Project Manager II - SAP & Application Development (Certified Scrum Master)

About the role

Vistance Networks is recruiting a Project Manager II (SAP and application development, Certified Scrum Master) in Hyderabad. The role plans, monitors and manages end-to-end delivery of SAP and custom application projects against agreed deliverables, timeframes, quality standards and budgets, and acts as Scrum Master for Agile delivery teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multiple small or medium projects or a large complex project across SAP and application development portfolios
• Lead cross-functional teams including SAP consultants, developers, architects, business analysts, quality engineers and infrastructure teams
• Create and maintain integrated project plans covering scope, deliverables, timelines, resources, budgets and milestones
• Manage SAP implementation, rollout, upgrade, enhancement, integration or migration, including S/4HANA programs
• Coordinate SAP activities such as requirements confirmation, solution design, configuration, development, data migration, testing, cutover, go-live and hypercare
• Lead application development projects across the SDLC, including UAT, release, deployment and post-production support
• Act as Scrum Master: facilitate sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, reviews and retrospectives, and coach teams on Agile principles
• Monitor delivery through sprint progress, velocity, release readiness, milestones, budget and resource utilization
• Track risks, issues and dependencies, manage scope and change control, and run project status sessions
• Manage third-party vendors, SAP partners and distributed teams, and ensure compliance with project management tools and governance

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, information systems, computer science, engineering or a related field
• At least 10 years of overall IT experience, including a minimum of 5 years in project management
• Demonstrated experience managing SAP and custom application projects from initiation to production deployment
• Experience delivering at least one SAP implementation, rollout, upgrade or migration project; S/4HANA experience strongly preferred
• Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master for Agile software delivery teams
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedules, resources, budgets, risks, issues, vendors and executive reporting

Required skills

• Working knowledge of SAP project phases and coordination across modules such as FICO, MM, SD, PP, EWM, SuccessFactors, Ariba or SAP BTP
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum, Waterfall and hybrid delivery methodologies
• Tools: Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management certification; CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master or equivalent Agile certification; SAP Activate certification is a plus
• Experience with cloud, API, integration, web or enterprise application development projects