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Company Overview:

Req ID: 382893

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Project Program Mgmt. Specialist Advisor to join our team in Oak Brook, Illinois (US-IL), United States (US).

Job Description:

Day to Day Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling:

• Develop and maintain the SAP project plan, including migration wave sequencing, milestones, and dependencies.
• Coordinate project schedules across Azure infrastructure and SAP Basis workstreams.
• Monitor progress against project milestones and flag schedule risks early.

Governance & Reporting:

• Facilitate recurring status meetings and governance forums.
• Prepare and distribute project status reports to stakeholders and sponsors.
• Track action items, decisions, and deliverables to closure.
• Maintain and actively manage the RAID log (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies).
• Escalate project risks and blockers to leadership in a timely manner.

Cross-Functional Coordination:

• Coordinate cross-functional teams spanning Azure engineering, SAP Basis, application, and client teams.
• Coordinate vendor and third-party activities related to the migration.
• Track resource utilization and allocation across FTE and partial-FTE roles.

Cutover & Testing Support:

• Support cutover planning, including sequencing, rollback planning, and readiness checks.
• Coordinate testing activities (technical, integration, and business validation) across workstreams.
• Support hypercare planning and post-go-live stabilization coordination.

Documentation:

• Support and maintain project documentation, including plans, status artifacts, meeting minutes, and decision logs.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ SAP infrastructure/migration projects (ECC lift-and-shift, cloud migration, or datacentre exit preferred).
• 5+ years in managing SAP Basis and cloud infrastructure project lifecycles (Azure experience a plus).

Nice to Have

• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent certification preferred but not mandatory.
• Experience coordinating vendor/multi-party delivery teams.

About NTT DATA:

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future.

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