About the job
The SAP Project Director plays a pivotal role in steering and executing a portfolio of IT projects, ensuring exceptional quality, adherence to scope, and timely delivery that aligns with customer expectations.
Key Responsibilities
Project Delivery
- Oversee the entire project lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution, and closure.
- Develop and optimize project schedules, quality assurance plans, budgets, and communication and risk management strategies.
- Address and resolve issues related to scope definitions and any disputes affecting timelines and costs.
- Manage integration challenges arising from various project elements such as hardware, software installations, testing, business process evaluations, application development, migration, and data conversions.
- Ensure project implementation aligns with schedules, budget, manpower, and quality standards.
- Collaborate with Senior Management to mitigate project overruns.
- Continuously monitor and communicate project progress to stakeholders.
- Effectively manage resources across teams to optimize productivity and reduce wastage.
Customer/Vendor Relations
- Engage with stakeholders to drive project decisions and execution.
- Foster long-term customer relationships by proactively meeting and exceeding expectations.
- Negotiate change control mechanisms with clients to adhere to schedules and prioritize adjustments based on business needs.
- Oversee contract management and subcontractor relations.
Business Development
- Identify and pursue opportunities for service enhancement and expansion, collaborating with Account Managers for development.
- Participate in pre-sales activities, taking the lead on key initiatives as required.
Team Leadership
- Lead the project team in analyzing proposals and enhancements for benefits and costs.
- Provide the team with relevant information regarding business needs and priorities, along with insights into business systems.
- Engage in leadership practices, offering performance feedback and developmental coaching.
- Monitor and enhance team performance through team-building efforts, coaching, and performance management.

