The SAP HCM Project Manager is a professional who will manage all SAP related processes for our clients. He/she will ensure that all strategies are implemented efficiently and according to plan and that, the client goals are satisfactorily reached.
The SAP HCM Project Manager owns the implementation project plan. At a high level, this means being responsible for these four dimensions:
. Scope
. Timeline
. Budget
. Resourcing
The Project Manager will be proficient in the ASAP implementation methodologies; experience within Agile methodologies are a plus.
The Project Manager will be accountable for developing work plans, managing deadlines and coordinating all team activities. Estimating project skills are required, defining and agreeing on deliverables and milestones, setting and controlling the project scope are key ingredients that will be needed for the role. The project manager will have excellent communication skills for statuses with senior internal and client stakeholders.
The SAP project manager will lead the solution and deployment of the SAP design across all functional areas. He/she will manage the team leads (Functional/technical) for the project implementation. The Project Manager will present weekly status updates to the team, PMO and may be involved with client steering committee meetings.
Your future duties and responsibilities
Responsibilities:
. Maintain the overall project implementation plan in Microsoft project
. Provide quality assurance, work plan monitoring and updates to the project teams
. Work with the functional and technical teams to confirm the solution architecture
. Lead and manage all project deliverables per the methodology
. Identify, track and mitigate all risks
. Manage and coordinate/close all issues related to project delivery and scope/timeline
. Monitor all consultants' time and expenses per the agreed budget.
. Manage all CR (Change requests) if timeline, scope or resource requirements change.
. The PM will manage all aspects of the Budget including external resources on the project
. Manage and lead with the technical team all offshore decisions with our extended team
. Present weekly status reports to the team and management
. Knowledge transfer to our offshore team for post implementation support
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Business (minimum).
- 5+ years of SAP Project Management experience with at least 2 full lifecycle implementations.
- PMP certification is an asset.
- Scrum Master certification with strong Agile delivery experience (mandatory).
- Hands‑on SAP ECC 7+ functional experience.
- Strong understanding of SAP project methodology and SAP Solution Manager.
- Experience with SAP HANA or S/4HANA environments.
- Proven ability to lead and coordinate offshore technical teams.
- Solid knowledge of testing phases, QA processes, and tools for capturing results.
- Demonstrated leadership and problem‑solving abilities, especially in client‑facing situations.
- Strong team collaboration skills, with the ability to lead both project consultants and client business stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills—written and verbal—capable of engaging confidently with senior leadership, including VPs.
- Willingness to travel across North America (10–25%, primarily Toronto and Montreal).
CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors including but not limited to skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $95,000 - $145,000.
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