SAP Delivery Manager (m/f/d)

We are looking for an SAP Delivery Manager to become a part of our tight-knit EPAM team and engage in technology-driven activities. As an SAP Delivery Manager, you will be granted a fascinating opportunity to work in a leading software engineering and IT consulting company. If you want to gain vast professional experience and enrich your knowledge – welcome on board.

With a relationship of close to thirty years with SAP, EPAM has been on the engineering side of SAP for many of their enterprise product releases, helping them engineer their product and helping them to go to market over the decades.

EPAM is now looking to add a consulting arm to our award-winning engineering services. We’re looking for strong technical functional consulting personalities to join EPAM as we embark on a from-scratch service in Germany.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the design and deployment of integrated end-to-end solutions
• Establish a strategy of continuous delivery risk management that enables proactive decisions and actions throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Be accountable for the technical leadership regarding the delivery, ensuring a sound and future-proof architecture is planned, and the implementation meets the technical quality standards
• Share business values of new SAP solutions to a customer and prove that design and new system architecture will help achieve business goals
• Manage customer expectations and relationships, address customer issues during an engagement in cooperation with the Account Manager
• Proactively gather feedback from the key business users and understand the business and system gaps; make recommendations and lead implementations for enhancements
• Prepare estimations on time frames, quality, and quantity of resources required to implement projects successfully; develop project plans incorporating all project variables
• Assure governance of processes in delivery management and production as per the selected delivery model
• Act as a single point of responsibility over any delivery-related matters for the top management and client, including escalations, upsells, ramp downs, etc.
• Build delivery timelines for multiple streams, analyzing internal/external dependencies

REQUIREMENTS

• Solid knowledge of SAP project methodologies (ASAP, SAP Activate) and the differences between them
• Experience in working with SAP Solution Manager with or without Focus Build
• Understanding of SAP extensions principles and options
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA migration/implementation approaches
• Agile development experience with knowledge of application, software architecture and delivery methodologies
• High-level understanding of several SAP products capabilities, functionality, and technologies: SAP S/4HANA (Finance, Logistics, Production), SAP C/4HANA (Commerce, Marketing, Sales), SAP SCM (TM, EWM, IBP), SAP GRC (AC, PC, RM), SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Ariba
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships
• Leadership and interpersonal skills with client interaction background
• Experience in governing project delivery across the board of all stakeholders
• Experience and up-to-date knowledge of design and implementation of end-to-end solutions
• Ability to establish solid working relationships with clients, plus the ability to work effectively as a virtual member of a dynamic, dispersed team and to meet deadlines
• Advanced planning and management skills
• Profound experience in onshore, nearshore, and offshore outsourcing and delivery models
• Upper-intermediate German level

NICE TO HAVE

• Strong knowledge of SAP solutions and/or technologies
• Experience with the following software development processes: Agile, Scrum
• Understanding of SAP CI/CD approach

WE OFFER

• 30 days holiday per annum
• Company pension scheme
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• bitkom - Corporate Benefits
• Regular corporate and social events
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more