Transition & Project Manager (w/m/d) in Jena

Transition & Project Manager (w/m/d)

Full or part time

At NTT DATA Business Solutions, we drive innovation – from advisory and implementation to managed services and beyond, powered by a global team of over 18,500 experts representing over 90 nations in more than 30 countries. With SAP at our core and a powerful ecosystem of partners like Microsoft and ServiceNow, we continuously improve solutions and AI-driven technology to make them work for companies – and for their people.

We are part of NTT DATA, a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader. As a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA serves 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and, with experts in over 70 countries, co-innovates solutions that encourage experimentation and recognize great work.

With us, you have endless opportunities to think big, act bold and take ownership. Make this the place where you belong, learn, and build your network.

Make this the place where you grow.

Location: Germany

What makes us special:

We have a holistic view of the individual needs of our employees. Here you can find a detailed overview of our wide variety of benefits during different life phases.

- Flexible working hours and locations : workation, mobile working, part-time models, sabbaticals, etc.

- Your further development by plan: topic-specific induction, targeted career development based on career models, programs and your own academy

- Family first: e.g. daycare allowance, paid maternity leave and paternity network

- SAP Platinum Partnership : strong SAP partnership, large knowledge network, and SAP Learning Hub and certification opportunities.

- We take care : e.g. 25% subsidy for company pension plan, company health management and cooperation with fitness providers

- We help you get from A to B: company car (depending on your role), discount on public transport and bicycle leasing via JobRad®.

Do you love challenges?

- Your responsibility is to lead local and global (IT) projects, primarily in the context of data center operations, SAP Application Management Services, as well as system provisioning and migrations of IT customer landscapes.

- When required, you will also take on the management of internal projects.

- You are responsible for developing and aligning the technical and scheduling approach with customers and internal departments, as well as, if necessary, with the overarching project management.

- In your role, you are accountable for comprehensive project management, including budget, effort, deliverables, quality, and the project timeline.

- Additionally, guiding, advising, and supporting project team members are part of your responsibilities.

Convince us with your potential!

- A completed degree in computer science, an IT-related field, a natural or humanities discipline, or a comparable qualification forms the basis of your expertise.

- You have several years of professional experience in managing IT projects, ideally with SAP involvement (e.g., SAP migrations or projects in a data center environment), cloud environment, data migration and improvement initiatives projects.

- Planning and managing an SAP AMS and applications transition across the relevant phases, as well as creating the corresponding documentation, is nothing new to you.

- You bring broad IT knowledge, preferably practical experience in IaaS or SAP operations. Additionally, you hold a certification in a project management methodology, preferably from the Project Management Institute (PMI).

- Demonstrate excellent business acumen, strategic/tactical value realisation, and a problem‑solving skill set

- You have business-fluent German and English skills, both spoken and written.

- Methodological flexibility and the willingness to explore new topics characterize you. Furthermore, you are a strong communicator with a high level of service and customer orientation. High social competence and a pronounced team-player mentality round off your profile.

- Willingness to travel (approx. 10%) for on-site customer assignments is a given for you.