Senior SAP S/4HANA project manager leading platform upgrades for a large regulated Canadian organization. Coordinating SAP Activate delivery, testing, cutover, vendors, and post-go-live stabilization.
Responsibilities
Lead the complete SAP S/4HANA upgrade project from initial preparation through production deployment and post-deployment stabilization
Own the detailed upgrade plan, including schedules, resources, milestones, risks, issues, and dependencies
Lead project phases according to SAP Activate, including preparation, Sandbox, development, quality assurance, testing, and production deployment
Coordinate integrated, regression, and performance testing campaigns
Define and execute the cutover strategy
Coordinate SAP/BASIS teams, business process owners, Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams, partners, and suppliers
Manage project governance, change control, risk tracking, and reporting for senior management
Contribute to change management, training, documentation, and post-go-live stabilization
Collaborate with internal and external teams in a complex, highly regulated environment
Requirements
10+ years of experience in SAP project management
Hands-on experience managing SAP S/4HANA upgrades, ideally from a 2020/2021 version to 2023 or newer
Excellent command of the SAP Activate methodology
Significant experience in Supply Chain and Manufacturing
Experience in an organization with more than 10,000 employees
Experience with global SAP projects involving multiple teams, suppliers, and stakeholders
Experience in a highly regulated environment
Ability to coordinate multiple suppliers and partners simultaneously
Significant experience planning and leading testing, cutover, and go-live activities
Excellent command of project governance, including schedules, budgets, milestones, dependencies, and RAID registers
Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, business leaders, and senior management
Experience in custom code remediation during an S/4HANA upgrade is an asset
Understanding of SAP BASIS and SAP architecture is an asset
Experience with large-scale testing and post-go-live hypercare/stabilization is an asset
PMP, PRINCE2, or SAP certifications are an asset
English required; bilingual candidates welcome
Must be authorized to work in Canada
Benefits
Contract through January 31, 2027, with the possibility of renewal
Fully remote work
Remote work available from Quebec or Ontario
35 hours per week
Bilingual candidates welcome
Opportunity to work with a large organization of more than 10,000 employees
Personal information handled confidentially in accordance with Quebec's Law 25
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