Technical Manager (SAP Projects)

🗓️ Posted 2026-08-21 Central Region Full-time Hybrid ICT

Company shared salary

NA

Market rate

S$10,000–S$15,000/mo (S$120,000–S$180,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

Responsibilities

  • Lead SAP implementation, enhancement, maintenance, and support projects to ensure successful delivery within the agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards.
  • Develop and manage project plans, schedules, resources, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and priorities.
  • Gather and analyse business and technical requirements and translate them into appropriate SAP solutions and system designs.
  • Oversee SAP solution design, development, configuration, enhancement, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support activities.
  • Provide technical guidance and direction to project teams on SAP development, integration, system design, testing, implementation, security, and cloud-related matters.
  • Lead SAP data migration activities, including migration planning, data mapping, cleansing, validation, testing, task allocation, deliverable review, and progress monitoring.
  • Ensure that all technical deliverables meet the agreed business requirements, technical standards, security requirements, and quality expectations.
  • Manage local and offshore technical teams and ensure effective resource allocation, utilisation, collaboration, and project execution.
  • Assign tasks and responsibilities to team members and monitor progress against agreed deliverables and timelines.
  • Coach and mentor team members to strengthen their SAP technical capabilities, project management skills, and overall delivery performance.
  • Support PMO and project governance activities by monitoring project status, risks, issues, dependencies, action items, and key deliverables.
  • Identify, assess, and resolve technical and project-related issues in collaboration with internal teams, clients, vendors, and other stakeholders.
  • Prepare and present project updates, technical recommendations, risk assessments, and escalation reports to management and relevant stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with regional and global project teams across different countries to facilitate effective communication and project execution.
  • Work closely with clients to understand their business processes, clarify requirements, manage expectations, and recommend practical technical solutions.
  • Conduct project meetings, requirements workshops, technical discussions, and escalation management with Japan-based clients and stakeholders in Japanese.
  • Support proposal and pre-sales activities by analysing customer requirements, assessing technical feasibility, defining solution approaches, estimating resources and effort, and preparing technical documentation.
  • Act as a liaison among sales, business, project, and technical teams to ensure that proposed solutions are technically feasible and aligned with customer requirements.
  • Promote continuous improvement in SAP delivery processes, project management practices, technical capabilities, documentation standards, and team performance.
  • Perform other duties and ad hoc assignments as required by management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum seven years of relevant experience in SAP implementation, enhancement, maintenance, or support, including experience in a technical lead or project management capacity.
  • Proven experience in SAP implementation, maintenance, and support.
  • Experience in SAP project management, data migration, and/or PMO activities.
  • Demonstrated experience managing local and offshore technical teams in a multinational environment.
  • Strong understanding of SAP development, system design, testing, and implementation processes.
  • Strong project management, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with multinational, cross-functional, and cross-cultural teams.
  • Professional proficiency in spoken and written Japanese.