/projects with large internal and vendor resource teams.
• Proven ability to effectively manage complex projects and initiatives, including multiple business partners across different areas as well as large / complex data sets; demonstrated organization skills.
• Ability to create and drive multiple project/workstream schedules in parallel.

Desired Skills

• Prior experience with system and user acceptance test planning activities.
• Experience with AI and automation strategy development and execution.
• Experience with data strategy development and execution.
• Prior experience with Rally tool.
• PMP certification.

About Matlen Silver

Experience Matters. Let your experience be driven by our experience. For more than 40 years, Matlen Silver has delivered solutions for complex talent and technology needs to Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders. Led by hard work, honesty, and a trusted team of experts, we can say that Matlen Silver technology has created a solutions experience and legacy of success that is the difference in the way the world works.

Matlen Silver is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability, or any other legally protected status.

If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application or at any point in the hiring process, please contact us at email and/or phone at: [email protected] // 908-393-8600

At The Matlen Silver Group, Inc., W2 employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance (single and family coverage)
• 401(k) plan (employee contributions only)