Alpha Search

Senior Project Manager

Role

For our client, a global production company with European IT headquarters in Prague, we are searching candidates for a Senior Project Manager role. This role is part of their European Transformation Program team.

The manager will lead a complex, multi-year SAP S/4HANA Migration and Implementation project. This involves managing numerous workstreams and coordinating with a wide range of stakeholders from both business and technology teams.

The ideal candidate should have a strong IT background and proven experience in delivering large-scale ERP projects. Key responsibilities include:

  • Lead the development of the overall SAP project plan, defining key milestones and deliverables to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
  • Ensure consistency and quality across all project workstreams, adhering to Project Management Office methodologies.
  • Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate program-level risks to ensure project stability and success.
  • Monitor project progress and recommend necessary adjustments to strategy, timelines, or deliverables to meet clear objectives.
  • Manage and control the project budget, ensuring expenditures align with approved financial plans.
  • Ensure the availability and proper allocation of required skills and competencies across all project teams.
  • Lead executive stakeholder reviews, facilitating discussions on project needs and changes.
  • Develop and maintain stakeholder mapping, communication strategies, and reporting frameworks.
  • Oversee project execution, ensuring deliverables are produced on time and meet established quality standards.
  • Define guidelines for professional service provider engagement, determining their usage across the project.
  • Support and facilitate agenda setting for project committee and steering committee meetings.

Profile
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, with a proven track record of successfully delivering also ERP implementation projects (ideally but not necessarily SAP).
  • Expertise in managing end-to-end ERP project lifecycles, from initial planning and blueprinting through to go-live and post-implementation support.
  • Strong influencing and communication skills, with the ability to manage senior business and IT stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to prioritize, work under pressure, and meet tight deadlines in a dynamic environment.
  • Results-oriented and tenacious, with independent judgment and decision-making capabilities.
  • Strong facilitation, organizational, and leadership skills.
  • Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills tailored to diverse audiences.

Offer
  • Attractive salary.
  • Permanent employment with long-term perspective.
  • Company car.
  • Annual bonus and salary review.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • 28 days of annual leave.
  • Option for remote work by agreement.
  • Annual flexible benefits budget.
  • Pension plan contribution.

If interested please email jobs@alpha-search.eu, we will contact you promptly.