SAP Academy for Services & Consulting - Project Manager (PM) - Palo Alto (Hybrid)

SAP is a global leader in enterprise application software, and they are seeking a Project Manager as part of their Academy for Services & Consulting. This role involves developing into a trusted advisor for SAP software delivery, managing project execution, and ensuring customer satisfaction through effective project coordination and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Leads customer engagement and monitors budget and spend
• Oversees the project from initiation through delivery
• Coordinates cross-functional activities to ensure delivery on schedule and within budget
• Establishes trusted advisor relationships with strategic customers and actively manages executive-level stakeholders across LOB and IT
• Drives the governance process in alignment with all stakeholders, including customers, SAP, and partners
• Successfully complete a structured 12-month learn-and-apply academy program
• Participate in classroom learning, simulations, and real-customer engagement scenarios
• Accountable for delivering outcomes for assigned sub-projects
• Works independently within defined policies, processes, and scope of responsibility
• Contributes to key milestones across projects of moderate complexity
• Collaborates effectively while managing work independently as needed
• Provides regular, clear status updates to managers or project leads
• Applies strong technical competence using relevant tools, procedures, and programming languages
• Enhances existing systems and processes through sound decisions and solutions
• Builds collaborative relationships and communicates clearly, timely, and constructively across functions
• Drives project implementation through successful client acceptance
• Leads all phases of the project lifecycle from initiation to closure
• Collaborate with customers, partners, and SAP leadership to manage and deliver projects effectively
• Serves as a trusted partner to assigned customers, managing long-term engagements holistically
• Ensures high levels of customer satisfaction across managed projects

Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in STEM or Business
• 1–3 years' customer-facing experience (consulting, project delivery or related roles)
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (or comparable tools) with an analytical, detail-oriented mindset and experience managing data-driven reporting
• A curious and agile mindset, with a passion for learning and the resilience to adapt in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Strong problem-solving and creative thinking skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and communicate ideas clearly and effectively
• Emotional intelligence and cultural awareness that support inclusive teamwork and thoughtful stakeholder engagement
• A growing foundation in business acumen and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, paired with a results-oriented approach and the courage to take initiative
• Demonstrated project management experience or training; familiarity with SAP Activate, Agile methods, MS Project, Jira or equivalent tools
• Experience with risk management, budget/resource allocation, and coordinating multi-party delivery teams
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certifications are a plus

Benefits

• Great benefits
• Competitive pay and benefits

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