Program manager- SAP/ Applications

We are seeking an experienced Delivery Manager / Program Manager to lead SAP and enterprise application implementation and transformation programs, ensuring effective program governance, end-to-end delivery, budget management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

- Define and manage overall program roadmaps, scope, governance structures, milestones, and delivery plans.
- Establish effective program governance and ensure alignment across multiple projects and workstreams.
- Track overall program performance and provide clear management reporting on delivery progress, risks, issues, and key decisions.
- Lead end-to-end delivery of SAP and application implementation and transformation programs.
- Ensure projects and programs are delivered within agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
- Coordinate activities across project phases, including planning, design, build, testing, deployment, and implementation.
- Manage multiple projects, workstreams, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery of overall program objectives.
- Apply appropriate delivery methodologies, including Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid approaches.
- Serve as a key interface between business stakeholders, IT teams, project teams, and senior management.
- Work closely with stakeholders to define program objectives, requirements, priorities, and expected outcomes.
- Lead governance and Steering Committee meetings and provide clear executive-level program updates.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure alignment between business objectives and delivery priorities.
- Manage program budgets, financial tracking, cost management, and resource forecasting.
- Monitor financial performance and ensure effective utilization of project resources.
- Track project/program financials and delivery milestones.
- Identify and proactively manage Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID) across the program.
- Manage program escalations and drive timely resolution of delivery issues.
- Proactively identify potential scope, schedule, resource, and delivery risks and establish appropriate mitigation plans.
- Manage scope changes and ensure appropriate impact assessment and governance.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across business, functional, and technical areas.
- Manage and optimize resources across multiple projects and workstreams.
- Coordinate onsite and offshore/global delivery teams.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and support to project managers, functional leads, technical leads, and delivery teams.
- Work with internal and external partners/vendors to ensure alignment with overall program objectives.

### Requirements
What are we looking for:

- Strong project and program management experience.
- Proven experience managing large-scale SAP and/or enterprise application implementation or transformation programs.
- Strong end-to-end program delivery experience.
- Experience in program strategy, planning, and governance.
- Experience managing scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
- Experience in stakeholder and executive management.
- Experience in risk, issue, and dependency management.
- Experience in budget and resource management.
- Strong governance and reporting skills.
- Experience in cross-functional team leadership.
- Experience managing multiple projects/workstreams and globally distributed teams.
- Strong customer-facing, communication, negotiation, and escalation management skills.
- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Bilingual proficiency in Japanese and English.
Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience managing SAP S/4HANA or other enterprise application transformation programs.
- Experience with SAP implementation methodologies such as SAP Activate.
- Experience managing global delivery models, including onsite and offshore teams.
- Experience managing third-party vendors and implementation partners.
- Experience with large-scale business and technology transformation programs.
- PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent Project/Program Management certification is preferred.