Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Randstad Digital Americas is seeking an experienced Contractor Project Manager to lead a critical Operations IT system modernization initiative. The role will manage end-to-end delivery, coordinate cross-functional business and technology teams, oversee modernization of a legacy Ingres and OpenROAD environment, and support the responsible use of AI-assisted development practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, tracking, and delivery for a critical Operations IT project focused on developing a new system to replace or modernize the legacy environment
- Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and status reporting
- Coordinate activities across multiple internal teams, including Operations, IT, application development, data, cybersecurity, infrastructure, change management, compliance, and business stakeholders
- Facilitate working sessions, project meetings, decision reviews, and executive-level updates
- Drive accountability across project contributors and ensure deliverables are completed on time and aligned with scope
- Partner with technical leads and subject matter experts to translate business needs into actionable project tasks and delivery plans
- Coordinate legacy system discovery and modernization planning related to the existing Ingres and OpenROAD environment, including dependencies, integration points, business rules, risks, and transition needs
- Support planning for the responsible use of AI-assisted tools and practices during the development process, including coordination around standards, governance, testing, validation, documentation, and delivery controls
- Identify project risks early, escalate blockers appropriately, and recommend practical mitigation strategies
- Ensure smooth handoffs, documentation, implementation readiness, and post-deployment support planning
Skills
- · 10+ years of project management experience leading complex IT, operations technology, application delivery, or enterprise transformation projects
- · Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional teams and coordinating work across business and technical stakeholders
- · Strong understanding of project management practices, including scope management, schedule management, risk management, issue tracking, dependency management, and stakeholder communications
- · Experience delivering projects in fast-paced, mission-critical, or operationally sensitive environments
- · Ability to communicate clearly with technical teams, business leaders, executives, vendors, and end users
- · Strong meeting facilitation, documentation, follow-up, and decision-tracking skills
- · Comfort working on projects where AI-assisted tools, automation, analytics, data-driven practices, or emerging technologies may be used to support delivery
- · Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Jira, Smartsheet, Planner, Teams, SharePoint, or similar platforms
- · Experience with projects that use AI-assisted development, automation, analytics, data integration, or modern software delivery practices to support implementation
- · Experience managing legacy application modernization, replacement, migration, or re-platforming initiatives, especially involving older database or application development environments such as Ingres, OpenROAD, or similar technologies
- · Experience working in operations, utility, energy, critical infrastructure, regulated, or high-availability environments
- · PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, SAFe, or similar project/program management certification
- · Experience managing vendor resources, system integrators, consultants, or third-party technology partners
- · Familiarity with change management, training coordination, user adoption, operational readiness, and production support transition planning
Benefits
- Medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, based on eligibility
- Short-term disability, based on eligibility
- 401K plan, based on eligibility
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