Senior Project Manager

Sydney

Description

Rizing, a prominent provider of SAP consulting and implementation services, is expanding its Professional Services team. Committed to our core values of integrity, respect, courage, collaboration, and excellence, we are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our team. We value high-quality project outcomes and are looking for individuals who are passionate about making a significant impact on our clients' success.

 

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of assigned projects. Ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments, goals, and adherence to budget, quality standards, and project management best practices.

Essential Functions

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  • Leads single module to mid-size SAP HCM and SuccessFactors software implementation projects for customers.
  • Serves as the single point of contact for customer projects.
  • Creates and manages the project plan.
  • Manages the resourcing, staffing and budget for customer projects.
  • Manages all aspects of the project by monitoring and identifying any project issues early-on to be able to mitigate any risk for the client, including budget monitoring.
  • Aligns schedules between company and customer.
  • Coordinates with HCM PMO team to set up project tools to support the clients, resources the project team with Rizing consultants, and prepares  the client and project teams for project kickoff.
  • Tracks and manages project progress in terms of scope, budget, and timelines.
  • Identifies and documents scope changes for Change Request/Change Order documentation and approval management.
  • Notifies PMO and/or Executive Management of risks/issues when concerns arise.
  • Maintains and manages risks, actions, issues, and decisions log.
  • Tracks and monitors budget and forecast of hours for duration to project completion.
  • Maintains hands-on role to ensure deadlines are met and key deliverables are completed and on time.
  • Escalations management identifying the root cause, putting and action plan and control/monitoring.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology or Business or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in Project management processes and tools.
  • PMP certification required within 18 months of beginning Project Management role. 
  • Hands-on experience leading software implementation projects as part of the Project Management team.

Required Experience

  • 3-5 years of experience implementing or using SAP SuccessFactors and/or HCM or similar HRIS software (including at least 5 medium complex >5.000 employees projects experience)
  • 5 years previous experience in professional services or consulting industry.
  • 5 years previous experience with change management or business transformation projects.
  • 5 years previous experience managing projects involving integrations, data migration, or complex technical landscapes.
  • 5 years previous experience working in several projects at the same time. 

Desired Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Finance, computer science, information systems, business administration or related field strong preferred. 
  • PMP, Prince2, Agile, and/or SCRUM Certification
  • SF Modules Certifications (EC strongly preferred)
     

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

  • Skilled in technology coupled with business acumen to compliment system consulting.
  • Expertise in various SuccessFactors modules and SAP software.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Product Suite, especially MS Project and Visio.
  • Completion of multiple SuccessFactors, SAP HCM or related projects with depth of knowledge.
  • Demonstrated expertise in Human Resources industry best practices and Project Management domain discipline.
  • Analytical and solutions oriented; ability to solve complex problems, provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations.
  • Identifies key factors that influence the viability of different solutions & clarifies information to solve problems.
  • Ability to build personal relationships with clients and peers, while inspiring and motivating others.
  • Ability to work in teams and independently.
  • Strong organizational, planning and management skills.
  • Strong presentation skills and meeting facilitation; displays confidence and poise in formal speaking situations; creates effective and compelling presentations; keeps meetings clearly focused on the agenda.
  • Excellent written and oral communication; attentively listens and shares knowledge/expertise.
  • Considers long-term consequences and implications associated with actions/events; sees relationships between diverse systems, organizations or environments; considers problems from a range of viewpoints.
  • Strong ability in setting strategic vision by driving continuous improvement, evaluating/implementing ideas and resolving conflict.
  • Assembles and develops talent by creating a challenging and rewarding work environment

Benefits

Rizing offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities.
  • Referral bonuses.
  • Competitive salary and bonus structure.
  • Career progression and opportunities.
  • Medical and Group Life benefits.

Rizing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Ready to become someone’s hero?

At Rizing we solve business challenges. We create solutions that accelerate our clients’ ability to excel at what they do best – so they can get back to doing more of what they do best. Our secret sauce is combining our industry knowledge with SAP technical expertise.

We’re a multi-million-dollar global SAP professional services firm who chose a specialized focus on SAP Enterprise Asset Management, Consumer Industries and Human Capital Management. We win through recognition that diversity spurs creativity. Our teams place collaboration, integrity, courage, mutual respect, and a commitment to excellence as their top priorities. And we often accomplish this through remote and virtual work environments.

We’re not so big to have lost sight of our mission and vision or to have lost connection with our clients. We’re the right size to deliver personal professional services and to give our employees opportunities that often aren’t available at larger firms.

If your passion is solving puzzles, improving processes, leading change as part of a team of SAP experts, then this might be the place for you.