Senior IT Project Manager – SAP Operating Model Transitions (IMS & AMS) and SAP Transformation (External) – Olten

We are looking for an external, hands-on Senior IT Project Manager to ensure the execution and completion of two parallel transitions that are already designed and agreed:

• SAP IMS transition (Infrastructure Management Services) from current Managed Service Provider (MSP) to new MSP, on AWS infrastructure.
• SAP AMS transition (Application Management Services) from the internal SAP team to the MSP, plus coordination of IT Corporate Applications (non-SAP) transition activities where in scope with the explicit objective of freeing internal capacity for the ERP Transformation. 

Working model:

• Location: Switzerland (Olten)
• Onsite expectation: minimum 3 days/week
• Assignment: 100% (full-time), start immediately until February 2028

We Offer:

• A dynamic, collaborative and energetic working environment with an engaging a open working culture
• A skilled and motivated team with challenging projects to deliver
• Opportunity to be creative and grow
• Flexible working hours, with a hybrid of onsite and home office working

Your responsibilities:

• Apply the internal IT Project Management framework to control delivery.
• Use Jira to manage delivery execution: epics, milestones, actions, RAID, dependencies, and progress evidence.
• Drive the execution of the already defined IMS transition plan.
• Ensure stable service operations while releasing internal SAP capacity for ERP Transformation.
• Act as the single day-to-day delivery interface between the Business Project Manager, the System Integrator(s) delivering the S/4HANA program, and the internal SAP team.

Qualifications and experience:

• Engineering / IT degree (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of IT project management experience with proven hands-on execution (work package-level control, RAID, cutover readiness, acceptance evidence), not only coordination.
• Must have: Hands-on delivery experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud (GROW / Cloud ERP) in a greenfield implementation context.
• Solid exposure to SAP ECC landscapes (to manage coexistence/transition realities) and credibility with SAP technical/functional stakeholders.
• Strong working experience using Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, and PPM tooling to run delivery execution, reporting, and evidence-based phase gates.
• English mandatory; German and/or French are a plus.
• Energy and/or trading industry experience is a plus.

Take the next step and send us your resume along with a daytime phone number where we can reach you.

Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from Swiss nationals, EU citizens, and current work-permit holders for Switzerland.

We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, age groups, sexual orientations, personal expressions, ethnic backgrounds, and religious beliefs. Therefore, there is no requirement to provide gender information or a photo in your application.

As per client requirements, we need information about your marital status, nationality, date of birth, and a valid Swiss work permit. For applicants with disabilities, we are happy to explore potential solutions with our end client.

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