SAP Technical Transformation Project Leader (Cincinnati, OH)

Location: CINCINNATI GENERAL OFFICES

Time Type: Full time

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 SAP Technical Transformation Project Leader (Cincinnati, OH)

The Procter & Gamble U.S. Business Services Company is seeking a SAP Technical Transformation Project Leader (Cincinnati, OH) to define, document, drive, report, and manage infrastructure improvement projects as a delivery leader, and operational acceptance of solutions deployed into production. Maintain tight linkage with SAP Center of Excellence Team, Cloud Operations and SCPT programs for the future development of tools and technology improvements. Implement enterprise-class platforms transformations for all SAP environments and on-premise tools/platforms. Be ultimately accountable for budget and execution of infrastructure service projects in a safe, effective and documented manner while limiting risk to production environments. Serve as liaison between various teams of GBS Service Lines, Operations, InfoSec, IT Governance, Engineering, SAP CTE, Cloud Ops to deliver platforms needs aligned with strategy as well as with security policies which strike the right balance between achieving our business objectives and securing the enterprise. Ensure that platform evolution includes sunsetting of platforms that provide duplicate capabilities. Drive automation of platforms capabilities wherever possible to accelerate business results, minimize needed human intervention, and correct outages as they emerge. Ensure Project/change managers involved with the cloud Based solutions meet all ‘release to Operations’/change management process. Ensure speed to market of changes (i.e. meet Business requirements as fast as possible) while deploying new services. Enable new technology introduction to meet business needs. Coordinate and supervise the daily activities of assigned project team members and/or business representatives as appropriate. Manage internal issues escalated from the team to remove barriers preventing them from performing their assigned activities. Ensure proper, timely communication to the project board. Local telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week. 30% domestic travel and 15% international travel required to conduct technical workshops and business meetings.

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Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Electronics and Computer Engineering, or related field and 8 years of experience connected to a variety of SAP product components and platforms including related application development, deployment and service operations. Must have 5 years of experience in an IT Project Management or related position. Must have experience in: SAP with leading medium to large SAP infrastructure related initiatives and programs; Directing project schedules, budgets, and timelines while providing technical guidance and resolving issues as needed; Leading medium to large SAP Cloud Migration Projects and upgrades in a multi-cultural diverse environment across the globe; Overseeing large SAP Platforms and SAP infrastructure for highly complex and integrated applications and environments; Multiple SAP components such as ECC, BW, HANA, BW4HANA, XI, APO, SRM, BOBJ, BODS, JAVA portal, GTS, FSCM, MDG, Solution Manager and front end tools; Working with SAP Basis tasks including Change Management processes, Support packs, RFC/QRFC/TRFC, System refreshes, monitoring, performance management, SAP Client maintenance and administration; Informing and instructing verbally and via training blocks and presentations and communicating clearly the processes, changes and expectations; Interacting on all levels within Corporate IT management and external suppliers; Coordinating multiple vendors, business partners, and technical teams on complex cloud migration projects across continents to ensure effective management of activities and follow-ups; Handling different levels of project communication with multiple business functions such as Corporate IT leaders, Business leaders, and key stakeholders; IT Project management including SCRUM, Agile, and DevOps knowledge; Controlling large scale budgets on SAP related infrastructure initiatives and programs; Understanding of ITIL work processes, and cyber security mitigation techniques; and Training less experienced project managers to build a project management community. All successful candidates must pass a technical interview by P&G internal experts in the SAP Basis space and in addition the P&G standards for hiring- including an online evaluation and 2 PEAK interviews. Employer will accept 2 years of work experience in lieu of the degree requirement. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training or experience. 30% domestic travel and 15% international travel required to conduct technical workshops and business meetings.

APPLICANTS: To apply for this position, please visit https://www.pgcareers.com; Req. No. R000139961.

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