IT Project Manager SAP HANA

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology company operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries. Our company is shaping technological progress and through its solutions, is extending the horizon of the world of optics and associated areas.


ZEISS develops, produces and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy for the life sciences and materials research, as well as medical technology for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars. ZEISS consists of four segments: Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets.


The business has a unique opportunity to realign business processes globally and make the entire Group ready for the future. Today, around 14,000 employees work with existing SAP ERP systems. They call up over 50 million transactions every month.


ZEISS aims to standardize and regularize different ERP systems, from numerous companies across the entire Group during the changeover from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA. The goal is to be as close as possible to the SAP standard and to harmonize processes across all segments and countries wherever it makes sense, focusing around; Efficiency, Effectivity, Speed, Flexibility & Compliance.


The project is as exciting as it is complex. FIT4 is an essential lever in implementing the Company’s #agenda25

Your Role

• As IT Project Manager for the segment Industrial Quality Research you will be part of one of the global implementation teams of the SAP S/4HANA implementation at ZEISS

• You will plan, coordinate and supervise development activities (e.g., RIEFW1 objects), in alignment with the global SAP development factory, for multiple SAP S/4HANA deployment projects within a regional hub

• Understand and evaluate business requirements and functional/technical specifications from the end-to-end business workstreams will be part of your daily work

• You will act as link between solution architects from end-to-end workstreams and development team(s) to clarify functional/technical questions

• Actively steer development team(s) for the implementation of gaps (i.e., RIEFW1 objects) based on functional/technical specifications is part of your role

• You will ensure adequate development documentation and perform quality measures for developed objects (e.g., conduct code reviews)

• Generate regular reports detailing progress of development activities for associated deployment projects will be part of your daily work

Your Profile

• 2-4 years of relevant professional experience in business; Bachelor's degree in Informatics, Business Informatics, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field

• Proven ability to lead a team of SAP development resources

• Excellent technical know-how in SAP implementation and related technologies as well as extensive understanding of FIT4 application development guidelines

• Relevant SAP and technical certifications as well as relevant industry knowledge

• Excellent conceptual, results-oriented and communication skills

• Ability to build networks and keenness to work in intercultural and interdisciplinary global team

• Business fluent in English and good German language skills

• Willingness to travel

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