Senior Project Management Business Partner - S/4 HANA PM Specialist

• *Job Description:**

• *Shape the Future of Airbus with Us!**

By joining the global **BC (Cross\-Programme)** organization as a founding member of the newly created **Airbus PM Office in India** , you will play a pivotal role in operating projects, programmes, portfolios, and performance management to enable efficient decision\-making and execution with a high level of **PM standard.**

We are looking for passionate talent, whether you want to **develop your Project Management skills toward seniority** or are **an experienced PM Expert ready to mentor and innovate** , to help us reshape the future of Aircraft programmes through PM excellence .

Driven by an entrepreneurial mindset and our Vision 2028 ambition to build an autonomous, high\-performing PM Team in India, our mission rests on three core pillars:

• **Driving PM Excellence \& Global Competitiveness** : Enabling strategic impact and operational standards locally.
• **Delivering Smart PM Digital Ecosystem:** Deploying data\-driven solutions and optimizing cost structures.
• **Ensuring Seamless PMBP Experience \& Beyond:** Simplifying ways of working across Airbus India and broader BC activities.

In this role, you will be directly embedded in the **ERP Transformation Program** , one of Airbus’s most strategic enterprise initiatives, and the Digital PM Office (BCXX). We are modernizing and simplifying our legacy landscape of over 110 SAP instances, shifting to a standardized, Clean Core S/4HANA Cloud platform.

Our ambition is to turn our ERP into a high\-velocity engine powered by embedded AI, advanced analytics, and real\-time data continuity.

You will collaborate with cross\-functional teams to harmonize end\-to\-end business processes, deploy reusable assets, and drive structured governance across a global portfolio of execution projects.

As a PM specialist within this programme, you will co\-pilot critical operations, streamline execution routines, and help pave the way for the future of digital operations at Airbus.

• *Come sharpen your craft, unleash your potential, and build the future with us!**

• *About the Role**

Are you passionate about turning project data into strategic business value? In this role, you will

provide autonomous project management support across complex initiatives. By delivering and analyzing integrated schedules, budgets, and risk profiles, you will deliver predictive performance insights that optimize project delivery.

The **Project Management Business Partner (PMBP)** is an execution\-focused PM specialist embedded within project teams to drive day\-to\-day project performance. Accountable for maintaining project schedule baselines, generating real\-time performance dashboards, tracking risks, and enforcing standardized PM methods, the PMBP bridges technical project execution with strategic business objectives

• *Key Accountabilities \& Main Responsibilities**

* Project Execution \& Operational Support

+ Provide expert project management support across complex initiatives to secure baseline execution: daily project schedule structures, resource loading, and cost monitoring in accordance with Airbus PM standards (e.g., MP.PP.01/02\).

+ Maintain Top\-Down / Bottom\-Up planning synchronization within single\-source\-of\-truth systems.

+ Track milestone maturity, quality gates, and deliverables against time, cost, quality, and performance target

* Performance Management \& Data Analytics

+ Define, develop, and maintain integrated PM dashboards and project status reports for internal stakeholders.

+ Leverage data analytics to perform data sanity checks, monitor planning adherence, and proactively flag potential project delays before they occur.

+ Secure Planisware data integrity as the Single Source of Truth

* Core PM Governance \& Risk Tracking

+ Facilitate project routines, steering meetings, risk reviews, and decision\-making workshops.

+ Execute Risk \& Opportunity management processes (ARM), log mitigation action plans, and maintain project registers.

+ Support the capture of lessons learned and process improvement feedback loops.

* Process Standardization \& AI Adoption

+ Promote a "Digital\-First" mindset by actively identifying repetitive PM tasks for automation.

Utilize AI tools to summarize technical alignment meetings, draft executive status updates, and track operational action items.

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• *Dimensions**

• Team Leadership: Individual contributor role; coordinates project work packages, cross\-functional contributors, and local subcontractor task units.
• Stakeholder Network: Direct operational interfaces with Project Leaders, Engineers, Domain Experts and Transnational Project Contributors.

Scope: Dedicated support to specific project work packages or domain portfolios

• *Desired skills and qualifications**

• Educated to a Degree level in Business Administration, Engineering, Project Management, or an equivalent field.
• Solid professional experience 3 to 5\+ years in applied project management across traditional Waterfall and Agile environments.
• Explicit S/4HANA Migration Track Record:

+ Add a mandatory or strongly preferred requirement for 3\+ years of direct experience in SAP S/4HANA transformation projects

* Clean Core \& Cloud Architecture Familiarity

+ Require working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA Cloud / Clean Core principles, including SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), SAP Activate Methodology, and extensibility frameworks.

* SAP Module \& Data Mapping Experience

+ Include experience with legacy SAP ERP (ECC 6\.0\) data migration, business process re\-engineering, and harmonizing multi\-instance landscapes.

• Proven experience with enterprise scheduling tools for baseline control, resource

planning, and schedule tracking.

• Proficiency in analyzing operational data using advanced platforms and dedicated

dashboarding tools.

Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills with fluent English language Proficiency.

**Certifications**

• PM Certification (Iron / Bronze) or PMI\-PMP is preferred.
• Agile/SAFe certifications are highly valued.
• SAP S/4HANA certifications as highly valued is preferred.

SAP Activate Project Manager Certification is highly valued

**Competencies**

• PM Processes, Methods \& Tools (Advanced)
• PM Operations (Advanced)
• Project Management Fundamentals (Advanced)
• Integrative Project Planning (Advanced)
• Risk \& Opportunity Management Execution (Advanced)

Stakeholder Management (Advanced)

• *Soft Skills** : High adaptability, structured thinking, proactive problem\-solving, active listening, and strong workshop facilitation capabilities.

• *Languages** : Fluent / Negotiation level English (mandatory). German, French is a plus

• *Technical Stack \& Tooling**

• Core PM Workplace: Planisware (E7 / Enterprise), Zoho, Agility
• Data Analytics \& Ecosystem: Palantir (Skywise), Qlik Sense
• Risk \& Opportunities: ARM (Active Risk Manager)

Collaboration \& Automation: Google Workspace, Gemini AI

• *Your Benefits**

• Challenging tasks and unique high\-tech products and services
• Good work\-life balance in a big international company
• Actively lived values "We are one", diversity really matters
• On\-the\-job trainings for personal development and technical skills
• Mentoring programmes
• Flexible working hours and working time compensation
• Home office is possible
• Compatibility of family and career

Attractive salary and company benefits

• *Your Location**

• Site\-based position with hybrid working options

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

• *Company:**

Airbus India Private Limited

• *Employment Type:**

Permanent

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• *Experience Level:**

Professional

• *Job Family:**

Programme \& Project Management \<JF\-PP\-PM\>

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