SAP SuccessFactors Project Manager - North America based

AKT Global is one of the leading People Experience Digital Solution consultancies. We partner with our customers across EMEA and North America to create exceptional employee experiences and build future-ready HR functions. Our People Advisory practice provides strategic guidance on HR transformation, while our Digital HR Practice provides implementation, development and support for a comprehensive SAP-centric portfolio including SuccessFactors, Qualtrics, Fieldglass and Concur. AKT is looking for a Project Manager to work on the implementation of SAP SuccessFactors.

SAP SuccessFactors is a cloud-based software for Human Capital Management, supporting topics in Human Resources, such as learning management systems, payroll, talent management, analytics, workforce planning, and more.

Reporting to the Head of Project Management, this is a customer-facing freelance role available to candidates located in North America, with a flexibility of a part time role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project management of SAP SuccessFactors implementation projects, accountable for project success
• Stakeholder engagement - manages the relationship with all stakeholders
• Oversees deliverables quality
• Monitors progress and ensures that the project is delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Leads internal project team, monitors team tasks and progress based on agreed timelines
• Manages project risks and mitigation plans
• Manages project escalations
• Reports project status on a regular basis
• Follow AKT project implementation methodologies and tools
• Creates and maintains comprehensive project documentation including plans and reports

Job Requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in relevant field; i.e., industrial engineering, systems information, project management
• 5+ years of relevant experience in information technologies project management, such as ERP or CRM
• Committed to deliver customer satisfaction in challenging environments
• Strong functional understanding of the HR domain
• Experience in project management of HR systems
• Experience in HR process optimization and design
• Expertise in SAP SuccessFactors or other HR systems – huge advantage
• Experience working for a professional services company – an advantage
• Professional presentation and communication skills (both written & oral)
• Professional ability in all Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent English - verbal and written. Other languages - an advantage
• Lead project teams in a matrix structure – an advantage
• Willing to travel and work within customer workplaces (pre-planned)

Personal Skills:

• A quick learner
• Dynamic project leader and team player with strong commitment and drive to accomplish individual and team tasks and goals
• Promptly acclimate to company culture, values, processes, and expectations  
• Ambitious, driven, self-motivated, flexible and able to meet tight deadlines
• Ability to cope with multi-tasking and working independently
• Take initiative, exercise sound judgment and result-oriented
• Strong analytical and persuasive skills
• Customer oriented and flexible
• Desire to learn and grow quickly

AKT Offers:

• A wide range of benefits and opportunities for career growth
• Realistic growth opportunities into either technical practices or business consulting environment
• Flexible working hours
• Stimulating and collaborative working environment
• Internal knowledge transfer, training and coaching by our dynamic team of consultants and experts  
• International business environment (offices in the UK, DACH, India, France, North America, Israel, and Czech Republic)