Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Equal Plus Consulting is seeking a Senior IT Project Manager for a client based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The role leads complex global IT projects, with an immediate focus on Critical Manufacturing MES initiatives, while coordinating cross-functional teams, vendors, budgets, risks, integrations, compliance, and executive reporting.
Responsibilities
- Lead the planning and execution of complex global IT projects across manufacturing and enterprise application domains, with an immediate focus on Critical Manufacturing MES initiatives
- Manage MES implementations, upgrades, integrations, enhancements, and site deployments from initiation through stabilization and closure
- Coordinate cross-functional teams involving Manufacturing Operations, IT, Engineering, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, Finance, and external partners
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, implementation schedules, resource plans, budgets, RAID logs, and executive status reporting
- Manage project scope, schedule, financials, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and change controls
- Serve as a primary escalation point and drive timely resolution of project risks, delivery challenges, and cross-functional dependencies
- Coordinate integrations between MES and adjacent platforms, including SAP/ERP, Quality Systems, PLM, warehouse applications, automation solutions, and data platforms
- Oversee validation planning and compliance deliverables in accordance with applicable FDA, GxP, and 21 CFR Part 11 requirements
- Manage vendors and system integrators, including SOW governance, deliverable acceptance, commercial boundaries, dependencies, and delivery performance
- Lead steering committee meetings, executive communications, governance reviews, and decision-making forums
- Drive organizational change activities, including stakeholder engagement, communication, training, deployment readiness, and adoption planning
- Oversee project financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, resource planning, and financial reporting
- Apply Agile, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery approaches based on project scope, technology, and organizational requirements
- Ensure appropriate transition to operations, completion of stabilization activities, business acceptance, and formal project closure
Skills
- PMP Certification and Agile/Scrum certification (CSM, A-CSM, SAFe, or equivalent)
- 8+ years of IT Project Management experience, including delivery of medium-to-large scale global implementations, upgrades, and transformations
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) experience is required, preferably Critical Manufacturing
- Experience leading MES deployments, rollouts, upgrades, integrations, or digital manufacturing initiatives across multiple sites
- Experience working in regulated manufacturing environments, including validation activities and compliance frameworks such as FDA, GxP, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and governance capabilities, with demonstrated experience providing executive-level reporting and driving cross-functional alignment
- Experience managing global vendors, system integrators, and distributed delivery teams
- Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies
- Bachelor's degree with at least eight years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with at least six years of relevant experience
- At least eight years of experience leading medium-to-large IT projects in global, matrixed organizations
- Demonstrated experience managing complex implementations, upgrades, integrations, migrations, or technology transformations
- Experience working in manufacturing and regulated environments
- Proven experience leading Manufacturing Execution System projects, including implementations, upgrades, integrations, enhancements, or multi-site deployments
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, shop-floor operations, production execution, system integration, traceability, and deployment readiness
- Experience coordinating Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Validation, IT, and external delivery partners
- Experience in regulated industries, with a strong preference for exposure to medical validation projects
- Expertise in compliance frameworks like FDA, GxP, and 21 CFR Part 11
- Vendor Management: proven experience with third-party vendors/SIs
- Migration & Upgrade Experience: SaaS/cloud transitions, system upgrades, data migration strategies
- Communication & Governance: steering committees, executive reporting, RAID management
- Change & Adoption Management: OCM for upgrades
- Budget & Financial Tracking: cost sizing, forecasting, and financial control
- PMP (Project Management Professional) - *Required*
- Experience with Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Power BI, or comparable project delivery and reporting tools
- Hands-on attitude leadership style with an ability to influence and engage teams
- Demonstrated ability to proactively lead delivery teams, drive decision-making, resolve complex project challenges, and influence stakeholders across all organizational levels. This role requires an active project leader who provides strategic direction and execution ownership, not solely project administration
- Candidates must either align fully with Eastern Time Zone hours or maintain a minimum of 50% overlap with EST working hours
- Candidates must be willing and able to travel as required to support project execution, stakeholder engagement, workshops, and key business initiatives. Travel may include domestic and, when necessary, international trips
- Local to the St. Petersburg, FL area are preferred; however, the role is open to qualified candidates from other U.S. locations
- Direct experience with Critical Manufacturing MES is strongly preferred
- CSM / Advanced ScrumMaster - *Preferred*
- Expertise in Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid, and DevOps methodologies - *Preferred*
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Client will pay travel expenses for non-local candidates
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