Job Summary
Resource will be responsible for planning and managing all technology-related activities during the Study Phase and beyond, ensuring alignment with business objectives, compliance requirements, and global delivery standards for strategic transformation / implementation projects using SPMF & APMF framework.
Key Responsibilities
* Leading Service Transition to Operations (TTO), ensuring operational readiness, and driving Define (DEF) and Execute (EXE) phase planning.
* Identifying and onboarding resources with the necessary skills to deliver project outcomes.
* Acting as the Test Manager, responsible for planning and executing end-to-end testing activities, including strategy definition, execution oversight, and defect resolution.
* Leading Hypercare planning and execution, ensuring structured post-go-live support, and managing project closure activities, including financial closeout tasks such as closing of POs, WBS elements, and preparing final reports.
* Experience in SAP S/4HANA and large-scale implementation projects is essential. The ideal candidate will possess strong project management skills, a background in technology or engineering, and a proven ability to engage stakeholders across business and technical domains.
Project / Program Management
Lead end-to-end technology work-streams across project phases to meet business requirements, ensuring alignment with business readiness and global delivery standards.
DEF & EXE Planning
Develop Define and Execute phase plans; identify and onboard skilled resources aligned with project needs, timeline, and budget constraints.
Testing & Hypercare
Act as Test Manager to plan, execute, and manage SIT, UAT, and Regression testing; lead Hypercare planning and execution.
Compliance & Cybersecurity
Ensure impacted SOx IT General Controls, Program Development, IT Automated Controls and Business process controls are identified and tested. Perform Cybersecurity compliance; manage assessments, controls, and manage internal & external audits.
Service Transition
Drive smooth handover to operations to DevOps, including KT plan, documentation, support model, access provisioning, and operational readiness.
Financial & Risk Management
Drive Investment related activities (IAR, SAR), manage budgets and forecasts to meet defined financial KPIs. Carry out financial closeout (POs, WBS) activities; manage RAID logs and risk mitigation.
Vendor Management
Oversee vendor performance, billing, and support; ensure delivery is on track and aligned with project plans.
Stakeholder Engagement
Collaborate with business leads, offshore teams, and global stakeholders to ensure seamless delivery and governance.
Requirements
* Postgraduate degree such as MBA or PGDM in IT Management or a related field.
* 7+ years of experience in technology project management within consulting or enterprise environments.
* Proven experience in Test Management within SAP S/4HANA or similar ERP platforms implementation project.
* Experience in service transition and operational readiness planning.
* Strong understanding of SOx compliance, cybersecurity frameworks, and audit processes.
* Knowledge of ITGC, automated controls, and business process controls.
* Proven experience in managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder management.
* Understanding of Data Migration & Validation, Vendor Management & Governance.
* Proven experience in managing Hypercare phases, incident triage, and stabilization activities.
* Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills.
* Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
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