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Job Title: Project Manager / Scrum Master (SAP S/4HANA)
Location: Atlanta, GA 30308 (Hybrid: 2x/Week)
Duration: 6 Months, Long-term.
Industry: Rail Transportation.
Role Overview
The Project Manager / Scrum Master (PM/SM) will lead delivery across SAP IT and custom IT development initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA, cloud platforms, and proprietary systems such as LMIS (Locomotive Maintenance Information System). This role requires managing complex, multi-stream projects while also serving as Scrum Master for multiple agile teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end project lifecycle from initiation through implementation, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets
- Lead agile delivery by serving as Scrum Master across up to 2–3 teams, facilitating ceremonies and removing impediments
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, and resource allocations
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and multiple workstreams to prevent delivery conflicts and dependencies
- Drive communication across stakeholders, scrum teams, vendors, and leadership
- Manage third-party vendors and system integrators within agile frameworks
- Ensure effective change management, risk mitigation, and issue resolution throughout the project lifecycle
- Oversee preparation of project documentation, status reporting, and budgeting
- Provide day-to-day leadership to project teams and ensure alignment with business objectives
- Utilize project management tools such as MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word
Project Portfolio
Project 1: SAP Cloud Transformation
- Solution Manager to SAP Cloud ALM
- Replace SAP Solution Manager 7.2 with SAP Cloud ALM across the enterprise landscape
- Phased implementation:
- Application & Business Process Monitoring
- Change Management for BTP transports (CTMS)
- Change Management for S/4HANA transports (CTS)
- Enable unified monitoring for SAP BTP, Datasphere, SAC, and SuccessFactors
- GRC Migration to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
- Migrate SAP GRC 12.0 from on-premise DB2 to SAP HANA private cloud
- Prepare environment for SAP GRC 26 adoption
Project 2: Source-to-Pay Transformation (SAP S/4 & Ariba)
- Implement an integrated procurement ecosystem across SAP S/4HANA and Ariba
- Standardize sourcing, procurement, contracting, invoicing, and reporting processes
- Enable real-time analytics for spend visibility, supplier performance, and compliance
- Reduce manual processes and improve data synchronization across systems
Project 3: Rail Health Management System
- Design and implement a Rail Health Management Dashboard within an Angular-based Rail Planning Interface (RPI)
- Support planning, scheduling, execution tracking, and compliance for rail maintenance
- Leverage existing authentication, UI standards, and system architecture
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of experience managing SAP S/4HANA and cloud-based projects
- Proven experience managing large, complex programs with multiple workstreams
- Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum environments, including vendor coordination
- Certified Scrum Master with at least 3 years of experience leading agile teams
- Ability to manage Scrum responsibilities across multiple teams simultaneously
- Experience with third-party vendors and system integrators in distributed delivery models
- Knowledge of SAP ecosystem components including:
- SAP S/4HANA
- SAP Sourcing / Ariba
- SAP GRC
- SAP Solution Manager / SAP Cloud ALM
- Strong understanding of cloud-based SAP landscapes and integrations
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SAP Finance modules (FI, FI-TAX) and SAP PI/PO
- Experience managing proprietary or custom-built enterprise applications
- Familiarity with transportation, rail, or asset management systems (e.g., LMIS)
- Experience supporting M&A-related project initiatives
Core Competencies
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal abilities
- Advanced project planning, risk management, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to operate in highly technical, fast-paced environments
The Project Manager / Scrum Master (SAP S/4HANA) is responsible for leading end-to-end delivery of complex SAP and custom IT initiatives across cloud platforms and proprietary systems, managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and multi-stream dependencies. The role combines traditional project management with Scrum Master duties for 2–3 agile teams, including facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and vendors, managing risks, change, and documentation, and ensuring alignment with business objectives using tools such as MS Project, Visio, Excel, and Word. Required qualifications include 5 years of experience managing SAP S/4HANA and cloud-based projects, proven delivery of large multi-workstream programs, hands-on Agile/Scrum experience, Certified Scrum Master credential with 3 years leading agile teams, ability to manage multiple teams concurrently, vendor and system integrator management in distributed models, and strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, Ariba/Sourcing, GRC, and Solution Manager/Cloud ALM within cloud-integrated landscapes. Preferred qualifications include experience with SAP FI/FI-TAX and PI/PO modules, custom enterprise applications, transportation or asset management systems (e.g., LMIS), and M&A-related projects.