Senior SAP Technical Project Lead

Senior SAP Technical Project Lead

Company:

The Boeing Company

Overview

As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing’s team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company’s core values of safety, quality and integrity.

Technology for today and tomorrow

The Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) is a 5500+ engineering workforce that contributes to global aerospace growth. Our engineers deliver cutting-edge R&D, innovation, and high-quality engineering work in global markets, and leverage new-age technologies such as AI/ML, IIoT, Cloud, Model-Based Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing, shaping the future of aerospace.

People-driven culture

At Boeing, we believe creativity and innovation thrives when every employee is trusted, empowered, and has the flexibility to choose, grow, learn, and explore. We offer variable arrangements depending upon business and customer needs, and professional pursuits that offer greater flexibility in the way our people work. We also believe that collaboration, frequent team engagements, and face-to-face meetings bring together different perspectives and thoughts – enabling every voice to be heard and every perspective to be respected. No matter where or how our teammates work, we are committed to positively shaping people’s careers and being thoughtful about employee wellbeing.

With us, you can create and contribute to what matters most in your career, community, country, and world. Join us in powering the progress of global aerospace.

The Boeing Company is looking for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior SAP Technical Project Lead to join the team in Bangalore, India.  

We are designing, developing, and implementing SAP S/4HANA as our future Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform. If you’re ready for a challenge and want to use your techno-functional with SAP ERP skills to drive transformation, deliver business value, and grow your career, this role is a great fit for you.

In this role, you will lead large digital transformation projects, implementing SAP S/4HANA across multiple business units, helping shape the future of our enterprise systems with emphasis on business transformation on Enterprise Finance and our Commercial Airplanes business.  This is a senior role responsible for executing projects with rigor and accountability, and requires you to demonstrate leadership, mentoring and positive influence on the team.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage project implementation teams comprising of Boeing employees and System Integrators at different business units and sites

• Create and manage complex enterprise-wide project plans following SAP Activate methodology and lead activities to manage scope, budget, dependencies, risks and schedules for SAP projects

• Partner with all stakeholders (e.g. business, other Information Technology (IT) teams, system integrators etc.) and drive timely delivery of the solution across all project phases (SAP Activate phases: discover, prepare, explore, realize, deploy, run)

• Ensure delivery to committed plans delivery through leadership, positive motivation, influence

• Lead specific statements of work executed from our India teams comprising of Boeing employees and strategic technology partners

• Collaborate and coordinate with global stakeholders including US ensuring progress to plan on overall program delivery

• Lead activities to manage project scope, budget, dependencies, risks, and schedules for SAP projects, ensuring adherence to timelines and financial constraints

• Conduct regular stakeholder meetings to provide updates, gather feedback, and address any concerns or issues

• Build and continuously update knowledge on common core processes following industry best practices and defined architectural standards

• Ensure the solution built is scalable to high volume, flexible for future enhancements, and upgradable into next generation solutions (minimize customizations)

• Share insights and best practices with project teams to enhance overall project execution and outcomes

• Identify potential risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle and develop mitigation strategies to address them

• Implement quality assurance processes to ensure that project deliverables meet defined standards and requirements

• Develop and execute change management plans including training to facilitate smooth transitions to new systems and processes

• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project success and track progress against established goals

• Analyze performance data to identify trends and areas for improvement, making recommendations for in-flight and future projects

• Assess resource needs for projects and coordinate with management to allocate appropriate personnel and expertise

• Monitor team performance and provide coaching and support to enhance team capabilities and effectiveness

• Develop and implement integration strategies that align with business objectives and technical requirements

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of solutions with existing systems and processes

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree is required as basic qualification

• 5+ years of experience delivering full cycle SAP implementation projects as a project, functional, or technical lead with expertise in SAP capabilities in one or more of the SAP value streams: Close-to-Report, Plan-to-Perform, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, or Plan-to-Produce

• 5+ years of experience with Information Technology Program or Project Management in a senior role with emphasis on managing global teams of team size of 20 or more

• Capable to travel 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Certifications in SAP related technologies.  A certification in SAP Activate Methodology is highly preferred.

Typical Education & Experience:

• Education/experience typically acquired through a bachelor’s and typically 15+ years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. master’s + 14 years' related work experience).

Relocation:

• This position offers relocation within India

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 - Morning (India)