Company Overview:
Novolos is establishing an SAP-Center of Excellence (CoE) to drive business optimization and operational excellence. Our mission is to leverage SAP's advanced functionalities to support strategic initiatives, streamline processes, and deliver superior services to our clients.
We are currently looking for a
Senior SAP Project Manager (m/f/d)
Málaga (hybrid), permanent or freelance, full-time
Role Summary:
Lead end-to-end SAP initiatives (S/4HANA and related SAP platforms) using SAP Activate and Agile delivery. You'll own planning, execution, governance, and stakeholder management, running delivery via Jira (epics, stories, boards, metrics) and ensuring value-driven outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Plan & Mobilize: Define scope, delivery model, resourcing, RACI, governance cadence, and integrated project plan aligned to SAP Activate (Discover → Prepare → Explore → Realize → Deploy → Run)
Backlog & Delivery: Build and maintain epics/features/stories; refine with functional/technical leads; manage sprint goals, velocity, burn-down/up, and release plans
Jira Ownership: Configure boards/workflows, define DoR/DoD, manage dashboards, reports (cycle/lead time), and enforce issue hygiene
Schedule & Budget Control: Track progress vs. baseline; manage variances; provide weekly status, RAID/RAIDD logs, and executive readouts
Risk & Quality Management: Drive issue resolution, change control, cutover readiness, and test/defect triage; ensure compliance with Activate quality gates
Stakeholder Management: Facilitate ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, reviews, retros), run steering committees, align business & IT, manage partners/vendors
Cutover & Go-Live: Lead cutover planning, dress rehearsals, hypercare, and handover to operations/support
Compliance & Security: Coordinate roles/authorizations, SoD input to GRC teams, and audit-ready documentation
Continuous Improvement: Leverage delivery metrics to improve predictability and throughput
Required Qualifications:
5+ years project management experience, with 3+ years leading SAP projects using SAP Activate
Proven Agile delivery using Jira (project setup, workflows, schemes, automation, dashboards, reporting)
Track record delivering SAP workstreams (preferably S/4HANA) from Explore to Deploy/Run.
Strong command of project financials (budgeting, forecasting, EAC), planning (MS Project/Smartsheet), and RAID/change control
Excellent communication and stakeholder management across business, IT, and system integrators
Working knowledge of SAP landscapes (DEV/QAS/PRD), transports, testing cycles, and cutover.
Fluency in English; additional EU language(s) a plus
Nice to Have:
Exposure to SAP BTP, Integration Suite/CPI, SAP Signavio, SAP ALM/Cloud ALM, or GRC coordination
Certifications: PMI-ACP, Scrum Master (PSM/CSM), PMI-PMP/PRINCE2, SAP Activate Project Manager
Experience with RISE with SAP and hybrid/multi-vendor delivery
Familiarity with DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, Git), test tools (Jira Xray, Tricentis)
Core Skills:
SAP Activate governance & quality gates
Agile/Jira delivery management & metrics
Planning & estimation (story points, capacity, critical path)
Risk/issue management & escalation
Cutover/hypercare coordination
Executive reporting & stakeholder alignment
Strong facilitation and negotiation
Education:
Bachelor's in Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience
What ́s in it for you:
A strategic position in key SAP projects for a major international client
An international, growth-oriented environment with innovative projects and industry-specific challenges
Diverse development opportunities, creative freedom, and involvement in modern SAP landscapes
Flexible working hours and a remote-friendly setup with occasional travel
A family-like company culture with flat hierarchies, quick decision-making, and a culture of trust, expertise, humor, and enjoyment
Collaboration in a diverse international team and comprehensive onboarding to ensure a smooth start
Interested? Then apply for the position via the applicant button, or send us your application documents by e-mail to recruiting@novolos01.com. We are excited to meet you!