SAP Engagement Manager
Posted Today by Experis UK
£500 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Telford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The SAP Engagement Manager is responsible for managing multiple engagements within the SAP Contract Area, requiring SC Clearance. This role involves senior stakeholder management, budget oversight, and coordination of project teams to ensure successful delivery of services. The Engagement Manager will also handle risks, issues, and timelines while maintaining client satisfaction and commercial viability. Strong communication and financial management skills are essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Senior Stakeholder management across multiple areas of the business
- SoW creation and management of deliverables to the client
- Responsibility for actuals, forecasts, budget management, month-end reporting
- Co-ordination and management of project team members
- Dealing with people issues and ensuring the engagement has the right resources
- Management of all aspects of delivery including risks, issues, scope, cost and timeline
- Regular progress and financial reporting for T&M and Fixed price commercial arrangements
- Creation and management of Microsoft project planning
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients during platform delivery initiatives
- Define and document scope, objectives, and deliverables in partnership with clients and technical teams
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, status updates, and risk assessments
- Coordinate resource allocation, onboarding, and performance management across delivery teams
- Facilitate regular progress reviews, retrospectives, and lessons learned sessions
- Drive quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and post-launch support
- Champion change management and adoption strategies to maximise platform value
- Report on key performance indicators and engagement outcomes to internal leadership
Key Skills:
- Experience of Agile / Waterfall methodologies
- Good communicator, ability to influence, mentor and coach others
- Excellent team working skills
- Strong financial management including being able to grow the engagement
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Excellent consulting and customer facing skills
- Familiarity with enterprise platforms (e.g., SAP, ServiceNow), custom solutions, and third-party integrations
- Understanding of cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and migration strategies
- Knowledge of data management, cybersecurity best practices, and regulatory compliance
- Experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and platform operations
- Awareness of emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning etc
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: Telford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role Title: SAP Engagement Manager (SC Cleared)
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £500p/d max via Umbrella
Location: Telford or Worthing (Hybrid at either location)
The successful candidate will hold SC Clearance
Role Brief
An Engagement Manager is required to join the SAP Contract Area to manage a number of Engagements. There is a wide range of services that are supported, maintained in this exciting, challenging, role. The role will include:
- Senior Stakeholder management across multiple areas of the business
- SoW creation and management of our deliverables to the client
- Responsibility for actuals, forecasts, budget management, month-end reporting
- Co-ordination and management of project team members
- Dealing with people issues and ensuring the engagement has the right resources
- Management of all aspects of delivery including risks, issues, scope, cost and timeline
- Regular progress and financial reporting for T&M and Fixed price commercial arrangements
- Creation and management of Microsoft project planning
Role
An Engagement Manager specialising in platform deliveries occupies a pivotal role at the intersection of client relationships, project management, technical oversight, and strategic vision. This role is tasked with steering complex platform initiatives to success, ensuring seamless integration, client satisfaction, and commercial viability.
Experience of Agile / Waterfall methodologies
Good communicator, ability to influence, mentor and coach others
Excellent team working skills
Strong financial management including being able to grow the engagement
Ability to work under own initiative
Excellent consulting and customer facing skills
Technical Knowledge/expertise
Familiarity with enterprise platforms (e.g., SAP, ServiceNow), custom solutions, and third-party integrations.
Understanding of cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and migration strategies.
Knowledge of data management, cybersecurity best practices, and regulatory compliance.
Experience in DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and platform operations.
Awareness of emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning etc
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact for clients during platform delivery initiatives.
- Define and document scope, objectives, and deliverables in partnership with clients and technical teams.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, status updates, and risk assessments.
- Coordinate resource allocation, onboarding, and performance management across delivery teams.
- Facilitate regular progress reviews, retrospectives, and lessons learned sessions.
- Drive quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and post-launch support.
- Champion change management and adoption strategies to maximise platform value.
- Report on key performance indicators and engagement outcomes to internal leadership.