SAP Principal Program Manager
Job title: SAP Principal Program Manager in Oakland, CA at PG&E
Company: PG&E
Job description: Requisition ID # 165052Job Category: Project / Program ManagementJob Level: Manager/PrincipalBusiness Unit: Information TechnologyWork Type: HybridJob Location: OaklandDepartment OverviewThe Information Technology (IT) organization designs, develops, operates and maintains the technology and telecommunications systems that enable PG&E to meet its commitment to providing safe, reliable and affordable service to customers.IT partners with the business by increasing capabilities through the development of additional functionality, implementing new technologies, reducing costs, increasing productivity, and facilitating organizational and business effectiveness through enabling technologies.Position SummaryThe SAP Principal Program Manager is a critical member of PG&E’s Propel Program’s delivery team. Propel is a major business and technology modernization program to unlock customer value by simplifying the way we work together. Propel will migrate PG&E to the new version of SAP, S/4HANA, seizing this unique opportunity for PG&E to standardize business processes, clean the technology core, and enable innovation for breakthrough change across Engineering, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Information Technology. Scope of business processes include Design to Operate (DTO), Source to Pay (STP), Inventory to Deliver (ITD), Forecast to Plan (FTP), Record to Report (RTR) and Hire to Retire (HTR). Solutions include: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Fieldglass, EPPM, SAC, BOBJ/BW, BTP and hundreds of non-SAP applications.The ideal candidate should have experience delivering SAP programs and projects and more recently have success in delivering large complex SAP S4/HANA ERP transformations.This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and the Oakland General Office(OGO) 3 days a week and or based on business needs.PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.A reasonable salary range is:Bay Area Minimum: $140,000Bay Area Maximum:$238,000Job Responsibilities
Partner with system integrator to develop to support integrated project plan for the SAP ERP transformation, ensuring alignment with Fit-to-Standard and Clean Core principles across all phases—from requirements gathering to deployment.
Coordinate with other Program/Project Managers in parallel workstreams
Support key planning and stakeholder engagement events/ceremonies such as PI Planning, Retrospectives, backlog refinement, Daily Stand Ups/Daily Operating Reviews, Weekly Operating Reviews/Backlog Refinement
Guide teams and leaders in Lean- Agile practices
Contribute to comprehensive testing cycles (SIT, UAT), data migration, and cutover planning, ensuring testing and deployment activities align with SAP best practices for clean core and sustainable extensibility.
Identify potential risks to the success of projects and develop comprehensive mitigation plans to address these risks proactively
Lead cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and effective communication among team members from different departments to achieve project objectives
Regularly update stakeholders on project progress, changes, and any issues that arise, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives
Support planning of project engagement events and other significant events with key leaders
Track project milestones and assess the performance of project to ensure they meet the set objectives and deliver the expected outcomes
Ensure project teams have the necessary resources, including personnel, technology, and tools, for timely and efficient execution of their tasks
Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, communication plans, risk logs, and status reports, to ensure all project information is accurately recorded and accessible
Drive continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of IT programs by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and implementing best practices
Support forecasting project resource, material, and costs within standard PG&E tools
Exercise autonomy, independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with broad scope and high complex.
QualificationsMinimum:
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
10 years of relevant IT Project Management experience building and leveraging solutions utilizing SAP Technologies
Desired:
Masters Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification
Experience with large / complex SAP S4/HANA program ($MM+ budget) with project management responsibilities.
Applied experience in SAP Activate Methodology, Waterfall and/or Scaled Hybrid Agile methodologies used by system integrators.
Delivered large complex SAP programs as delivery lead from Big 4 consulting firm.
Experience in working in global setting where global design was established and realized.
Broad technical architecture knowledge SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, BTP and SAP
Expected salary:
Location: Oakland, CA
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Company: PG&E
Job description: Requisition ID # 165052Job Category: Project / Program ManagementJob Level: Manager/PrincipalBusiness Unit: Information TechnologyWork Type: HybridJob Location: OaklandDepartment OverviewThe Information Technology (IT) organization designs, develops, operates and maintains the technology and telecommunications systems that enable PG&E to meet its commitment to providing safe, reliable and affordable service to customers.IT partners with the business by increasing capabilities through the development of additional functionality, implementing new technologies, reducing costs, increasing productivity, and facilitating organizational and business effectiveness through enabling technologies.Position SummaryThe SAP Principal Program Manager is a critical member of PG&E’s Propel Program’s delivery team. Propel is a major business and technology modernization program to unlock customer value by simplifying the way we work together. Propel will migrate PG&E to the new version of SAP, S/4HANA, seizing this unique opportunity for PG&E to standardize business processes, clean the technology core, and enable innovation for breakthrough change across Engineering, Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, and Information Technology. Scope of business processes include Design to Operate (DTO), Source to Pay (STP), Inventory to Deliver (ITD), Forecast to Plan (FTP), Record to Report (RTR) and Hire to Retire (HTR). Solutions include: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Fieldglass, EPPM, SAC, BOBJ/BW, BTP and hundreds of non-SAP applications.The ideal candidate should have experience delivering SAP programs and projects and more recently have success in delivering large complex SAP S4/HANA ERP transformations.This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and the Oakland General Office(OGO) 3 days a week and or based on business needs.PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and the middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.A reasonable salary range is:Bay Area Minimum: $140,000Bay Area Maximum:$238,000Job Responsibilities
Partner with system integrator to develop to support integrated project plan for the SAP ERP transformation, ensuring alignment with Fit-to-Standard and Clean Core principles across all phases—from requirements gathering to deployment.
Coordinate with other Program/Project Managers in parallel workstreams
Support key planning and stakeholder engagement events/ceremonies such as PI Planning, Retrospectives, backlog refinement, Daily Stand Ups/Daily Operating Reviews, Weekly Operating Reviews/Backlog Refinement
Guide teams and leaders in Lean- Agile practices
Contribute to comprehensive testing cycles (SIT, UAT), data migration, and cutover planning, ensuring testing and deployment activities align with SAP best practices for clean core and sustainable extensibility.
Identify potential risks to the success of projects and develop comprehensive mitigation plans to address these risks proactively
Lead cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration and effective communication among team members from different departments to achieve project objectives
Regularly update stakeholders on project progress, changes, and any issues that arise, ensuring transparency and alignment with business objectives
Support planning of project engagement events and other significant events with key leaders
Track project milestones and assess the performance of project to ensure they meet the set objectives and deliver the expected outcomes
Ensure project teams have the necessary resources, including personnel, technology, and tools, for timely and efficient execution of their tasks
Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, communication plans, risk logs, and status reports, to ensure all project information is accurately recorded and accessible
Drive continuous improvement and innovation in the delivery of IT programs by identifying opportunities for process enhancements and implementing best practices
Support forecasting project resource, material, and costs within standard PG&E tools
Exercise autonomy, independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance with broad scope and high complex.
QualificationsMinimum:
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
10 years of relevant IT Project Management experience building and leveraging solutions utilizing SAP Technologies
Desired:
Masters Degree in job-related discipline or equivalent experience
PMI-Project Management Institute PMP-Project Management Professional certification
Experience with large / complex SAP S4/HANA program ($MM+ budget) with project management responsibilities.
Applied experience in SAP Activate Methodology, Waterfall and/or Scaled Hybrid Agile methodologies used by system integrators.
Delivered large complex SAP programs as delivery lead from Big 4 consulting firm.
Experience in working in global setting where global design was established and realized.
Broad technical architecture knowledge SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, BTP and SAP
Expected salary:
Location: Oakland, CA
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