Senior Project Management Business Partner - PM Method and Performance Specialist

Overview

Senior Project Management Business Partner (PM Methods and Performance Specialist) within ERP Accelerator Operations, establishing global performance tracking and standardized hybrid (Waterfall/LBIP and Agile/SAFe) project management methods across the ERP Transformation Programme.

What you'll do

• Define, establish and maintain a standardized global performance tracking framework to drive transparency across ERP Accelerator Operations.
• Establish baseline metrics, KPIs, OKRs and health dashboards to track progress across release trains and work packages, aligned to Airbus Process MC.PI.02 / MC.RP.02.
• Lead governance routines, performance reviews and executive reporting cycles for transnational stakeholders.
• Architect, deploy and enforce standardized PM standards and lifecycle controls bridging Waterfall/LBIP governance with Agile/SAFe execution.
• Define interaction models between LBIP milestone gates and SAFe Program Increments (PI Planning, System Demos, Value Stream alignment).
• Act as subject matter expert on PM standards, coaching Release Train Engineers, Product Managers, PMBPs and Work Package Leaders.
• Design and roll out scalable, reusable PM toolkits, templates and automated workflows to streamline project administration.
• Identify operational bottlenecks, continuous improvement opportunities and process gaps across ERP Accelerator workstreams.
• Facilitate change management initiatives to secure high adoption of standardized PM practices across global delivery centers.
• Secure single-source-of-truth data integrity across the PM digital ecosystem, including automated data validation between Agile tracking tools and enterprise portfolio systems.
• Integrate predictive analytics to identify performance drift, schedule variance and delivery risks before they impact milestones.
• Propose automation of repetitive status reporting, data aggregation and compliance auditing using analytics and AI capabilities.

What you'll need

• 7-10+ years of experience in Project Management Governance, Methods and Processes, and Performance Management within complex transnational IT/ERP or aerospace engineering environments.
• Demonstrated experience defining or enforcing hybrid PM methodologies combining SAP Activate (Discover, Prepare, Explore, Realize, Deploy, Run) with enterprise Agile/SAFe or Waterfall/LBIP frameworks.
• PM process governance experience for large-scale enterprise ERP/SAP transformations (SAP configuration or technical expertise is not required).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
• Fluent / negotiation-level English (mandatory).
• Competencies: PM processes, methods and tools (Expert); PM operations and performance, AGILE and SAFe framework implementation, project portfolio management and governance, stakeholder management and executive alignment (Advanced); risk and opportunity management (Autonomous).
• Exceptional analytical capability, executive presentation skills, structured problem-solving, strategic negotiation and influence without direct authority.

Nice to have

• SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), or SAFe POPM / RTE certification; STE is highly valued.
• PMI-PMP or PM Certification (Bronze/Silver).
• Lean Six Sigma.
• German or French.

Details

• Site-based position in Bangalore with hybrid working options; home office is possible.
• Employment type: Permanent.
• Flexible working hours and working time compensation.