Sr SAP Program Manager

We believe in the power and joy of learning

At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping learners around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose - driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

What you'll do here:

As an Enterprise IT SAP Senior Technical Program Manager at Cengage, you will have the outstanding opportunity to lead exceptionally ambitious and complex technical initiatives! You will:

• Lead end-to-end planning and execution of large-scale SAP programs, including SAP S/4HANA implementations and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and maintain the coordinated program plan, achievements, critical path, dependencies, resource requirements, and detailed delivery schedules.
• Collaborate with the Project Board, executive sponsors, business leaders, technology teams, and implementation partners to develop and sustain the overall delivery plan.
• Manage program financials, including budgets, forecasts, actuals, vendor spend, and financial reporting.
• Manage several SAP functional and technical workstreams simultaneously while actively overseeing cross-functional dependencies.
• Manage external vendors and systems integrators, including deliverables, achievements, performance, dependencies, and customer concerns.
• Drive day-to-day program execution, proactively identifying delivery risks and removing barriers to progress.
• Provide clear and concise reporting on program health, achievements, financials, risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions required.
• Apply Smartsheet as the primary program management tool, with Jira supporting Agile delivery and workstream execution.

Abilities you will require here:

To successfully implement and manage our world-class projects, you will need:

• More than 10 years of increasingly responsible project and program management experience, including large-scale enterprise technology initiatives.
• Established experience coordinating complex programs that include several business, functional, and technical workstreams.
• SAP implementation or transformation experience strongly preferred, with SAP S/4HANA experience highly desirable.
• Strong technical understanding with the ability to effectively engage architecture, integration, data, infrastructure, security, and application teams.
• Proven hands-on experience managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and delivery teams.
• Experience managing SAP implementation partners, systems integrators, external vendors, and internal technical teams.
• Extensive experience in financial oversight, involving budget planning, projections, and managing vendor payments.
• Strong executive communication, collaborator management, facilitation, and escalation-management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across diverse business, product, and technology organizations.
• Experience with Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Proficiency with Smartsheet and Jira.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Proven track record of leading complex enterprise infrastructure implementations and migrations.
• Familiarity with IT Service Management (ITSM), change management, and operational transition.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile, Scrum, or similar certification.

Join us and be a part of our mission to deliver flawless and innovative learning solutions!

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected].

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location. Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position, you will be eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program. This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.