Project Manager; IT - Senior; Remote JP

Position: Project Manager (IT) - Senior (Remote) JP835
Senior Project Manager – Enterprise System Replacement  We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee a complex enterprise system replacement project. This role requires strong leadership in coordinating vendor accountability, risk management, and successful delivery of all aspects of the project on time, within budget, and to organizational standards.
Responsibilities  Leadership & Coordination   Provide delivery oversight and coordination across work streams, teams, and organizational requirements
Align agile sprint execution with waterfall release planning to ensure timely implementation
Foster a collaborative team culture that promotes accountability, trust, and problem‑solving
Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and keep the project focused on outcomes
Project Documentation   Maintain a central project repository with version‑controlled documentation
Develop and maintain project deliverables including charters, governance artifacts, schedules, RAID logs, financial tracking, and dashboards
Produce deliverables for presentation to committees and stakeholders
Vendor Management   Partner with vendors to align plans, schedules, milestones, and deliverables
Hold vendors accountable for contractual commitments, timelines, and quality standards
Review and validate vendor deliverables prior to acceptance
Escalate performance issues through governance channels and coordinate corrective action
Governance & Controls   Maintain integrated master schedules incorporating sprint cycles, business activities, and technical readiness tasks
Lead project meetings, manage scope, schedule, and budget controls, and implement formal change processes
Track dependencies across development, training, infrastructure, security, privacy, and data migration
Apply recognized project management methodologies and industry standards
Risk Management   Maintain risk/issue registers and mitigation plans across all work streams
Proactively identify risks related to vendor execution, resourcing, data migration, testing, training, and organizational readiness
Coordinate issue resolution and propose mitigation strategies
Quality Assurance & Acceptance   Support testing strategies and ensure defects are tracked and resolved
Confirm quality standards across development, integrations, data migration, reporting, and security
Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure successful data migration and validation
Change Management & Training   Partner with change management leads to align activities with development and testing milestones
Ensure training materials are complete and accurate for delivery
Support stakeholder readiness and adoption activities
Technical Compliance   Coordinate with technical teams to ensure privacy, security, accessibility, and compliance requirements are met
Track completion and approval of documentation and technical sign‑offs
Reporting & Implementation   Provide clear, timely reporting to leadership, summarizing status, risks, budget, and vendor performance
Lead go‑live planning, cutover activities, and post‑implementation stabilization
Support knowledge transfer and post‑implementation reviews
Qualifications   Degree or diploma in IT, Computer Science, or related field
Excellent communication, leadership, problem‑solving, and conflict resolution skills
Active PMP certification (or equivalent) and Agile certification
Experience Requirements   Coordinating activities across multiple teams and stakeholders (8 years)
Developing and maintaining complex project plans (8 years)
Building positive stakeholder relationships including executive level (8 years)
Developing project deliverables such as charters, business cases, briefing notes, status reports, risk logs, closures, and dashboards (8 years)
Implementing recognized project management methodologies and standards (8 years)
Managing vendor relationships, contracts, and performance tracking (5 years)
Managing enterprise‑scale application development projects (CRM, ERP, Finance systems) (5 years)
Managing projects using Agile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery models (3–8 years)
Working knowledge of system implementation lifecycle activities (5 years)
Experience coordinating compliance activities (privacy, security, information management) (5 years)
Experience managing project budgets and forecasts (5 years)
Experience leading post‑implementation assessments and transition to operations (5 years)
Experience working in or for the public sector (3 years)
Experience in program management, Azure Dev Ops, Microsoft Project, SharePoint Online, Teams, and MS Office.

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