SAP Project Management Analyst

• Project Management Analyst
• Oakland, CA-Hybrid (3 days onsite in a week-Tues-Thur required, remote Mon & Fri)
• 8 months+ Contract
• ******Local candidates only******

Top Skills:

• ERP or SAP project experience: Familiarity with project phases, deliverables, and activities. Proven experience supporting different areas on a program. Basic understanding of ERP transformation complexities and cross functional dependencies.
• Proactive Ownership Skills: Anticipates and removes roadblocks to execution to ensure program outcomes are achieved. Demonstrate ownership by taking initiative to translate meeting outcomes into clearly defined and executable actions.
• Organizational Skills: Ability to keep track of multiple, concurrent tasks which have varying priorities and due-dates that are subject to change. Excellent organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Key Responsibilities
• Coordinate schedule planning, budget planning, vendor management, and resource planning.
• Manages program reporting, dashboards, presentations, and program health communications.
• Oversees change control, risk management, onboarding, governance, and executive engagements.
• Champions Lean and continuous improvement practices.
• Gather, report, and support risk management frameworks, conducting risk assessments, and implementing mitigation plans.
• Must have the ability to communicate complex risk scenarios and solutions to stakeholders at all levels will be essential.
• Demonstrate a proactive mindset, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple efforts simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence and lead teams without direct authority.
• Ability to analyze data to inform decision-making processes.
• Required skills:
• Experience in ERP software projects or other large technology delivery programs.
• Advanced knowledge of Program Management including project management methodologies including waterfall and Agile, project phases, deliverable types, and complex cross-organization activities.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risks
• Preparing reports and present findings to senior management
• Ability to communicate findings and recommendations to various levels of management.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects with demanding time constraints.
• Knowledge and understanding of business drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to manage or direct teams
• Ability to work within a Regulatory environment
• Ability to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projects
• Desired Skills:
• Experience with a large ERP project implementation (i.e. S/4 Hana)
• Project management tool experience with Atlassian Jira for deliverable tracking
• Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Project Management, Finance, Accounting, or Management Information Systems.
• Work Experience:
• 6+ years of experience of project management experience.