SAP is a leading company that helps the world run better and is seeking a Project Manager for their Academy for Services & Consulting. The role involves developing into a trusted advisor in the delivery of SAP software and services, with responsibilities including project coordination, financial forecasting, and stakeholder communication.
Responsibilities
- Leads customer engagement and monitors budget and spend
- Oversees the project from initiation through delivery
- Coordinates cross-functional activities to ensure delivery on schedule and within budget
- Establishes trusted advisor relationships with strategic customers and actively manages executive-level stakeholders across LOB and IT
- Drives the governance process in alignment with all stakeholders, including customers, SAP, and partners
- Successfully complete a structured 12-month learn-and-apply academy program
- Participate in classroom learning, simulations, and real-customer engagement scenarios
- Accountable for delivering outcomes for assigned sub-projects
- Works independently within defined policies, processes, and scope of responsibility
- Contributes to key milestones across projects of moderate complexity
- Collaborates effectively while managing work independently as needed
- Provides regular, clear status updates to managers or project leads
- Applies strong technical competence using relevant tools, procedures, and programming languages
- Enhances existing systems and processes through sound decisions and solutions
- Builds collaborative relationships and communicates clearly, timely, and constructively across functions
- Drives project implementation through successful client acceptance
- Leads all phases of the project lifecycle from initiation to closure
- Collaborate with customers, partners, and SAP leadership to manage and deliver projects effectively
- Serves as a trusted partner to assigned customers, managing long-term engagements holistically
- Ensures high levels of customer satisfaction across managed projects
Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in STEM or Business
- 1–3 years' customer-facing experience (consulting, project delivery or related roles)
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (or comparable tools) with an analytical, detail-oriented mindset and experience managing data-driven reporting
- A curious and agile mindset, with a passion for learning and the resilience to adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and communicate ideas clearly and effectively
- Emotional intelligence and cultural awareness that support inclusive teamwork and thoughtful stakeholder engagement
- A growing foundation in business acumen and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, paired with a results-oriented approach and the courage to take initiative
- Demonstrated project management experience or training; familiarity with SAP Activate, Agile methods, MS Project, Jira or equivalent tools
- Experience with risk management, budget/resource allocation, and coordinating multi-party delivery teams
- PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certifications are a plus
Benefits
- Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
Company Overview
SAP provides enterprise application software to various industries, including consumer, discrete manufacturing, public services. It is a sub-organization of Delos Cloud. It was founded in 1972, and is headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Wurttemberg, DEU, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.sap.com.