Job Description Enable high-performing Agile and hybrid delivery teams to deliver digital and SAP-led automotive initiatives by managing the end-to-end project lifecycle, coaching Scrum practices, removing impediments, and ensuring delivery aligns with the product roadmap, agreed timelines, scope, quality and approved budgets - operating within the PPM&OE framework.
Key Responsibilities
Project & Delivery Management
Managethe project from initiation to closure following the PPM&OE ProjectManagement Plan (PMP) standards - Charter, Planning, Execution, Monitoringand Ways of Working.
Establishand maintain the project schedule, scope, budget, quality,risks/issues, communications, vendor and resource plans;baseline and track variances with a 'get-to-green' plan when offtrack.
Removeimpediments and shield the team from external distractions to ensurefocused delivery.
Partnerwith Technical Product Owners (TPOs) and business stakeholders to keepdelivery aligned with the product vision and roadmap.
Stakeholder Management & Governance
Actas the primary point of contact between delivery teams, business productowners, vendors and partners.
Setexpectations and align roles of team members and stakeholders early inonboarding; formalize the RACI.
Takea pro-active approach - communicate 'current week + 1' activities and keymeetings; create Teams collaboration spaces; invite only requiredstakeholders to meetings.
RunSteering Committees, Program Review Boards, weekly status, and workshopswith wider stakeholders; manage escalations to Program Manager / Head ofPPM&OE.
Complywith the PPM&OE Change Management, Document Management, NamingConvention, Quality Gate, Financial Management and ScheduleManagement processes.
Demonstratebusiness analytical capability to understand product dynamics, contributeto strategic decisions, and challenge requirements where needed.
Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Providetransparent, timely status reports on progress, risks,dependencies, cost vs forecast, and benefit realization.
Monitorteam capacity, highlight risks and flag cost/schedule variancesearly.
Promotecontinuous improvement and contribute to Agile maturity across theAutomotive portfolio.
Requirements
Must-Have
8+years of overall IT delivery experience, with 5+ years as a ProjectManager / Scrum Master in Agile and hybrid delivery environments.
Proven trackrecord of delivering digital and/or SAP-led transformation projects,ideally in Automotive (Sales, Aftersales, Parts, B2B/Tradepoint,Omnichannel) or comparable enterprise domains.
Strongfacilitation, coaching and stakeholder management skills - includingsenior business stakeholders at LOB Director / Head-of level.
Hands-onexperience managing multi-vendor delivery (onsite, nearshore, offshore)and integration points across SAP, digital layers (front-end,microservices, middleware/Boomi) and 3rd-party platforms.
Workingknowledge of capacity planning, delivery forecasting, CAPEX/OPEX costdrivers, chargeback and financial governance.
Proficiency inJIRA, Microsoft Project / Project Online, Confluence, SharePoint,Teams.
Nice-to-Have
UAE/ GCC experience and exposure to conglomerate environments.
Experiencewith SAP S/4HANA, RISE, EWM, Inventory Management, B2C E-Commerce or B2B Tradingplatforms.
Proficiencyin Visio and Power BI for reporting
Experiencein Generative AI tools
Qualifications
Bachelor'sdegree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related discipline.
ScrumMaster certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe, or equivalent) mandatory.
PMPor PRINCE2 - preferred.
Agilecoaching certification is an added advantage.
