Senior Project Management Lead (m/f/d)

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SAP Senior Project Management Lead (m/f/d)
Every day, ANDRITZ continues to deliver successful innovative solutions to our customers globally. Why are we so successful? Because we are passionate and love what we do! We are at the forefront of future engineering tech-nologies, with solutions that ensure the success of our clients in key industries that are shaping the future of the world we live in.
In the department in , we are looking for a Senior Project Management Lead (m/f/d). The Senior Project Management Lead is accountable for the successful delivery of large-scale SAP rollouts and highly complex transformation programmes, including multi-country rollouts, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), carve-ins, blueprint implementations, legacy consolidations, and other in-ternal ERP initiatives.This role requires exceptional seniority, leadership maturity, and delivery excellence, serving as:
Single point of accountability for critical SAP delivery programmes
Trusted advisor to executive leadership and steering committees
A stabilising presence in high-risk, high-complexity environments

End-to-End Programme and Project Leadership
Lead complex SAP rollout programmes across multiple legal entities, countries, and business divisions.
Manage large-scale rollouts, parallel deployments, and M&A integration projects with competing business priorities and complex dependencies.
Assume full accountability for scope, budget, schedule, quality, and benefits realisation.
Establish and enforce robust delivery governance, stage-gate models, and escalation mechanisms.

Prepare for and lead Steering Committee meetings.
Translate complex delivery realities into clear, decision-ready management insights.
Act as leadership presence in critical or escalated situations, including timeline recovery, rollout issues, or organisational resistance.

SAP Rollout and Transformation Expertise
Own and continuously improve SAP rollout frameworks, templates, and standards.
Regional and global rollout factories
Ensure close alignment across solution design, data migration, testing, cutover, and hypercare workstreams.

PMO and Project Management Excellence
Build and lead senior project management structures (PMO, rollout leads, and workstream project man-agers).
Coach and provide quality assurance to other project managers.
Ensure a consistent application of best-practice project methodologies (hybrid: SAP Activate, waterfall, and agile).
Drive portfolio prioritisation and resource allocation across competing rollouts and initiatives.

Risk, Quality, and Financial Control
Proactively manage programme risks, dependencies, and organisational readiness.
Ensure financial discipline through budget tracking, forecasting, and cost optimisation.

Maintain delivery quality under pressure, particularly during

Time-critical regulatory or business deadlines

15+ years of professional project and programme management experience.
10+ years leading large SAP programmes (rollouts, transformations, and M&A).
Proven delivery of multi-country, multi-ERP, and multi-stakeholder initiatives.
A strong track record of executive-level programme ownership within complex organisations.
Deep experience with SAP S/4HANA, RISE, or hybrid landscapes.

Demonstrated ability to operate as a peer to senior executives.
High resilience, authority, and composure in complex, demanding delivery environments.
Strong people leadership across senior project managers and cross-functional leads.
Recognised as a role model for project excellence.

Executive communication and decision facilitation
Complex stakeholder and conflict management
Strategic thinking combined with hands-on delivery control
Strong financial acumen for large programme budgets
Exceptional sense of ownership with a strong results-oriented mindset
Able to influence with or without formal authority

University degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or a comparable discipline
PMP, PRINCE2, IPMA, or SAFe certification is a strong advantage
SAP Activate or SAP programme certifications are advantageous

Andritz AG offers a secure job in an innovative and international company with long-term development opportunities.
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In Austria we are legally obliged to announce at least a gross monthly salary of € 4.767,21 for this position.Depending on qualifications and professional experience we offer you a market-based salary.
We pursue a policy of equal rights and opportunities and do not discriminate against any applicants on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or other protected characteristics. We promote diversi-ty and equal opportunities and place exclusive emphasis on your qualifications, experience and skills that are rele-vant to the advertised position.Contact partner: Lisa Pirkner

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