IT Project Manager- Deployment and Mobilizations

IT Project Manager- Deployment and MobilizationsThe IT Project Manager – Deployment is accountable for orchestrating technology deployments and mobilizations through the full project lifecycle, from intake and planning through execution, go-live, stabilization, and closeout. This role operates within Aramark's decision-rights and accountability model, ensuring that readiness is assessed objectively, risks are surfaced early, and projects advance only when prerequisites are met or risk is explicitly accepted by the appropriate leadership level. The Project Manager partners closely with Line of Business leaders, IT Field Services, Product, Infrastructure, and external partners to enable speed-to-market while preserving governance, applying the Speed with Safeguards model when required. Success in this role is defined not only by on-time delivery, but by predictable outcomes, transparent risk management, and disciplined escalation aligned to the project lifecycle framework.Job ResponsibilitiesLifecycle & GovernanceDrive projects through the project lifecycle, ensuring clear entry/exit criteria at each stageEnforce readiness discipline, ensuring projects do not advance without required prerequisites or documented leadership risk acceptanceFacilitate formal decisions at pre installation, go live, and closeout milestonesRisk, RAID & EscalationOwn active RAID management, including aging, accountability, and escalation in accordance with defined thresholdsSurface business controlled risks early and ensure explicit leadership ownership and acceptance where requiredTreat escalation as a governance mechanism, not a failure conditionCross Functional OrchestrationLead cross functional teams (IT Field Services, Infrastructure, Product, LOB partners, vendors) without formal authority, holding owners accountable to commitmentsCoordinate solution readiness across technical, operational, security, and compliance domains (PCI, Security, Banking, etc.)Execution & DeliveryMaintain integrated project plans, schedules, and dependency tracking aligned to lifecycle stagesMonitor cost, timeline, and scope impacts and initiate Project Change Requests (PCRs) when requiredOversee deployment execution, go live support, stabilization, and formal closeout activitiesCommunication & Leadership EnablementProvide dashboard driven visibility into status, risks, readiness, and decisionsPrepare leadership ready materials focused on decisions required, not task statusAct as a trusted liaison between IT and the business, reinforcing expectations and accountabilityQualificationsDemonstrated experience managing projects within a structured lifecycle and governance model, not just task executionProven ability to surface risk, drive escalation, and support leadership decision making under compressed timelinesExperience operating in high visibility, high stakes deployments where readiness and risk tolerance must be explicitly managedWorking knowledge of RAID management, readiness gating, and formal go live decision modelsExperience applying standardized delivery frameworks (e.g., PROCESS, stage gate, or equivalent governance models)Comfort enforcing process discipline while supporting speed to market objectivesStrong executive communication skills with the ability to translate complex delivery risks into clear leadership decisionsAbility to influence without authority and hold cross functional partners accountable