SAP Project Manager (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of SAP-related projects within the banking environment.
• Manage project scope, timelines, budget, resources, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Drive SAP ECC6 migration / transformation projects, coordinating across business and technical workstreams.
• Manage project planning, governance, status reporting, steering committee updates, and stakeholder communications.
• Work closely with Finance, Technology, Operations, vendors, and other relevant stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure successful project delivery.
• Lead and coordinate RFP activities, including requirements definition, vendor evaluation, proposal assessment, commercial discussions, and vendor selection.
• Manage third-party vendors and system integrators throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate testing, data migration, cutover, implementation, and post-go-live activities.
• Identify project risks and issues proactively and drive resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with the bank's governance, risk, security, and compliance requirements.

Key Requirements

• Strong experience as an SAP Project Manager, ideally within banking or financial services.
• Prior hands-on project management experience involving SAP ECC6 migration is required.
• Experience managing RFP / vendor selection processes for large-scale technology or SAP projects.
• Strong understanding of SAP implementation and migration project lifecycles.
• Experience managing system integrators, technology vendors, and multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong project governance, risk management, budgeting, and delivery management skills.
• Able to independently drive projects and manage senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Banking or financial services industry experience.
• Experience with large-scale SAP transformation or ERP programmes.
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA migration or transformation programmes would be advantageous.
• Experience working within complex, highly regulated enterprise environments.