Project Manager

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

• Manage the project from initiation to closure following the PPM&OE Project Management Plan (PMP) standards — Charter, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Ways of Working.

• Establish and 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 off track.

• Drive project kickoff, stakeholder identification, PMP baseline, business blueprint sign-off, SIT/UAT readiness, cutover, go-live, hypercare and closure (PMO Closure Report).

• Manage chargebacks, monthly cost reconciliation and POD/IO-level financial tracking; ensure timely chargeback initiation and approvals with Finance.

Agile / Scrum Leadership

• Coach the team on the Scrum framework, Agile values and principles to improve delivery maturity.

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies — Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives and Backlog Refinement.

• Remove impediments and shield the team from external distractions to ensure focused delivery.

• Partner with Technical Product Owners (TPOs) and business stakeholders to keep delivery aligned with the product vision and roadmap.

Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Act as the primary point of contact between delivery teams, business product owners, vendors and partners.

• Set expectations and align roles of team members and stakeholders early in onboarding; formalize the RACI.

• Take a pro-active approach — communicate 'current week 1' activities and key meetings; create Teams collaboration spaces; invite only required stakeholders to meetings.

• Run Steering Committees, Program Review Boards, weekly status, and workshops with wider stakeholders; manage escalations to Program Manager / Head of PPM&OE.

• Comply with the PPM&OE Change Management, Document Management, Naming Convention, Quality Gate, Financial Management and Schedule Management processes.

Business Analysis & Solutioning

• Support discovery phases — scoping, solutioning, high-level effort estimation, and high-level timeline forecasting (workshops with internal/external teams, vendor discussions, RFI/RFP, SDAF).

• Demonstrate business analytical capability to understand product dynamics, contribute to strategic decisions, and challenge requirements where needed.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Provide transparent, timely status reports on progress, risks, dependencies, cost vs forecast, and benefit realization.

• Monitor team capacity, highlight risks and flag cost/schedule variances early.

• Promote continuous improvement and contribute to Agile maturity across the Automotive portfolio.

Requirements

Must-Have

• 8 years of overall IT delivery experience, with 5 years as a Project Manager / Scrum Master in Agile and hybrid delivery environments.

• Proven track record of delivering digital and/or SAP-led transformation projects, ideally in Automotive (Sales, Aftersales, Parts, B2B/Tradepoint, Omnichannel) or comparable enterprise domains.

• Strong facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management skills — including senior business stakeholders at LOB Director / Head-of level.

• Hands-on experience managing multi-vendor delivery (onsite, nearshore, offshore) and integration points across SAP, digital layers (front-end, microservices, middleware/Boomi) and 3rd-party platforms.

• Working knowledge of capacity planning, delivery forecasting, CAPEX/OPEX cost drivers, chargeback and financial governance.

• Proficiency in JIRA, Microsoft Project / Project Online, Confluence, SharePoint, Teams.

Nice-to-Have

• UAE / GCC experience and exposure to conglomerate environments.

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, RISE, EWM, Inventory Management, B2C E-Commerce or B2B Trading platforms.

• Proficiency in Visio and Power BI for reporting

• Experience in Generative AI tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, or related discipline.

• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe, or equivalent) mandatory.

• PMP or PRINCE2 — preferred.

• Agile coaching certification is an added advantage.