SAO - ERP Program Manager

Responsibilities

Work with project managers to plan project schedules, budgets, and goals

Document and manage dependencies between projects and workstreams

Manage and work through project launch teams to ensure that the project scope and outcome is achieved.

Execute, monitor, and control the schedule, cost deliverables, risk management and scope to meet or exceed

stakeholder and customer expectations.

Responsible for allocating resources and management of the project team. Proactively manages potential

conflict and resource constraints

Work across business to resolve elevated issues internally and with the customer, ensuring barriers that could

impede program progress are removed.

Accountable for scope change management within the project. Responsible for orchestrating response to

customer scope changes in collaboration State leadership

Provide guidance and support to lower-level project managers.

Collaborate with executive management to help achieve the expected goals and objectives of the program

and associated projects within the program

Facilitate communication across the different projects and cross-functional teams

Manage program and associated project budgets

Work with State leadership to minimize new/competing projects
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

20+ years of enterprise project management/program management experience

At least 5+ years working with a cloud-based ERP platform (SAP, Infor, Oracle or Workday)

Relevant certifications including PMP, PGMP or other recognized licenses or certifications

Strong knowledge of project management tools

Strong knowledge of the SDLC project life cycle

Experience working with data systems and acting as a liaison between business users and technical staff

Strong leadership skills including the building of effective teams, an ability to manage conflict, the effective

setting of priorities in the team and an ability to clearly define roles, responsibilities, and objectives