Overview
Senior Project Manager - FI SAP Transformation role at Simon-Kucher. Location: Poland — Warsaw. We are looking for an exceptional and driven Expert Project Manager to lead the global transformation from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape and deliver a business-critical program with global visibility. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SAP implementation and project management, with a strong track record of delivering complex, cross-functional projects in international settings. Success requires outstanding stakeholder management, including the ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leadership and C-level executives.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional project management and coordinate the transformation from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring strategic alignment and successful execution.
- Continuously monitor project progress, proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks across all project phases.
- Ensure adherence to project scope, quality standards, and objectives through close collaboration with stakeholders and strong stakeholder relation management.
- Provide consistent and goal-oriented leadership to interdisciplinary project teams, fostering alignment between IT, FI, HR and business units.
- Align overlapping workstreams, manage dependencies, and drive solution-oriented collaboration to deliver agreed outcomes.
- Moderate discussions and ensure closed communication loops by following through on discussions and addressing open points.
- Prepare and present high-impact reports and updates for top management to support strategic decision-making.
- Coordinate the development and quality assurance of technical concepts and system designs, including specifications and functional documentation.
- Collaborate with external service providers to ensure defined deliverables are implemented according to plan.
Your Profile / Qualifications
- At least 6 years of proven success in managing and implementing international IT ERP projects, with a strong focus on S/4HANA cloud migration.
- Expert knowledge in time and resource planning, cost calculation, and benefits realization analysis.
- Degree in Business Informatics, Business Administration, or a comparable qualification, with professional project management experience or certification (ideally PMP, PgMP, or equivalent).
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking; ability to break down complex challenges into actionable solutions and drive change management across diverse stakeholders.
- Skilled in stakeholder communication with the ability to present complex topics clearly to different audiences.
- Structured, independent, and reliable working style with flexibility and strong organizational talent.
- Excellent English language communication skills (written and spoken).
- Broad experience in formal project management, using both classic and agile methodologies.
- Willingness to travel approximately 4 days per month within Europe.
How to Apply
If you’re interested, please submit your application in English. We do not accept applications in other languages. The candidate should have an EU work permit; we do not offer visas for this position.
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Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30+ countries, focused on unlocking better growth that drives revenue and profit for our clients. Learn more at www.simon-kucher.com.