SAP Program Manager
Contract-to-Hire · Remote-Friendly (Contract Phase) · No Sponsorship
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POSITION SUMMARY
Our client is a rapidly growing, cutting-edge technology company in the middle of a company-wide enterprise SAP implementation. As the program scales, the organization is building out formal governance, resourcing, and operating structures and needs a strategic Program Manager to lead that effort.
This role exists because the leader who has been carrying the program's governance and strategic function is transitioning out of the organization. The company needs someone to step into that gap: building the operating model, RACI, decision logs, and change-control processes that don't yet exist in written form, and helping the business and technical teams work from a shared, prioritized plan instead of shifting day to day.
This is a strategic, program-level role — distinct from the day-to-day SAP product/delivery management happening on the technical team. You won't be writing code or managing developers directly, but you will be the person who brings order, documentation, and stakeholder alignment to a fast-moving, still-maturing SAP rollout. You'll work closely with a lean internal technical team and an external systems integrator partner, and you'll be the connective tissue between business stakeholders (Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, HR, and others) who each have urgent, sometimes competing priorities.
The ideal person is a natural builder — someone who's comfortable creating structure where none exists yet, who can hold people accountable without being heavy-handed, and who earns trust across a team rather than trying to direct it. This is an individual contributor role with a dotted-line working relationship to the technical team's day-to-day project lead.
Location: Broomfield, CO preferred. Remote candidates will be considered for the contract phase; in-office presence (with relocation, if applicable) is expected if the role converts to full-time.
Engagement Type: This role is starting as an initial 6-month contract, with the intent to convert to a full-time position based on performance and business need.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own and mature end-to-end program governance for the company's enterprise SAP implementation, including decision logs, escalation paths, and change-control processes.
- Build and roll out a RACI framework that clarifies ownership across the internal technical team and external systems integrator partner.
- Partner with the systems integrator and technical consulting partners to structure a resourcing model that scales up and down with implementation phases.
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment across Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, HR, and other business stakeholders with competing priorities.
- Develop and maintain program-level roadmaps, resource plans, and capacity models to support scaling decisions.
- Drive intake, prioritization, and business-justification requirements for new project requests and scope changes.
- Present program status, risks, and key decisions to executive and business stakeholders in clear, business-friendly formats.
- Document and formalize the program's operating model and governance structure where formal documentation does not yet exist.
- Support and unblock the internal technical delivery team without directing day-to-day team management.
- Maintain a close, dotted-line working relationship with the technical team's day-to-day project lead.
- Negotiate scope, timeline, and resourcing trade-offs across business units with competing demands.
- Identify and resolve friction points between the program/governance function and technical delivery teams.
- Manage relationships with the systems integrator and other technical consulting vendors.
- Provide regular readouts to leadership on program health, risks, and upcoming milestones.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
- 5+ years managing large-scale SAP implementation programs (or comparable large enterprise ERP programs).
- Hands-on experience across multiple SAP functional modules, including:
- Financials (FI)
- Procure-to-Pay
- Manufacturing / Production Planning
- Materials Management
- Familiarity with SAP Activate or a comparable structured implementation methodology.
- Demonstrated experience building program governance frameworks (RACI, decision logs, change control) from scratch in an ambiguous or undocumented environment.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with a proven ability to translate technical program status into clear, business-facing narratives.
- Experience partnering with systems integrators or external delivery partners in a flexible, scaling resource model.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
ADDITIONAL PLUS
- Experience in high-growth or fast-scaling technology environments.
- Background helping organizations transition from informal, ad hoc processes to structured governance.
- Comfortable navigating cross-functional political dynamics without becoming embroiled in them.
- Prior experience serving in a strategic/governance capacity alongside — not in place of — a separate technical product or delivery manager.
- Familiarity with Smartsheet and ServiceNow.
- Experience in an emerging or deep-tech sector.
